My Review of MobTowns Sliders.

My Review of MobTowns Sliders.

Once on these bitches are not coming off without taking large and important pieces of the trucks frame with it.

Also thanks to Joe B. for his assistance. I had a significant glitch in getting the long handled bolts on. And with his assistance it was accomplished. This was mostly do to the fact he has micro skinny arms with small hands and I do not since I think I was 12.

Other than that, the install was pretty strait forward. And it is a tight fit there is hardly any slop, if any in this, what so ever.


Now some suggestion for improvement for some of us thate are unfamiliar with the product like the Joe's.

1. The a tool list is missing a ¾ inch sock and wrench for the 2 larger nuts and bolts that go on the back end of the sliders.

2. A dead blow hammer should also be on the tool list. It was needed to get the sliders on to the frame and to also move it laterally a bit to get some of the holes to match up

3. A mention in the instruction the bolts should be left a little loose until the sliders themselves are bolted to frame to help in any movement if it’s necessary. And the fact the tolerances are tight.

4. A floor jack or any jack is almost necessary to push the sliders into place especially at the front when you try bolting on the long handles nut. The location of the jack placement should be on the round tubing to get a better angle of deflection. Found this out when Joe B. helped me with this hiccup. I couldn’t get the sliders close enough for the bolt to catch the threads in the long handled nut, even though I used a floor jack it was on the square tubing. It should have been moved further out to the round tubing.

5. The long handled bolt should be about 2 inches longer with a bend angling it away from the frame a little. This would help with those of us with big hands as there is little room to play with on both sides of the frame. Also the bolt should if possible have a taper in it to help in getting the threads to catch. This would help since your sort of working by feel. Or supply a set on skinny arms and small hands.

6. The new silver in color bolts for the carrier bearing bracket on the frame that are used to help match up the sliders should have a taper. This will help in getting the bolts in. For some reason I thought something was wrong and couldn’t get them in and used one of the smaller grade 8 bolts, and this was wrong. The original’s where reused as it was easier to get them back in after that little fuck up of mine

7. Better pictures would also help. Although I figured most of it out with what was posted on the web site, they do not show up well when printed in black and white, maybe even a video of an install.

8. Of the 2 ¾” bolts at the rear on the driver’s side, I could only use 1. The rear most I could not get in since the gas tank was in the way. On both side I had to put the bolt in from the outside in with the silver spacer, lock washer and nut on the inside. Not sure 100% if this was how it was to be mounted but I could not get the bolts in any other way. I'm going to figure out a work around. But a rub point by the fuel tank is no bueno.

9. As for improvements for the sliders themselves, an option to texture the area around the doors where someone is apt to place their foot would help with some purchase if it’s muddy or wet. A few dot taps with a welder or something should work for this.

Over all I am pleased. As with all things mechanical shit happens and you make it work.


And thanks again to Joe B. for making himself available in assisting with my issue.

 

Thanks for the review, I just ordered a mine. Would you say this is a 2 person install or can 1 do it?

 

If you have a double cab long bed then we recommend a second person. It can be done with one, but it is a lot easier with two. If you have a double cab short bed it can be done with one, but if you have someone willing to help it is that much easier. It isn't so much the weight as it is the length.

 

Thanks it's a DCSB.


Looking forward to getting them!

 

I finally got around to installing mine on Sunday. Overall it was fairly painless with the aid of a friend (DCSB), I ended up leaving a couple holes empty as I was worried about rubbing on the brake lines. I didn't notice any issues with the gas tank, maybe I'll double check that if it ever stops raining.

I do have a faint thumping sound right below the front and rear door on the drivers side, but it has been non stop rain since I finished the install, so I haven't taken the time to lie in the rock and wet to investigate. I also installed a full rack of steel skids from Mobtown the same day so there are a lot of options for thumping. We double checked everything for tightness. Hopefully it will be something obvious, any one else notice this

 

Double check the long washers that go in the boxed portion of the frame. Often they wiggle loose and clank. I usually get it snug from the outside, then tighten down without holding the handle and let it hit against the bottom or top of the chassis.

 

Thanks Joe, that was my first thought as well. If it ever stops raining I'll crawl under her and see if that is the culprit. My guess is it's either that or the rear pinch bolt on the fram for the transfer case skid plate. That one is a bear to get a wrench on on the inside.

 

If I can add a couple of things as well from my installation on my DCSB,

The long handled bolts - One had a longer handle than the other. Use the shorter one on the passenger side. And cut two 2" lengths of 3/8 heater hose and slip them over the ends to prevent them from rattling. Let the handle rest against the frame when tightening and let it pinch the rubber hose.

The 2 brackets that capture the slider to the frame - The vertical edge should be facing the front of the vehicle. I didn't install them that way and ran into a little trouble on the drivers side where the bracket was covering a mounting hole. I wasn't about to undo the brackets all over again to swap them. Now I have a spare black washer on my key chain.

If you are going to mount Mobtown skid plates, I would install those first working from front to back. Those back to front instructions are no bueno. Drop the front skid and brackets, install the front engine plate loosely, hang the transmission plate next using the engine plate as a support for the leading edge. Once the bolts on the transmission cross member are replaced you can hang the transmission plate without additional support, then install the transfer case skid and finally the support bracket. Get it all lined up and tighten everything down. Then install the sliders. Reason being is that the long handled bolts interfere with the crazy cinching bolts on the rear brace for the skid. Trying to push that handle over under tension and get that cincher lined up is a bitch when there are steel brake lines in the way. Also, the sliders fit right up against the transfer case support bracket and its way easier to lift the slider straight up instead of rolling that support into place and using the WOB (Without Brains) to beat it into place.