my homemade sliders

hjkmotor · 09-15-2009, 02:30 PM

well its a little over due cuz iv had these made for a while but im bored so i thought id share. i still need to install them tho.

i used to have 2 tops for my 4runner and i traded one of them for some scrap metal, well not so much scrap but

. sorry for the cell phone pic. i will get a good pic this weekend after i install them on my truck.

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BigBluePile · 09-15-2009, 02:31 PM

ah, cool!

okie81 · 09-15-2009, 03:29 PM

Right on! I'm curious how they'll looked installed.

hjkmotor · 09-15-2009, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by BigBluePile

ah, cool!

i know whole new thing right? lol nothing special but they were basically free.

im pretty pumped on them too

muddpigg · 09-15-2009, 03:42 PM

the lead and trail edges look like they will catch. May want to consider angling them alittle more. The trails here are really tight and it would be an issue, maybe not for your location. I angled mine so they stick out a little more in the rear than in the front, helps keep the outer edge of my 12.5's from acting a a pivot around obsticles. Good job though.

hjkmotor · 09-15-2009, 05:00 PM

actually i plan on mounting them at an upward angle so they wont stick out further than my tires so i think they will be alright. i did think of that, after i built them of course

, that maybe they will catch but i guess ill see

hjkmotor · 09-20-2009, 05:57 PM

well heres what i did this weekend:

sanded for bedliner

sprayed bedliner

WELDED ON SLIDERS!!!

finished

i really like how it turned out. i also really like the bedliner on the bottom it should really help keep my truck clean looking.

BigBluePile · 09-20-2009, 07:24 PM

Looks good man!!

**waskillywabbit** · 09-20-2009, 07:58 PM

You have a nice looking 4Runner.

Digging the bed liner.

Wishing you'd bury the sliders.

The tubing just doesn't look like a big enough diameter to do any good.

vital22re · 09-20-2009, 08:33 PM

looks cool.. but i dont think they'll save you from anything besides tall grass.

hjkmotor · 09-21-2009, 05:04 AM

as far as the strength i guess ill just have to see. the tubing is actually really thick metal i guess its the tubing they use for underground gas lines. after i got them done i stood on them and kinda jumped up and down on them and they are really solid. so we'll see. there isn't anything too crazy around here anyway so they should be great

BAMF_CT2004 · 09-21-2009, 05:15 AM

what size is the tubing? They look pretty square. You're probably going to get hung up on stuff pretty easily on the trail.

tj884Rdlx · 09-21-2009, 06:39 AM

how did you mount to the frame? gotta pic? looks like you did a nice job with the rocker liner spray, and that's a unique blue. looks good!

okie81 · 09-21-2009, 06:49 AM

Looks cool man, you can't beat the price

hjkmotor · 09-21-2009, 07:46 AM

the tubing is 1 1/4 inch OD with 3/4 inch ID.

i am kinda worried about them getting hung up on the trail. i never thought of that when i built them. they are kinda short tho so i could add rounded tubing on the end.

i welded them to the frame. i currently have them mounted with two brackets each but dont worry i plan to add two more with 4 mounting brakets per slider

hjkmotor · 09-21-2009, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by tj884Rdlx

how did you mount to the frame? gotta pic? looks like you did a nice job with the rocker liner spray, and that's a unique blue. looks good!

thanks. i tried to match the blue to the new FJ cruisers. its a little lighter tho.

limon32 · 09-27-2009, 11:28 PM

Nice work, I like the way they look regardless of how they function!

I like your liner too, what did you use for that? How many coats?

hjkmotor · 09-28-2009, 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by limon32

Nice work, I like the way they look regardless of how they function!

I like your liner too, what did you use for that? How many coats?

for the liner, basically i sanded down the area with 100 grit sandpaper, wiped it down with mineral spirits then sprayed one coat pretty heavily. there were a few runs at first but they tend to level out. it took three cans of rustoleum bedliner to do the whole thing, each side and the back.

its holding up really well, and iv thrown rocks at it. if u know the bfg a/ts u know they tend to catch small rocks and iv driven down gravel roads since i do this. my friend and his dad have also done this with thier jeep cherokees, thiers r holding up too.

limon32 · 09-28-2009, 08:36 PM

Thanks for the info, i didn't realize rustoleum was making bed liner, where did you find it?

Also curious, did you sand down to steel or just rough the paint?

I'm doing a similar job right now with duplicolor bed liner but i've been sanding down to paint in many places where the paint was being replaced with rust.

I actually run the BFG ATs in 33x12.50 with 4.25" offset rims so i'm with ya when it comes to throwing rocks, mud, sand and everything else under the sun at my paint, or where paint should be rather!

Thanks for the info!

hjkmotor · 09-29-2009, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by limon32

Thanks for the info, i didn't realize rustoleum was making bed liner, where did you find it?

Also curious, did you sand down to steel or just rough the paint?

