Mopar rock sliders question

[Panda]

I know the factory sliders are body mounted, but would it be possible/ be beneficial to fabricate an extension to weld onto the frame?

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[Gvsukids]

I know the factory sliders are body mounted, but would it be possible/ be beneficial to fabricate an extension to weld onto the frame?

In what sense?

 

[j.o.y.ride]

IMO just remove them, sell them, and use the money for frame mounted sliders if that's what you want.

 

[Panda]

In what sense?

To strengthen the sliders and prevent possible body damage if you happen to get a little too aggressive. I’ve heard of situations where the sliders push up into the body and dont hold up to hard abuse. I just know people say frame mounted sliders are the way to go, and was wondering if it would be beneficial to figure a way to make them frame mounted. I’m pretty much an idiot to all of this so forgive me if this is a stupid question.

 

[Panda]

IMO just remove them, sell them, and use the money for frame mounted sliders if that's what you want.

I bought these for $100 because I can’t afford the ones I want for the time being. Figured anything was better than nothing.

 

[willhonkforparts]

To strengthen the sliders and prevent possible body damage if you happen to get a little too aggressive. I’ve heard of situations where the sliders push up into the body and dont hold up to hard abuse. I just know people say frame mounted sliders are the way to go, and was wondering if it would be beneficial to figure a way to make them frame mounted. I’m pretty much an idiot to all of this so forgive me if this is a stupid question.

No. For many reasons. One, they are body mounted. You do not want to have anything mounted to both the frame and the body, as they are not a solid assembly- they move independent of each other. You would have to remove them from the body, then weld arms to them to attach them to the frame. This is both time and cost prohibitive and you would still end up with a thin walled rock rail that would not stand up to abuse after a LOT of work. Two, they really are not strong enough for their intended purpose, regardless of mounting configuration. Three, you can sell them for decent money to sport and Overland owners, which money you can put toward a good set of actual rock rails.

As @j.o.y.ride mentioned above, if you plan on using them as intended, just sell the stock ones and get a decent frame mounted set. Shrockworks, Rustys, genright, as well as a few other make nice frame mount units that will handle lots of abuse. Or, just add skins to help alleviate the rocker dents you're inevitably going to get, and live with dented rocker panels.

 

[Panda]

No. For many reasons. One, they are body mounted. You do not want to have anything mounted to both the frame and the body, as they are not a solid assembly- they move independent of each other. You would have to remove them from the body, then weld arms to them to attach them to the frame. This is both time and cost prohibitive and you would still end up with a thin walled rock rail that would not stand up to abuse after a LOT of work. Two, they really are not strong enough for their intended purpose, regardless of mounting configuration. Three, you can sell them for decent money to sport and Overland owners, which money you can put toward a good set of actual rock rails.

As @j.o.y.ride mentioned above, if you plan on using them as intended, just sell the stock ones and get a decent frame mounted set. Shrockworks, Rustys, genright, as well as a few other make nice frame mount units that will handle lots of abuse. Or, just add skins to help alleviate the rocker dents you're inevitably going to get, and live with dented rocker panels.

Thanks for the explanation ????

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