Rock slider soon. What are your recommendations?

Not sure if this helps you decide, but here's part of a video of me putting my 4xinnovations sliders to use. No movement at all! Go to 10:29

http://youtu.be/-_RlYCwfhGY?t=10m29s

 

Just because I am a vendor does not mean I know every other vendor, and their products. That is part of why I created this thread: To find out which vendors offer the best sliders. You can think all you want about my search habits.

Thanks for the input. I have heard of them but don't know much about them.

Great input, thanks. I have seen your posts and I will say I haven't seen you intentionally steer someone wrong.....At least I haven't SEEN it. lol.

Pretty solid it seems.



I think overall many of those who build sliders make some good ones. I guess a lot will have to roll down at this point for cost, build time, shipping cost and time, as well as any mods. I really do want to get a cover plate on top of the rear kickout. That is an important mod that I want. I want that step.

 

If it's just based off lead time and price, I'd go with 4xInnovations.

 

I don't think I'd want a cover plate on my kickout, it would cause it to be more slippery from mud or rain. The tube for the kickout is better in my opinion because the indent of your shoe fits perfect and gives you stable footing.

 

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Getting sliders in 6 days was pretty awesome! Haha

 

Better than 6 months!

 

Bill, this is the expanded metal filler

 

I'd be scared to step on that after going through some mud haha

 

Bust your ass, lol

 

Exactly! Haha

Nice! I wish he made 1st gen stuff...

I was expecting mine in 2 weeks or so but was pleasantly surprised!

 

No prob man, I was reading some bullshit earlier in this thread and felt the need to throw some levity into the mix.

 

I agree 100% However, It's something to take into consideration when planning to take your truck on a big trip. I'm very happy with the product but not so much the lead time

 

Even if your welds aren't quite as pretty?

 

This...... Never heard of anyone having a problem and you and I are some of the first to get them from him. Mine are BMW approved.

 

I totally agree I hated waiting 16 weeks for my axle shafts when building my truck I missed a big trip because of it. We are working on lead times by next month we will have sliders in stock and ready to ship. We are 2 months in to the Thanksgiving sale and have 65 out of the 85 sets done and shipped or ready to be shipped. It's tough to keep sliders in stock orders come in faster then we can build them and we were getting backed up. one of the reasons I invested in a computer programmable tube bender. Buildings over 200 sets a year with a air over hydro bender just wasn't cutting it.

 

I see your point. The cheese grate filler though as mentioned by 95 taco below is what I was looking at. And I only want it to cover the rear opening at the kickout.

Yeah, that is what I was looking at. See above.

I think a lot of this with the time delays is looked at differently by both sides of the coin. You have vendors who deal with and know the intricate issues with parts suppliers, build time, custom changes to orders, etc. Then you have the consumer who is still used to buying from Amazon and Best Buy online, where the item is usually already in the warehouse and ready to ship. Now don't get me wrong, I am not saying that all consumers do not understand the things a vendor deals with on a daily basis, but I think sometimes when you order something you get the initial "Ready in 6 weeks" promise, but over the next 6 weeks this problem and that problem crop up on the orders that were already in, and the next thing you know your 6 weeks has grown into 12 or 18.

For me it is not so much a concern about build time as it is value (Quality, strength, durability, etc) for my money, and the type of interaction I have with the person I am buying from. Hell I have had my fair share of issues with getting my wheel bearings out and I know how pissed off I was that I had to keep telling people that I was trying to get THEIRS out as fast as possible, while still honoring the other orders. Worst time was when a huge order got stuck in customs for 2 weeks! That really screwed with my time tables.

But getting back to the point here, I am most interested in the sliders themselves, not the delivery time. I'll just keep to the trails where I don't have to worry about sliders until then! lol. Sad thing is I have had some people I truly trust PM me and tell me about issues with some. It makes it tough to decide because I had thought I had it narrowed down to mostly BAMF and 4X innovations, but now I am looking at the All-Pro and CBI as well. Man this sucks! hahaha. All have great looking products.

 

Cut them off...I rather cut them off and have some frame plates made for the new rig

silly rabbit, 2wd trucks dont need sliders

 

Oh good lord, don't get this started again.... Haha

 

SORRY!!!







I only brought that up cuz I got flamed for it when I asked back in the day when I had my pre-runner