alright so I know the general purpose for them but wouldnt you also be grinding/scratching your frame underneath? the frames seem lower than most sliders/guards.

and general feedback about how/when to use these badboys would be great

 

yes you do.. but I personally put the big rocks underneath my tires rather than underneath the center of the jeep, and when your front tire goes over the rock, you have a chance of it being taller than you anticipated (or you slide a bit off to one side) and the rock could do a lot of damage to the body of the jeep. Rails prevent that.

 

x2 and the slide to the side seems to be one of the most common ways to get body damage. The tube on our River Raider sliders saved the passengerside door from eating a tree the first time out. Its so easy to be a little off camber and side to the slide several inches.

 

Sliding while on top of a rock or something makes perfect sense. One guy told me that he used his rock guard against a rock while making a turn. Basically line up his rock guard against a rock and pivot the vehicle around it. (btw, this was a guy in a cherokee not a wrangler). I dont thing we could do the same thing since our fenders are so big and wide.

 

yeah, I do that with tree's.... and rocks.. I kinda watch doing this with the JK since the tub is tin foil.

 

They' re not for protecting your frame, they' re for protecting your rocker panel which is the area of the body below your door between your wheels