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ACE Rock Sliders - 2 door install

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Old Apr 24, 2012 | 03:36 PM
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Default ACE Rock Sliders - 2 door install

UPS delivered my rock sliders tonight. Two big boxes, each labeled "driver" or "passenger". I wasn't going to wait for help, so I tackled the job myself. Bolts came out easy enough. I had to grind quite a bit off one washer. I'm not sure if it was the washer being too big or the rockslider opening being too small. I had to improvise a way to hold them up while I got the bolts started... the answer was in the boxes! I used one of the shipping boxes and the foam shipping material to prop up the bar for mounting. It worked perfect!

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After a bit of a torture getting the bolts started, the tightened right up. I set the torque to 80lbs and torqued it down till it clicked. Here's the pictures from a few angles. Sorry for the poor pictures, camera phone and all! Overall I was impressed with the weld quality and powder coat. Seems like a very tough product. I'll check the torque in a few days, I'd think those bolts might be suspect of working their way lose.

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Old Apr 24, 2012 | 04:08 PM
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They look nice. It is on my shopping list for this year.
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Old Apr 24, 2012 | 04:10 PM
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Looks good. I love mine
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Old Apr 24, 2012 | 04:19 PM
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could you just use a smaller washer?
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Old Apr 24, 2012 | 04:24 PM
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Looking good, I have a set on order for my mall crawler, but I don't expect them for another couple of weeks.
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Old Apr 24, 2012 | 04:25 PM
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Ace sliders were my first mod. I like them very much.
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Old Apr 24, 2012 | 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by themoneyshot
could you just use a smaller washer?
You can but you would need a new body mount bolt as well. The washer does not come off of the bolt.
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Old Apr 24, 2012 | 04:35 PM
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If you noticed when you took the bolts out they have blue locktite on from the factory. You can re-apply the the locktite if your worried about them coming lose.
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Old Apr 24, 2012 | 04:50 PM
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Looks good. This will be my first mod I do to my JK when it come in.
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