I'm doing a similar job right now with duplicolor bed liner but i've been sanding down to paint in many places where the paint was being replaced with rust.

I actually run the BFG ATs in 33x12.50 with 4.25" offset rims so i'm with ya when it comes to throwing rocks, mud, sand and everything else under the sun at my paint, or where paint should be rather!

Thanks for the info!

i got the rustoleum bedliner at autozone for $9 a can. i just roughed up the paint, but i had already fixed any rust i had before i painted my truck so u might wanna snd it down to metal if it gets rid of the rust, but thats up to you. it says on the cans that best application is on bare metal but i don't see why it would matter.

one tip i learned from doing this is take ur time cuz that stuff is heavy and will run like a mofo if ur not careful.

muddpigg · 09-29-2009, 09:33 AM

Looks good. Can you post side view pics?

hjkmotor · 09-29-2009, 10:45 AM

cant hardly tell

Cannon88 · 09-29-2009, 01:38 PM

Very nice looking 4Runner! I am digging it!

hjkmotor · 09-29-2009, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Cannon88

Very nice looking 4Runner! I am digging it!

thanks, its coming along.

Mudd Duck 1 · 09-29-2009, 06:13 PM

very nice i like the bed liner think i may do it to mine and nice sliders another upgrade im lookin into they turned out great!! nice 1st gen diggin the blue

09-15-2009, 03:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
okie81 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Nor, CAL Posts: 1,158	Right on! I'm curious how they'll looked installed. __________________ 2001 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4-Dub TRD supercharger, Thorley Headers, URD 7th, Toytec Coilovers, OME 890's, baseball card in spokes

09-15-2009, 03:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
muddpigg Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: injured and stateside :( Posts: 1,396	the lead and trail edges look like they will catch. May want to consider angling them alittle more. The trails here are really tight and it would be an issue, maybe not for your location. I angled mine so they stick out a little more in the rear than in the front, helps keep the outer edge of my 12.5's from acting a a pivot around obsticles. Good job though. __________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqtr_RvR3sY Balljoints for sale. Open to trades and offers. http://www.yotatech.com/f11/ball-joi.../#post51278784

09-15-2009, 05:00 PM	#6 (permalink)
hjkmotor Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: dayton ohio Posts: 230	actually i plan on mounting them at an upward angle so they wont stick out further than my tires so i think they will be alright. i did think of that, after i built them of course, that maybe they will catch but i guess ill see __________________ '88 4runner SR5, 5 spd, 3.slow engine: '93 3vze rebuild, ISR mod. suspension: rear lift shackles, procomp es1000 shocks wheels & tires: 31/10.50/r15 BFG a/ts on 15x8" aluminum rims armor: fabtech grill guard, custom rock sliders, bedliner two-tone extras: offroad lights up front, hi-lift, kenwood head unit, kinetic accesory battery, remote locks Avatar = 4runner on cover of grand theft auto =) -(the new DD) '91 eagle talon tsi awd turbo 5spd

09-20-2009, 05:57 PM	#7 (permalink)
hjkmotor Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: dayton ohio Posts: 230	well heres what i did this weekend: sanded for bedliner sprayed bedliner WELDED ON SLIDERS!!! finished i really like how it turned out. i also really like the bedliner on the bottom it should really help keep my truck clean looking. __________________ '88 4runner SR5, 5 spd, 3.slow engine: '93 3vze rebuild, ISR mod. suspension: rear lift shackles, procomp es1000 shocks wheels & tires: 31/10.50/r15 BFG a/ts on 15x8" aluminum rims armor: fabtech grill guard, custom rock sliders, bedliner two-tone extras: offroad lights up front, hi-lift, kenwood head unit, kinetic accesory battery, remote locks Avatar = 4runner on cover of grand theft auto =) -(the new DD) '91 eagle talon tsi awd turbo 5spd

09-20-2009, 07:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
waskillywabbit Super Moderator-Sponsoring Member Staff Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Tuscaloosa, AL Posts: 14,553	You have a nice looking 4Runner. Digging the bed liner. Wishing you'd bury the sliders. The tubing just doesn't look like a big enough diameter to do any good. __________________ WabFab Off-Road, LLC MySpace Twitter Facebook 7th Annual South East 4Runner Jamboree, 2010 The toughest part of a Jeep is the chick driving it. WabFab Off-Road 4th Anniversary Sale

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vital22re Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: kirkland washington Posts: 683	looks cool.. but i dont think they'll save you from anything besides tall grass. __________________ 92 toyota truck 3.4 5spd 4.56 gears magna flow cat and muffler2 1/4 piping isr mod to intake 1.5 bjsfront add a leafs and 2inch lift shackles rear rancho shocks all around sitting on 265/75/r16 nitto terra grapplers

