Availability of aluminum bolt on sliders?

As the title says. If so, what would be the lead time and weight of the product?

 

BUMP

very interested

 

If you plan on using them I wouldnt get aluminum. They wont last.

 

hmmm....this would be a really difficult product to make. The rock sliders are specifically designed for taking impacts. At least with a aluminum bumper, it still serves as a winch mount and recovery point. On a bumper there is a lot of room to add a bunch of extra bracing.

What's the goal here? I guess if you were ok with aluminum sliders just being functional as expensive steps, then I guess it would be easy to do.

 

aluminum sliders could be a hit with the 2 wheel drive guys.

 

I was thinking of something that CBI did for the XOverland guys. more of a step rail but definitely beefier. I just dont want to slap 80lbs of steel to my little 3.5 haha

 

How many people are interested in something like this?

I'm thinking aluminum "rock sliders" that can be high lifted from but aren't going to handle any hits on rocks.

 

In all honesty, I think you are worried over nothing. I have a 2.7L and my truck doesn't even notice the Mobtown sliders.

 

haha alright! I was just kind of wondering. I was very impressed with the XO product but I can definitely understand why there is not much of a market for an aluminum "slider"

 

Post the link if the XO stuff. I watched the show but I don't remember aluminum sliders.

 

Either way, this is a CBI thread in their own subforum, so maybe ease on the linking of other vendors products.

CBI does make aluminum sliders, and if they want to make mention of what sacrifices these cause compared to steel, then they can comment.

Otherwise, it's a vendor subforum, not the armor section - be courteous.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRQ-mch1BNQ

 

Yea. I'm pretty sure CBI supplied all the armour for the XO vehicles. So the links to be posted will be relevant to this section.

 

To SOS products?

Not quite, and not my point. Neither is continuing to flood this thread with irrelevant posts.

@CBI Offroad Fab

 

I wonder if a proper geometry design could compensate for the lack of rigidity for aluminum?

 

I have about 600lbs of goodies + my fat ass (270) and E rated tires, a lift and stock gears all in a 4 banger......80lbs of metal aint gonna hurt anything

 

its more of the fact that when aluminum is impacted it shears/cracks, unlike steel where it has some elasticity (bends) to it. so yes you can design it to take a load and be made out of aluminum but its resistance to impact is a material property

 

We do offer Aluminum sliders. We do use thicker material to compensate for the weaker aluminum. But as others have said, It still just isn't as strong. The weight savings isn't significant, only about 30 lbs less than our steel sliders. Ultimately the aluminum products, when used in conjunction with each other, can save a lot of weight and offer a fair amount of protection. However, when taking a hard impact you will be faced with replacing the product versus touching up some paint.
If you are looking for better than stock protection with little to no increase in weight, Aluminum is the way to go. If you need ultimate protection at the sacrifice of a little weight, go with steel.

 

is the CBI website down - or have I been banned? I've tried from a websearch and several thread links to get there with no luck???