Rock Rails Thread

[chrcal14]

The optional boat side "skids" are not available yet from my understanding. I have their steps on my JL(Soon to be my wife's when my gladiator arrives). I'm excited to see what they come out with for the gladiator.

Where's Maul going?

Yes, I've been at this long enough that I was looking at Wranglers and pretending they had beds. You guys have great Jeeps!

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[TTEChris]

Where's Maul going?

Yes, I've been at this long enough that I was looking at Wranglers and pretending they had beds. You guys have great Jeeps!

Thanks!

Maul has a new home already. My wife is driving our F350 around until my Gladiator arrives. She will be keeping the Rubicon, otherwise I wouldn't be allowed to get the Gladiator

 

[chrcal14]

Thanks!

Maul has a new home already. My wife is driving our F350 around until my Gladiator arrives. She will be keeping the Rubicon, otherwise I wouldn't be allowed to get the Gladiator

Nice! Everyone wins!

What do you have coming?

 

[TTEChris]

Nice! Everyone wins!

What do you have coming?

Nothing yet I sent my build sheet to my dealer on Saturday only to be informed they are not allowing affiliate discounts on the Gladiator(We were expecting the same % below Invoice as our JL's)
I'm deciding on what options to remove in order to get to the pricing I was hoping for. Or wait for Gator which would be my #1 color choice and hope they accept affiliate discounts at that point.

But the base build is a Sting Gray automatic(for the tow capacity) Rubicon.

 

[chrcal14]

Nothing yet I sent my build sheet to my dealer on Saturday only to be informed they are not allowing affiliate discounts on the Gladiator(We were expecting the same % below Invoice as our JL's)
I'm deciding on what options to remove in order to get to the pricing I was hoping for. Or wait for Gator which would be my #1 color choice and hope they accept affiliate discounts at that point.

But the base build is a Sting Gray automatic(for the tow capacity) Rubicon.

Good stuff. Gator was my first choice too but couldn't bear the wait, manual black Rubi coming.

I'll keep an eye out as you build.

 

[TTEChris]

Good stuff. Gator was my first choice too but couldn't bear the wait, manual black Rubi coming.

I'll keep an eye out as you build.

I wish they didn't neuter the tow capacity on the manual or that would have been my choice as well. I think I will miss the manual from the JL more than anything else.

 

[WXman]

Damn, those ACE sliders have doubled in price since I put them on my '12 JKU.

 

[JeeperCreeper]

Damn, those ACE sliders have doubled in price since I put them on my '12 JKU.

I know.... I was looking the other day and was shocked by how expensive they've gotten

 

[TTEChris]

Damn, those ACE sliders have doubled in price since I put them on my '12 JKU.

I know.... I was looking the other day and was shocked by how expensive they've gotten

Coming from several JK's I was also shocked at the "JL Tax" on most aftermarket components. It's sad that it hasn't come down much and is now carrying over to the Gladiator. Maybe it's all these Tarrif's on import steal...

 

[homerun]

Seems many have used the ACE sliders in the past. How did they hold up? Any rust issues? What about the fact that they are body mounted? Did the lack of frame mount cause any damage? I like them because they are not a big obvious step however my family will use them as steps, that is part of the reason why I wanted frame mounted, however these ACE sliders are my favorite design based on looks.

 

[JeeperCreeper]

Seems many have used the ACE sliders in the past. How did they hold up? Any rust issues? What about the fact that they are body mounted? Did the lack of frame mount cause any damage? I like them because they are not a big obvious step however my family will use them as steps, that is part of the reason why I wanted frame mounted, however these ACE sliders are my favorite design based on looks.

My ACE rock rils are frame mounted, not body

 

[homerun]

My ACE rock rils are frame mounted, not body

Just got an email back from Ace, the rock rails for the JT are body mounted (maybe a change from the JK version). So back to my original questions, how does Ace powder coating hold up? Should I be concerned about body and not frame mounts? Especially if they will be used for a step, they don’t look like they stick out to far from the mounts so I don’t think stepping on the would cause to much of a torque issue on the body mounts?

 

[camodog]

Would the OP or anyone on the 1st page be able to keep a running list of the sliders they find?

Like a one stop shop for all things Gladiator slider.

 

[steffen707]

Would the OP or anyone on the 1st page be able to keep a running list of the sliders they find?

Like a one stop shop for all things Gladiator slider.

I spose I could do that. It'll take a couple beers to complete that.... I meant days, the fingers typed beers. Guess im thirsty.

 

[camodog]

Awesome! Thanks steffen. I’ll send you a few beers to get you started

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