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#1 ·
Looking at some rock sliders to buy but having difficulty finalizing my choice. What do you have on your rig?

Does anyone have Warrior Rock Sliders, 12 Gauge Smooth Black Steel? How do you like them, pictures of the under side protection?

Does anyone have Smittybuilt XRC with Step Bar? Opinion on them? Pics?

Warn Rock Sliders? Opinion and pics?
 
#2 ·
Don't buy rock sliders based on just the rock slider. Look out long term, where is your Jeep going to be in a few years?

What I mean by this is don't buy Poison Spyder rock sliders if you have strong feelings that one day you may get the Metalcloak fenders and bumpers.
 
#3 ·
Have the Smittybuilt XRC with step love them they are rugged look good and functional. Not sure if you have a two or 4dr but a guy has a set for sell in the forums here at good price.

Now they do stick out a little bit but i like them and now that i think about it i believe a person where i work has a set that they took off there jeep that is a two door that they may be interested in selling.

here are some pics.




 
#5 ·
Piss ant, I see what you mean and I will be getting pocket style fender flares and keeping the stock fenders, I won't be adding the metalcloak fenders just because that look is not really for me. I want some sliders that both protect the underside well and look decent, which I think almost all look pretty good. It's my dd and will be for a long time. I have been wanting to take it on more trails and off roading but I've only had it since September and a month or two again I had a transmission problem so I've been careful with it. I just want to see some peoples sliders on and the under side of them. Thank you!
 
#6 ·
Every Shittybuilt "slider" or bar I have seen that has actually gone off road is dented and smashed. I would look for something made in the USA and sufficiently strong to serve the intended purpose.

I like the MC fenders but they are not for me either. I much prefer the stock look as I do not enjoy having rocks and mud slung all over the place. If I am going to have a fender I would like for it actually to serve the purpose of a fender, deflecting mud, rocks and debris from me and other persons on the roadways. For a mostly off road Jeep I can see the almost no fender, fenders but for a DD, no way.
 
#10 ·
I made my own out of 3/16th steel. 7 inches of under tub protection and a backing plate inside the tub. However, if I was in the market for rock sliders my top choice would be what my buddy IslandTJ runs Drop-Kick Slyders

I would not get a slider that mounts to the tub as a hard impact will still cause damage like you see here with Poison Spyder's mounted on a LJ
 
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I made my own out of 3/16th steel. 7 inches of under tub protection and a backing plate inside the tub. However, if I was in the market for rock sliders my top choice would be what my buddy IslandTJ runs Drop-Kick Slyders

I would not get a slider that mounts to the tub as a hard impact will still cause damage like you see here with Poison Spyder's mounted on a LJ
Attributing the bending tub in that picture to all rock sliders that bolt to the tub is painting with a pretty broad brush. If they are designed right, that wouldn't happen. Just take a look at the picture you posted...75% of the side steel is missing where the PS emblem is, then the step part gets an extra lever point right at the back edge of the step...who knows what the bottom looks like..!

I've pretty much bashed mine on rocks from straight down and just about every side force imaginable with no damage to the tub, and no real damage to the sliders other than some scraping that was easily sanded off and repainted. Plus I've not lost any of the ground clearance that frame mounted sliders do.
 

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Trail Gear. I paid $150 when they were on a 1/2 price sale around 4 years ago.
Not the "best" out there, but they're good enough for me.

 
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