I was looking at the Wild Boar addition to the Unlimited Rubicon rock rails. It appears that they are fastened to the stock rock rails. That is what I've been looking for to provide a little more side protection. Has anyone tried these? Where can I buy them?

 

I think they have dealers listed on their website.

Sorry mkjeep!

 

I'm not sure if you're looking at the same item or not, but I'm using the Wild Boar Nerf Bars on my '09 Rubi Rock Rails.............








The mounting instructions called for using a tap and die set but I wasn't sure if that would be strong enough, so I decided to simply drill out the holes and use 6 grade 8 bolts on each side and through bolt the Nerf Steps onto the stock Rubi Rock Rails. I did have to fab up an extension bar that would fit inside the stock rock rails and hold the nut, but if you have access to a welder I would suggest you have them weld them on.

These work great as a step for both my girlfriend and my mother and have no problem holding my buddy who is 220 lb.............they've even taken a few whacks on the trail with no ill effects.

At the time, these were the least expensive option for a side step at $199.99 US.

Call up Wild Boar directly and talk to Chris or Deborah, they were great to deal with and had them shipped to me in Canada a few days after I ordered them, you can find their number on their website.

 

Yes, that's what I'm looking for. Are they tough enough to take a hit by a rock from the side? I sometimes have to pivot around one. I would also brace it to the frame.

 

I haven't taken a hit from the side with these, but I have come down on some rocks and a few logs with no problems.

 

Those look great. I don't know if it's the angle of the picture, but I think I would mount them pointing up.

 

JPSquad, the Wild Boar Nerf Bars can be mounted pointing Up or Down.

I mounted them pointing down as both my girlfriend and mother are short and have a difficult time getting into the Jeep.

 

I have never been a fan of the factory rock rails, simply because they bolt through the pinch seam. This means that they will transfer a portion of impact load through the pinch seam. Whack them hard enough and you can still damage the pinch seam, or induce unwanted body flex. After crawling under a few Rubicons, I decided to go with simple, effective, single tube, frame mounted sliders. Unfortunately, they do not extend far enough out from the body to be really useful as a step. No help for short passengers.

This nerf bar adaptation looks like it bolts through the rock rail. IMHO, this only adds a moment arm (leverage), which may distort the pinch seam when severely loaded (impact).

Olympic 4x4 Frame Mounted Single Tube Sliders:

 

I'm a fan on how the stock sliders have held up for me. I've really hammered on them. However adding the tubing to them I think may induce a decent amount of flex on that seem like someone else mentioned. I love the idea, however the added leverage in some situations I feel could start to tweak things that shouldn't be tweaked.

To the original poster it's commonly not recommended to have a body mounted slider with frame supports due to unwanted driveline and road vibrations now being directly transferred to the cab and bypassing the body mounts. Just something to consider.

 

x2. Also, a slider mounted to the body AND frame would not allow what little flex there is between the two to occur. The body is going to take the brunt of any tweaking that might happen on a severe frame flex, more than likely.

To the OP also, I have been running homemade Rubi add-on steps for two years, and there have been no issues with them flexing too much or damaging the pinch seam. I stand on them regularly to adjust the top, wash the JK, or whatever, and they hold up fine. Mine are welded on and come out from the oem Rubi slider about 3.5-4".







After I made mine, several companies have come out with already welded together steps that you can weld onto your oem Rubi rails. They were not available when I did mine, if they had been, I would have used those.