Frame mounted vs body mounted sliders

Reaper said:

Ok guys Ive been looking into the EVO frame mounted sliders for a while and doing research on all the different sliders. I need input from people who have been out there using these things. Florida I dont get to many chances to have people test these things out =P.
From some forums Im reading that the frame mounted sliders arent strong enough to take a hit on the rocks. That they cantilever out from the frame and bend up on strong hits. I can see this maybe happening due to the arms stretching the slider out, but whats yalls take on it? Also ive read that the body mounted ones give more ground clearance and distribute the hit over a wider area and are stronger.... I dont necessarily believe this. seems to me anything mounting to the body has a chance of hurting the body its mounted to. Whats yalls take on this. The sliders im looking between and the EVO sliders,poison spyder rocker knockers and the genright sliders. HELP GUYS!!!! and if you have videos or pics i would greatly appreciate it!

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Reaper said:

Ok guys Ive been looking into the EVO frame mounted sliders for a while and doing research on all the different sliders. I need input from people who have been out there using these things. Florida I dont get to many chances to have people test these things out =P.
From some forums Im reading that the frame mounted sliders arent strong enough to take a hit on the rocks. That they cantilever out from the frame and bend up on strong hits. I can see this maybe happening due to the arms stretching the slider out, but whats yalls take on it? Also ive read that the body mounted ones give more ground clearance and distribute the hit over a wider area and are stronger.... I dont necessarily believe this. seems to me anything mounting to the body has a chance of hurting the body its mounted to. Whats yalls take on this. The sliders im looking between and the EVO sliders,poison spyder rocker knockers and the genright sliders. HELP GUYS!!!! and if you have videos or pics i would greatly appreciate it!

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Reaper said:

Ok guys Ive been looking into the EVO frame mounted sliders for a while and doing research on all the different sliders. I need input from people who have been out there using these things. Florida I dont get to many chances to have people test these things out =P.
From some forums Im reading that the frame mounted sliders arent strong enough to take a hit on the rocks. That they cantilever out from the frame and bend up on strong hits. I can see this maybe happening due to the arms stretching the slider out, but whats yalls take on it? Also ive read that the body mounted ones give more ground clearance and distribute the hit over a wider area and are stronger.... I dont necessarily believe this. seems to me anything mounting to the body has a chance of hurting the body its mounted to. Whats yalls take on this. The sliders im looking between and the EVO sliders,poison spyder rocker knockers and the genright sliders. HELP GUYS!!!! and if you have videos or pics i would greatly appreciate it!

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mo0s3 said:

I have the poison spider rocker knockers and they have taken a massive amount of punishment and held up flawlessly. With that said a lot of people in my group want the Evo sliders for the strength and clearance. Once my sliders take their last shot I'll make the move to Evo.
Hope this helps you out

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Reaper said:

Thats enough for me to make my choice! Im building my Rubicon to be used. I need something that will weld on and i dont have to worry about. Also winching sideways on them is always a plus =P Thank you guys helped me make up my mind! Offroad Evolution it is!

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wayoflife said:

I hope you don't take this the wrong way but, your idea of "massive amount of punishment" may not be the same as others or mine for that matter. I have personally seen where a not so massive hit cause a Rocker Knocker bend up and to the point where you couldn't open the door anymore.

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AllAmericanInfidel said:

Curious where in the world you heard that a body mounted slider will be stronger than frame mounted? A good quality, welded, frame mounted slider will be the strongest choice if you are going to actually use the sliders in the rocks. They can and probably will flex a little, but a body mounted slider will damage the thin sheet metal body they are mounted to. Think about it, what do you think would be stronger? Welded to the frame from multiple points or bolted to the body mounts and to the very sheet metal you are trying to protect?
With that said, you have to be honest with yourself about the type of wheeling you do. If your not hitting the rocks hard and actually resting and pivoting the weight of the rig on the slider (like you can do with the EVO MFG sliders) then you could get away with a body mounted slider. If your just looking for a step that will give some protection, again, body mounted would work for you. If your going to build for serious off road stuff, frame welded is the way to go. Good luck on your search and post up some pics when you get whichever sliders you decide on.

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wayoflife said:

Any reason why you aren't just going off what you've read on "some forums"?

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Bingobelle said:

For what I´ve understood the evo are the strongest but lod seems to be almost as strong.

I choosed the lod sliders because the day they will look very bad because of snow and salt on the road and some rocks, boots with sand stepping in and out and so on they are very easy to unmount and just sandblaster them and repaint. Voila and they look like new again. I guess that is harder with the evo ones since they are welded. The evo and lod have very different looks so I guess it is also a matter of taste.

just a thought.

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