Advantage/Dis-Advantages of welding vs. bolt-on

Contemplating Rock Sliders and wanted to hear your thoughts concerning the bolt on version vs. the weld on version.

Pros? Cons?

All suggestions welcome!

 

My only .02 is weld ons are cheaper. Bolt ons usually cost more (from what I have seen) I guess it depends what resources you have. If you have a buddy who welds or dont mind payin a shop go that route. If you dont bu bolt ons. I'm not sure if their is a difference strength wise tho?

So im voting weld on, cause thats the route im going.

 

Weld on is less expensive, they take less time and material to fabricate.

Either way your frame warranty is fucked because you're either welding to the frame or drilling bolt holes.

I would say weld-on myself.

 

I'd go with weld ons do a search there's a pretty big thread about this iirc

 

I think that just solidified my thoughts.

Thanks

Rick

 

I have been known to dress up like a clown or act like a clown and I have a MIG wire feed welder but I wouldn't use it to make rock sliders.

 

In the same boat....trying to decide which route to take.

 

I went weld on. 4x Innovations fabricates a real nice kit and has them set up to be weld-on or bolt-on. I went the bolt on route. Really wasn't that bad. I marked the holes for the plate and drilled holes with a angle drill. Then bolted the plates to the frame, set the sliders in place, tacked them up, pulled them off and welded the rest on the ground. Now its easy to take them off and paint them whenever need be.

They are supper tough too! came down on them hard more than a few times with only paint scratched off on the sliders.

Pap

 

This is ridiculously inaccurate information. While I went with Bolt-on, they need to be bolted in locations where it counts.

RZ Rob

Exhibit A:

 

Lol.. I was thinking that sounds familiar.. Then I remembered I wheeled with you at RC. Those sliders look good.


I ordered a set of Demello hybrid bolt ons. Even though they are pricey, I like the ability to take them off easily and re sell them if I decide too.

 

2) LAW. In some jurisdictions, it may be against the law to operate a vehicle on the road if the frame has been modified.[/QUOTE]

In the states I have never heard of this, maybe in canada its different

 

Can you point to credible sources indicating these are illegal?

 

I vote bolt on. I have Shrockworks and they are strong. I'm not too worried about drilling some holes in the frame. Very pleased with them.

I would also like to see proof about the law and frame modifications.

 

It's crazy some of the stuff that's illegal. My truck is illegal because I have wheel spacers, my mud flaps aren't down to the lowest part of the wheel, my windows are tinted, my tires stick out past my fenders, I have tinted tail lights, and because the hood scoop and bug deflector block some of my vision.

 

DHK - please provide detailed pics of your self-built sliders that use only factory bolt hole locations.

Also, please cite even ONE jurisdiction in the US where it is illegal to weld attachments to the frame on trucks.

 

I'm under the belief that weld-ons, when done right, make the frame stronger. Avid hooked mine up, and the plates that these are welded to could only make the frame stronger at those points. I don't trust a few bolts to hold up the entire weight of my truck when I know that the welds will hold.

If I wanted bolt-ons, I would have gotten shiny nerf bars.