There are many designs for side protection devices and in true form I decided to add yet another. That's the thing with bespoke design, you don't always end up with what you had in mind. Well these have proven very effective so far. Given the amount of paint that has been rubbed off, they are clearly doing the business.
I started by fabricating chassis brackets. I wanted through bolts to tension them onto the chassis rails, but also to have a solid bottom end. This required accurate measurement of the width at the mounting point.
They looked like this when offered up loosely
Then I added the 50mm rock slider. This protects the underside.
They are only tacked. That's not the extent of my welding skill.
Then I got into pipe notching with gas pipe. This is very satisfying.
But there was some tricky geometry to cater for
This gave me a set that looks like this
and when fitted like this
All they needed then was a coat of paint and I was ready.
No I didn't put High Lift jacking points on them. Largely because HL jacks are really a bit useless in my view. I have a jack with the car and that is fine for changing wheels. I think that they are one of the most over rated must have 4 x4 accessories that you can get. They look cool as an ornament. But in any case, I can use the HL straight onto the sliders. If I am only changing a wheel then it works fine without special sockets. OK, I might add some later - all right?
Chris
I started by fabricating chassis brackets. I wanted through bolts to tension them onto the chassis rails, but also to have a solid bottom end. This required accurate measurement of the width at the mounting point.
They looked like this when offered up loosely
Then I added the 50mm rock slider. This protects the underside.
They are only tacked. That's not the extent of my welding skill.
Then I got into pipe notching with gas pipe. This is very satisfying.
But there was some tricky geometry to cater for
This gave me a set that looks like this
and when fitted like this
All they needed then was a coat of paint and I was ready.
No I didn't put High Lift jacking points on them. Largely because HL jacks are really a bit useless in my view. I have a jack with the car and that is fine for changing wheels. I think that they are one of the most over rated must have 4 x4 accessories that you can get. They look cool as an ornament. But in any case, I can use the HL straight onto the sliders. If I am only changing a wheel then it works fine without special sockets. OK, I might add some later - all right?
Chris