SilverPath Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 (edited) After kissing a tree at Jim 1 and denting my door and rocker I started looking for some sliders for the R50. After Steve posted his Trail Gear sliders on His WD I decided I could make those fit. So I started talking to him about them and finally decided to buy them from Rugged Rocks. When the UPS man finally arrived he didn't look to happy while grunting and groaning, I mean come on its only 70lbs. That should be one arm able. I started examining all the parts and they all had an oily residue to help stem off the rust which worked very well. All in all with the Gusset Kit, sliders and shipping to WA it was around $180 which beats the R50 specific sliders by a ton. The next day, I decided to start mocking them up. I found certain areas to place the plate kit you can buy extra and finally decided on 3 spots. After the mounting spots were figured out, I to dent 6 spots for the Pinch seam since our "frame" sits almost flush with it. Here you can see 1 of 6 dents I had to make Next I mocked up the sliders themselves with my hi-tech angle set device and I have them set up at 25* as this was the highest I could go with our rocker design without having to drop the bottom of the slider down. Here they are all painted up. About how far they stick out First test, final test will be at Jim 2. Front tire up with no flex in the slider. So there is the run down on the Trail Gear sliders from Rugged Rocks. Thanks again Steve, you the man! Edited October 1, 2010 by SilverPath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteeevO Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Outstanding! They came out really good! I'm glad they worked out on the R50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01silvapathy Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 SWEET! So you got the gussets and just welded those to the unibody? Any bolts to the pinch seam at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverPath Posted October 1, 2010 Author Share Posted October 1, 2010 Yea I ordered up the guesset kit, and welded the plates to the unibody. The unibody is fairly strong as I was running around 19volts and never even blew through the side. The pinch seam has no bolts going through it, I have about a 1/2 gap between the rocker and slider. I jacked it up in the middle and at both ends and it did not even budge though, the real test will be when I slam down on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01silvapathy Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Def report back your findings! Id be interested to see how this setup works out for trails Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverPath Posted October 4, 2010 Author Share Posted October 4, 2010 (edited) I have to say these sliders are the best investment I have made so far on the pathy. I can not afford a lift until I finish school in 1-2 years so I though if I at least up armor a tad I can play with the big boys so to speak. Evans was a true test of these bad boys. I was between Mr. Pickles and 5523 all day on Saturday and they can attest they saved my ride. All day they heard the sliders sliding over rocks while I pulled my self over. They did not even budge when slammed onto. I highly recommend them if you have the resources to make them work! I will post pics of what damage the huge boulders may of done once I wash the rig, as they are packed with mud. Edited October 4, 2010 by SilverPath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01silvapathy Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Sweet man, glad to see they worked out for ya! I will definately be refrencing this thread when I am able to afford sliders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skulptr Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 i was about 3 rigs ahead of silverpath, and took this damage in the same spot as those pics. i'm definetly looking into sliders, since we'r eboth running stock height on 31s, and can't afford a lift for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteeevO Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 (edited) Sweet Pics! Bummer about skulptr's body damage though.. time for some sliders! Edited October 10, 2010 by SteeevO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 They look good man! I'm sure I'll see them in person while you're parked at Clark or something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverPath Posted October 11, 2010 Author Share Posted October 11, 2010 You might, they are still covered in Evans Creek mud though I hit them pretty hard, there are a few gouges in them, I will get some pics soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle94 Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 i was about 3 rigs ahead of silverpath, and took this damage in the same spot as those pics. i'm definetly looking into sliders, since we'r eboth running stock height on 31s, and can't afford a lift for a while. it didnt look that bad at the trails. what did u do after? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteeevO Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 how many rigs did you guys have on this run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverPath Posted October 12, 2010 Author Share Posted October 12, 2010 We had 10 pathfinders and 1 Cherokee here are some pics of the damage, you can see I had to slide all the way down them over rocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XSrcing Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Those are some wicked battle scars! Was there any tweaking of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverPath Posted October 12, 2010 Author Share Posted October 12, 2010 No, they held up wonderfully. The gaps are still the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XSrcing Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 My birthday is the 23rd of this month. Just sayin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteeevO Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 We had 10 pathfinders and 1 Cherokee .. 10 Nissan's just out for the day? thats awesome. I'd really like to go wheel in WA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzy Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Nice battle scars indeed. I am thankful for my sliders (and skids) everytime I wheel!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petespath Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Nice pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverPath Posted October 13, 2010 Author Share Posted October 13, 2010 10 Nissan's just out for the day? thats awesome. I'd really like to go wheel in WA. Heck yea Steve, Jim Run 3 it's only around 1000 miles to WA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekazgtr1984 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 I like this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skulptr Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 it didnt look that bad at the trails. what did u do after? washed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1999R50 Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Does anyone think that these sliders would be a catch point for snow in the winter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekazgtr1984 Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Does anyone think that these sliders would be a catch point for snow in the winter? If it is, just remove it. I don't imagine much would accumulate, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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