Rock Sliders - Decisions To Be Made

[IMPRMNS]

Hi all,

I am deciding which rock sliders to add and have narrowed my choices down to Buzz Overland or Dissent Off-road. Dissent's option seems a bit beefier at 3/16 vs. the Buzz option's 1/8 but the Buzz option is stainless which means one less thing to think about down the road. Has anyone here done a deep dive comparing the two? Any functional issues that are not immediately apparent? -Thanks

 

[mcdoogs]

Stainless is cool, but I gotta say 3/16 steel will take a very long time in car ownership years to corrode to a point of structural weakness. And I'd say a yearly or so cursory inspection + paint touchup will keep even that at bay.

I dunno, I had lucky8 3/16 steel sliders on my Defender, I took it out west to Moab/AZ/MT and banged them on rocks in spring and summer then brought them back home to new england for salty winters for 3 years and hell, the powdercoating held up and where it didnt there was nothing but the most surface level corrosion. Easily sanded off and touched up.

if/when i ditch the oem sliders the dissent sliders are top of the short list for me

 

[Guardian]

My Dissent step sliders are yet to be installed. Waiting for some more comfortable temperatures. I think they will do a good job of protecting the rocker panel paint from stones kicked up by the tires. I plan to rinse them occasionally and spray them with Krown or Fluid Film or other such undercoating.

 

[Zimm]

If your purpose is the mall and "cars and coffee" and telling people you paid 2.5x what something is worth, then stainless has the advantage... Again, if its rocks, go thick, I have 20yo well beaten sliders that look like new. It's a comical complete non issue.

And something else I've noticed with the gren products. It ought to go without saying a sliders purpose is to protect the rocker when using it to slide over objects. When you look up vertically from directly beneath the rocker, you should not see the rocker!

 

[parb]

My Dissent step sliders are yet to be installed. Waiting for some more comfortable temperatures. I think they will do a good job of protecting the rocker panel paint from stones kicked up by the tires. I plan to rinse them occasionally and spray them with Krown or Fluid Film or other such undercoating.

I have the dissent sliders. Awesome product. I went to their shop and they installed them for me.

This is what they recommend you coat them with under the sliders. Or rather it's what they use in their shop. I took this pic in their shop.

 

[mcdoogs]

If your purpose is the mall and "cars and coffee" and telling people you paid 2.5x what something is worth, then stainless has the advantage... Again, if its rocks, go thick, I have 20yo well beaten sliders that look like new. It's a comical complete non issue.

And something else I've noticed with the gren products. It ought to go without saying a sliders purpose is to protect the rocker when using it to slide over objects. When you look up vertically from directly beneath the rocker, you should not see the rocker!

Agreed. When I look underneath I want to see a solid sheet of thick steel directly under the rocker the entire length. The standoff can then extend from there. Something like this

 

[Zimm]

Agreed. When I look underneath I want to see a solid sheet of thick steel directly under the rocker the entire length. The standoff can then extend from there. Something like this
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What works in smooth Moab, will not work up a NE creek full of boulders and river rock, or worn washed out trails full of jagged edges.

 

[IMPRMNS]

Agreed. When I look underneath I want to see a solid sheet of thick steel directly under the rocker the entire length. The standoff can then extend from there. Something like this
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Agreed. When I look underneath I want to see a solid sheet of thick steel directly under the rocker the entire length. The standoff can then extend from there. Something like this
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Agreed. When I look underneath I want to see a solid sheet of thick steel directly under the rocker the entire length. The standoff can then extend from there. Something like this
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makes sense. Who makes the one in the posted pic?

 

[Zimm]

I have the dissent sliders. Awesome product. I went to their shop and they installed them for me.

This is what they recommend you coat them with under the sliders. Or rather it's what they use in their shop. I took this pic in their shop.
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paint. I just use paint. 7000lbs dragging on a sharp edge will remove anything. KISS.

 

[Tr182md]

How bad are the factory ones? If I buy the truck on the lot there is a $2000 incentive on accessories and not much in the catalog comes close but sliders would be something that I need and that is about half of that. I am towing an off road tear drop (The Black Bean Trailer) and don’t plan on serious rock crawls. If the sliders protect the truck but get bent or damaged I can live with that. As long as they work. They say on the website that they are designed to take the entire weight of the truck. If I destroy these which would be “free” I could then get the beefier version.

Currently a lack of sliders or a winch has kept me from fully using my Defender or my LR3.

 

[Zimm]

I never looked hard at them as they hang kinda low for my taste. they looked to adequately cover what needs covered though. Plus, I think there are aftermarket step add on's being made. So if the use is 99% step, i'd say that's a good deal.

 

[mcdoogs]

makes sense. Who makes the one in the posted pic?

Those are Lucky8 sliders for the new Defender L663. I havent seen any for the Grenadier that have a similar design as of yet

 

[Zimm]

Those are Lucky8 sliders for the new Defender L663. I havent seen any for the Grenadier that have a similar design as of yet

The AO seem similar.

 

[mugsie]

A friend and I just installed my Dissent rock sliders this past weekend. The instructions were not as thorough as I would have liked but fortunately my buddy is an old mechanic so between us we managed to figure it out. We are both in our 70's so it took us about 8 hours total including the removal of the stock steps. I am very satisfied with the end results, they are super beefy, the fitment was perfect and they look great. I would definitely recommend them. But make sure you have a good set of tools (some bolts were difficult to get to) and a clean place to lay out all the parts beforehand.

 

[IMPRMNS]

A friend and I just installed my Dissent rock sliders this past weekend. The instructions were not as thorough as I would have liked but fortunately my buddy is an old mechanic so between us we managed to figure it out. We are both in our 70's so it took us about 8 hours total including the removal of the stock steps. I am very satisfied with the end results, they are super beefy, the fitment was perfect and they look great. I would definitely recommend them. But make sure you have a good set of tools (some bolts were difficult to get to) and a clean place to lay out all the parts beforehand.

Any chance you could post a couple pics of this? I am deciding between these and the Buzz Overland sliders.

 

[mugsie]

Any chance you could post a couple pics of this? I am deciding between these and the Buzz Overland sliders.

IMPRINS,
Here's a few photos of my Dissent rock sliders:
1. from rear passenger side
2. from front passenger side
3,4,5. mounting brackets rear, center front
The step sticks about 4" out from body and the surface is really grippy.
please excuse the mud
Hope this helps your decision.

 

[IMPRMNS]

These are just what I needed. Thanks so much.

Is that a kydex plate on top of the sliders? It looks fastened down by bolts. I live in New England and I would be concerned about moister and road salt sitting in between the plate and the sliders. If that occurs, it wouldn't take long for rust to show up. Any thoughts on this?

 

[Tr182md]

Those bolts look vulnerable. Would have been nice to protect them.

 

[DaneJa]

Those bolts look vulnerable. Would have been nice to protect them.

I ordered some tapered bolt head protectors that I'm going to try with the Agile Offroad skid plates. Doesn't look like there's a lot of thread left there, but could be worth a shot.

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[JDolehide]

Is it possible, that with all the replacing the stock sliders/step rails, can I find someone interested in selling the stock item? My IG came with no side sliders/step rails and my grandkids and less agile children need a ladder to access the passenger and rear seats. Maybe that's the point? Im not interested in the electric option. Love the idea of a fixed side step rail attached to the frame. thanks