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I've seen severe body damage from tub mounted sliders and sliders mounted from the body mounts.
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Go with the OR-Fab Sliders
The OR-Fab JK Rock Slider is far more superior than the OEM Rubicon slider do to the fact that it is specifically engineered to strengthen the lower rocker by anchoring the body seam to the lower JK body channel with laser cut & formed 3/16” thick A36 sheet metal. We prefer to anchor the rock sliders to the body, rather than the frame, due to the fact that the body is not designed to flex under extreme off-roading conditions and the frame is designed to slightly twist under extreme conditions. Also many people choose to install body lifts on to their JK’s, another thing, JK’s tend to look better with the slider attached to the body rather than the frame.
The OR-Fab JK Rock Slider is far more superior than the OEM Rubicon slider do to the fact that it is specifically engineered to strengthen the lower rocker by anchoring the body seam to the lower JK body channel with laser cut & formed 3/16” thick A36 sheet metal. We prefer to anchor the rock sliders to the body, rather than the frame, due to the fact that the body is not designed to flex under extreme off-roading conditions and the frame is designed to slightly twist under extreme conditions. Also many people choose to install body lifts on to their JK’s, another thing, JK’s tend to look better with the slider attached to the body rather than the frame.
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The ACE sliders are "a quality frame mounted slider."
What do you think the body bolts that ACE uses are bolted to? Oh, that's right, they're bolted to (and through) the frame. Hell, you can even get their welded version if you want.
There is plenty of video evidence and testimony that the bolt-on ACE sliders do exactly what they're designed to do, and they do it without flinching.
Why are you differentiating between ACE and other frame-mounted sliders?
What do you think the body bolts that ACE uses are bolted to? Oh, that's right, they're bolted to (and through) the frame. Hell, you can even get their welded version if you want.
There is plenty of video evidence and testimony that the bolt-on ACE sliders do exactly what they're designed to do, and they do it without flinching.
Why are you differentiating between ACE and other frame-mounted sliders?
Hope this helps in why I was differentiating between ACE and other frame-mounted sliders, bottom line they are insufficient for rough play
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The ACE sliders are "a quality frame mounted slider."
What do you think the body bolts that ACE uses are bolted to? Oh, that's right, they're bolted to (and through) the frame. Hell, you can even get their welded version if you want.
There is plenty of video evidence and testimony that the bolt-on ACE sliders do exactly what they're designed to do, and they do it without flinching.
Why are you differentiating between ACE and other frame-mounted sliders?
What do you think the body bolts that ACE uses are bolted to? Oh, that's right, they're bolted to (and through) the frame. Hell, you can even get their welded version if you want.
There is plenty of video evidence and testimony that the bolt-on ACE sliders do exactly what they're designed to do, and they do it without flinching.
Why are you differentiating between ACE and other frame-mounted sliders?
Ive personally seen two Jeeps with body damage from body mounted (skin type) sliders. They are a bad Idea and dont hold up. I built my own but if I were going to buy them I would go EVO.
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See that's what I was thinking. While I really do like the look of body mounted sliders it seems like when you hit a rock with them that it would transfer that energy into the body and I feel like the body wouldn't handle that well. But then you have reputable companies building them and I wonder that maybe I am wrong. Maybe body mounted sliders are more than capable of handling the load and not transfering it to the body. I plan on keeping the Jeep a while and I do realize that at some point it will most likely get body damage from playing in the rocks. However, if I can make wise choices from the beginning and limit the possibilities of body damage that sounds like a better idea. Hence my initial question.
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See that's what I was thinking. While I really do like the look of body mounted sliders it seems like when you hit a rock with them that it would transfer that energy into the body and I feel like the body wouldn't handle that well. But then you have reputable companies building them and I wonder that maybe I am wrong. Maybe body mounted sliders are more than capable of handling the load and not transfering it to the body. I plan on keeping the Jeep a while and I do realize that at some point it will most likely get body damage from playing in the rocks. However, if I can make wise choices from the beginning and limit the possibilities of body damage that sounds like a better idea. Hence my initial question.
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Because, ACE sliders are not even in the same category as any of the other manufacturers being listed here. In fact there is another thread that got really out of control when all the guys running ACE got bent out of shape defending ACE sliders, but then still had to explain that to keep from damaging their rocker panels it was necessary to run stock rubicon factory rail as a back up. And even then with stock rails, a few jeeps still received damage from ACE sliders bending into the body. And like you stated, there is plenty of evidence and testimony saying the ACE are not worth it for anyone who is going to play in rocks, especially big rocks.
Hope this helps in why I was differentiating between ACE and other frame-mounted sliders, bottom line they are insufficient for rough play
Hope this helps in why I was differentiating between ACE and other frame-mounted sliders, bottom line they are insufficient for rough play