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The slider took a upward hit, it was very minor in both speed and the tree itself was just a couple of inches in diameter. He was sliding sideways down a slope at an absolute crawl. Since the slider was attached to the rocker, it transferred the hit to the fender. It crumpled it upwards. I assume the rocker was also damaged but that was hidden behind the slider. It was a Genright slider on a 2020 Jeep JLU.
Yes - there is a center fix as well. As soon as it stops raining and zero degrees I will snap a photo and post it here.
Correct, rocksliders protect the lower body section between the wheels. There is the potential on rocky terrain to damage the rear corners which would require a wrap around rear bumper to protect that section. I don't think brush bars are a good solution, both in terms of strength and aesthetics.
They look very good. Do you use them as a step/ are they working good as steps?
Yes, you can use them as steps as well. Depending on your size it might be a bit of „stretch“
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Here you go, front, center and back
You also don't know he quality of the slider. back when I had an fj55, it wad common for the rockers to rust, and the "fix" was to weld in a new rocker that was 1/4" tube. I don't recall anyone having any such issues. You could slam and slide it all you want. in a 20 mph t-bone impact something that transfers energy to the frame is probably going to crumple less, but that's outside of the realm of what these are for anyway. Your typical Gwagon slider just attaches at the three points provided for the side steps and all is fine.
I don't like that at all. The entire underside of the Rocker sheet metal is exposed directly in line with where I'm going to place my tires to clear an object, I know I don't have the breakover to accommodate, and I'll deliberately use the slider. It does look like it would be easy enough to attach a piece of edged plate or C channel spanning mounting point to mounting point though, buts another 30-40lbs a side.
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Sliders were always rather basic. 2x3 tube that was directly under the rocker sheetmetal, and if you wanted a step or some stand off, a DOM tubing extension. CA tuned and White Knuckle appear in the pictures to follow that recipe, and the body mounted Agile units would be awesome if they had some vertical cross section somewhere. I'm not keen the thin body sheetmental on the backside taking the vertical load. Like the Signatures though, I'd think easily remedied with welder.
