3rd Gen Slider Cost Comparison

Correct. Shipping is $100 to almost all states besides certain areas in Colorado, Arizona and California. Hawaii is 400 Alaska is 400 guam is 400

 

Sorry OP, I am bad about off topic.

Just for my edification, Mobtown crew, mind telling what your design condition/requirements are for preliminary sizing (deflection x level at load y ?). If you don't want, or would rather pm, that's fine.. just pure curiosity.
(I assume that torsional stiffness of the frame is actually a larger factor in deflection of the outboard edge of the slider than tube bending, but that is just my intuitive feeling without running any numbers.)

I will try to get off the soapbox and stop hijacking now, sorry.

 

Thanks for the chart guys. It helped me make up my mind.

Just order 4xinovations dom with the kick out and square tube. I’ll be able to weld them up in a couple of hours vs. spending a day plus of fabricating these from scratch myself.

 

Go watch the drop test video fully you'll see the DOM dented less and what slight bending there was is also less per the same drop height. There is a lot more material distributing the loads than just the weld areas. Additionally most HREW tubing is a lower grade (1008-1010) steel where DOM is higher grade (1018-1020), so even if you negate the work hardening in the relatively small area around the weld the base material is stronger anyway.

Again, watching the drop test video you'll see this is pretty much what we found as well. The frame dented causing more overall deflection than the amount of deflection in the slider itself.

 

most of these sliders seem to be good for pushing you off a rock and tree, but I like the idea of drop testing. some of these i'd debate if they can handle a full weight drop from 2".

now if maybe in the OP each manufacture could provide you with a photo of the mounting system. See which one is most wrapped around frame and gusseted the most.

I've already got sliders and will keep my opinion to myself! lol

 

Thanks @traxman25 for the fast service, now it’s my turn to get to work.

 

Someone just linked me this post, this is awesome! I've thought about this idea for little while...to compile all 3rd gen exterior aftermarket parts in a big list for each part; sliders, roof racks, front bumper, rear bumper, suspensions (tricky because lots of variance in what's included with the product lines etc), and more.

One request I'd make is to add a column to confirm if the fabricator does high angled sliders or just flat ones. Might be annoying to confirm, as a fabricator may not have a high angled option on their site, but they might still do them if you ask...? I'm contacting a couple I'm interested in via email to check.

 

you won't need to ask for future orders. just ask them how much to build to your angle spec. if they're not willing move along to the next or raise the offer. money talks, right?

 

Sure, but there are some additional variables in my case. For one, I live close enough to Mobtown Offroad that I could drive to pickup and avoid the heavy shipping costs. Also, I like their sliders because of the extra features they have which most others don't (http://mobtownoffroad.com/2015/11/18/what-makes-moboff-bolt-on-sliders-the-best). And lastly, they may tell me they can do it but lead time is doubled or something because they don't normally do them. Nonetheless, I'll see how they respond and go from there.

 

Hey Adam. I just responded to your email. Our sliders are already angled a lot. I’m not sure if they will suit your needs, but I don’t think we can angle them any further without creating issues opening the doors. Email me if you have any other questions.

 

Nice! Thanks for replying and here as well! Can you confirm what angle yours are?

 

SDHQ has their DCLB prices on the site now.

 

20°. Ours sit fairly high on the frame so you can’t really angle them too much more before the door won’t open. We could lower them just to angle them more, but it wouldn't really get you anything since the top of the tubing would just be in the same place.

 

I missed it if you mentioned it in a previous post, but what sliders do you have?

 

SDHQ. because they're the right balance of light, steering, and good design. 50lbs per side and chrome moly is good confidence off road and non-interfering for daily street fun. but they're expensive.

 

I finally got the time to weld up rock sliders. The family and I have been sick for a week!

I tack welded base plates to the frame. I tried 4 different kinds of clamps and none would work.

On each side I trimmed one leg and extended one. They look good. Time for paint and then weld them to the frame.

Thanks 4xInovation.

 

Why did you have to change the leg lengths? Just curious because we ship ours with the mounts already welded to the legs. I wouldn’t expect the leg lengths to need to be changed unless a customer asked for something custom.

 

Most likely it’s due to the location I placed the mounts at and the position I located the slider.

 

I bought BAMF sliders ‘cause they had a good TW discount at the time, they were local so I could pick them up, and I like to support local business anyway. They fit perfectly, are nicely fabbed and finished, and have a good reputation for sturdiness. All that said, in my research at the time, and in reading this thread, I think the only sliders that are designed by real engineers that understand the relation between material strength, material stiffness, slider strength, and slider stiffness are Mobtown. All the rest seem to suffer a bit from what an ME colleague of mine used to call “voodoo engineering”.

 

If anyone is interested here are the Rocky Road Outfitters Super Sliders. They bolt to the frame in two places and a pinch weld seam in four places. Was kind of a hassle to drill the frame because of how high they sit. They were a little over $700 shipped. I won't do a lot of offloading so I am happy with the looks and price.