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Why can't I find any manufacturers who make real rock sliders for the F-150? Not looking for nerf bars, steps, etc. Is anyone aware of a company that's making qualify sliders that can support the weight of the vehicle when necessary for tire changes -or- sliding past rocks??
This company makes them. Caveat is you have to rivet them in place. I don't personally have these but read about these from others. They say raptor but will also work with regular f150's with 5 1/2 ft beds.
ADD’s design doesn’t weld or bolt to the frame to my knowledge. Anything that attaches to the body is nearly useless for slider or weight bearing purposes.
I had Rocky Road sliders on my 4Runner and loved them.
Halo- will yours be able to lift the vehicle (read weld/bolt to frame)? If they are, I’m less concerned w/ non slip as I can add tape/ bed liner. Please consider using 1” tube so we can use the Hi-Lift type jack w: tube adapter to safely lift our trucks off-road. I’ll be moving to CO in June if you need a test truck.
This company makes them. Caveat is you have to rivet them in place. I don't personally have these but read about these from others. They say raptor but will also work with regular f150's with 5 1/2 ft beds.
These just attach to the body, I don't care what they say, that's not a slider and you won't be able to jack the truck up from it.
They are sort of right about welding to the frame though. The frame on these trucks is tucked pretty far in. Sliders are going to need some good gusseting, and maybe additional cross-members of some sort to resist torsional loads.
Understanding the dynamics of doing any significant welding on the frame would make anyone shy away from doing it. The weldment stresses from the shrinking (cooling) welds cannot be good for the temper built into the frame from the factory. You'd be MUCH better off getting well gusseted brackets that swallow the frame and bolt them with through-bolts top and bottom.
Sliders is probably my next big project for Gertie. My plans are to make a set of (easily) removable steps for when I'm in town. Go on a trail trip - drop the steps for clearance.
I found this in the Ford Workshop Manual. It illustrates how sensitive the frame can be. And this is just the drilling specs from Ford. Imagine the issues welding to it...:
SECTION 502-02: Full Frame and Body Mounting 2013 F-150 Workshop Manual
GENERAL PROCEDURES Procedure revision date: 08/30/2012
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Frame Drilling
1. If a hole must be drilled in the frame, make sure the hole meets the following requirements:
• The hole is at least the specified distance from the edge of the nearest hole.
• The edge of the drilled hole is at least the specified distance from the edge of the flange.
• The hole is at least the specified distance above the frame centerline.
• The drilled hole is at least the specified distance from any other existing bracket or component of the frame.
I just purchased the ADD rock sliders (steps) for mine. I have the cheap Lund rock rails now and I came down on the passenger side and bent it upwards about 1/2 inch. Doesn’t seem like much but the door was barely clearing afterwards. Plus the Lund ones were starting to rust pretty bad after only 2 years and looked bad.
ADD claims that their rock sliders can lift the truck and they posted a video of them lifting them. The ADD ones connect and look identical on the bottom and mounting as the rocky road ones. 4 wheel parts also provides 10% off with coupon code 4WP10.
Video lifting a raptor off the ground with the sliders.
I can say the ADD sliders are pretty damn nice! I put them on and they are as robust as you ca get without heavy modifications to the truck. They will never compare to what is available for a Jeep but I would buy them again for my next truck.
12-13-2017, 04:15 PM
Rock Sliders
