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Old 02-23-2008, 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Trucku2
Cool. I may have to try and make me some that are like that! Did you weld them to your frame or just bolt them on?

they just bolt up...there is a bracket that goes to one of the front cab mounts and another to the rear bed mount then I have a kicker in the middle that comes up tween the cab and front of the box...................its all very solid

I will see if I can get some better pics fer ya
 
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Old 02-23-2008, 05:57 PM
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here are better pics of em
 
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Old 02-23-2008, 07:08 PM
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Cool. Thanks for the pictures. If I am unable to find anything already made, I may just try to make them. Those pics help me a lot on how the mounting would go. I have a welder, but I am far from good at it. May take a while if I have to make them.
 
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Old 02-23-2008, 07:52 PM
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Thanks for the pics....Nope, I dont have those...
 
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Old 02-23-2008, 09:24 PM
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Just remember our trucks are a wee bit heavier than the Toyota or Jeep pictured.

So don't be surprised if you land on a rock and have to roll down the window to get out of the truck because the "rockslider" folded up over your door.

Unless you have something like Whitmore. (Even then, his is probably stronger than the frame it is attached to.)
 
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Old 02-23-2008, 10:24 PM
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i was just using them as representation.....the ones we are building for the jeep will tie the front bumper to the rear bumper......
 
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Old 02-24-2008, 08:48 AM
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Yeah I know our trucks are a lot heavier than Jeeps and Toyota’s. I think I am going to make my own out of 2x2 square tubes. These things are going to be beefy. I have an idea of how I want them to look so I just need to purchase the stock and I will be able to get started. I will be doing some light off roading and going on some trails, and the rock sliders will just make the truck a little more capable off road.
 
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Old 02-24-2008, 09:02 AM
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buy the heaviest tube ya can find
 
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Old 02-24-2008, 09:11 AM
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Yeah. Do you think 1/8 inch square pipe is thick enough? Seems like it would be heavy duty.
 
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Old 02-24-2008, 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Trucku2
Yeah. Do you think 1/8 inch square pipe is thick enough? Seems like it would be heavy duty.

no...that aint even close

tubing goes by gages if I remember right ...............the 3" I used was like 1/4" thick and they had some heavier stuff there
 


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