09-21-2009, 05:04 AM	#11 (permalink)
hjkmotor Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: dayton ohio Posts: 230	as far as the strength i guess ill just have to see. the tubing is actually really thick metal i guess its the tubing they use for underground gas lines. after i got them done i stood on them and kinda jumped up and down on them and they are really solid. so we'll see. there isn't anything too crazy around here anyway so they should be great __________________ '88 4runner SR5, 5 spd, 3.slow engine: '93 3vze rebuild, ISR mod. suspension: rear lift shackles, procomp es1000 shocks wheels & tires: 31/10.50/r15 BFG a/ts on 15x8" aluminum rims armor: fabtech grill guard, custom rock sliders, bedliner two-tone extras: offroad lights up front, hi-lift, kenwood head unit, kinetic accesory battery, remote locks Avatar = 4runner on cover of grand theft auto =) -(the new DD) '91 eagle talon tsi awd turbo 5spd

09-21-2009, 06:39 AM	#13 (permalink)
tj884Rdlx Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ATL! Posts: 514	how did you mount to the frame? gotta pic? looks like you did a nice job with the rocker liner spray, and that's a unique blue. looks good! __________________ 88 4Runner DLX, 15x8 soft8s w/ BFG 33x10.5 A/Ts. 1.5" SDORI spacers, OME CS009s, 1" 4crawler b.l., original Canback top

09-21-2009, 06:49 AM	#14 (permalink)
okie81 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Nor, CAL Posts: 1,158	Looks cool man, you can't beat the price __________________ 2001 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4-Dub TRD supercharger, Thorley Headers, URD 7th, Toytec Coilovers, OME 890's, baseball card in spokes

09-21-2009, 07:46 AM	#15 (permalink)
hjkmotor Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: dayton ohio Posts: 230	the tubing is 1 1/4 inch OD with 3/4 inch ID. i am kinda worried about them getting hung up on the trail. i never thought of that when i built them. they are kinda short tho so i could add rounded tubing on the end. i welded them to the frame. i currently have them mounted with two brackets each but dont worry i plan to add two more with 4 mounting brakets per slider __________________ '88 4runner SR5, 5 spd, 3.slow engine: '93 3vze rebuild, ISR mod. suspension: rear lift shackles, procomp es1000 shocks wheels & tires: 31/10.50/r15 BFG a/ts on 15x8" aluminum rims armor: fabtech grill guard, custom rock sliders, bedliner two-tone extras: offroad lights up front, hi-lift, kenwood head unit, kinetic accesory battery, remote locks Avatar = 4runner on cover of grand theft auto =) -(the new DD) '91 eagle talon tsi awd turbo 5spd

09-27-2009, 11:28 PM	#17 (permalink)
limon32 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kenai, AK Posts: 178	Nice work, I like the way they look regardless of how they function! I like your liner too, what did you use for that? How many coats?

09-28-2009, 08:36 PM	#19 (permalink)
limon32 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kenai, AK Posts: 178	Thanks for the info, i didn't realize rustoleum was making bed liner, where did you find it? Also curious, did you sand down to steel or just rough the paint? I'm doing a similar job right now with duplicolor bed liner but i've been sanding down to paint in many places where the paint was being replaced with rust. I actually run the BFG ATs in 33x12.50 with 4.25" offset rims so i'm with ya when it comes to throwing rocks, mud, sand and everything else under the sun at my paint, or where paint should be rather! Thanks for the info!

09-29-2009, 09:33 AM	#21 (permalink)
muddpigg Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: injured and stateside :( Posts: 1,396	Looks good. Can you post side view pics? __________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqtr_RvR3sY Balljoints for sale. Open to trades and offers. http://www.yotatech.com/f11/ball-joi.../#post51278784

09-29-2009, 10:45 AM	#22 (permalink)
hjkmotor Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: dayton ohio Posts: 230	cant hardly tell __________________ '88 4runner SR5, 5 spd, 3.slow engine: '93 3vze rebuild, ISR mod. suspension: rear lift shackles, procomp es1000 shocks wheels & tires: 31/10.50/r15 BFG a/ts on 15x8" aluminum rims armor: fabtech grill guard, custom rock sliders, bedliner two-tone extras: offroad lights up front, hi-lift, kenwood head unit, kinetic accesory battery, remote locks Avatar = 4runner on cover of grand theft auto =) -(the new DD) '91 eagle talon tsi awd turbo 5spd

09-29-2009, 01:38 PM	#23 (permalink)
Cannon88 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ft. Worth, TX Posts: 51	Very nice looking 4Runner! I am digging it!

09-29-2009, 06:13 PM	#25 (permalink)
Mudd Duck 1 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: oregon Posts: 38	very nice i like the bed liner think i may do it to mine and nice sliders another upgrade im lookin into they turned out great!! nice 1st gen diggin the blue __________________ 95 4Runner, SR5, 3.0, 5 speed, 4 inch Sky Jacker, 33-13.50-15 Toyo MT's, Detroit True Lock, Smitty Built tube bumper, More to come including 3.4 swap

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