Hey all, I need someone to check my homework here before I make final commitments.

I'm fitting a Marlin slider for my 2nd gen, and I wanna check on clearances and placement.
The legs of the slider just baaarely clear the pinch weld when they protrude perpendicular from the very bottom of the frame, so I'm assuming a lot of people trim their pinch welds to allow for flex?
How far forward should the sliders be biased towards the front vs the rear? Right in the middle? or do you want to push it closer to the front tire to catch rock drops?

I'm aligning the inner bar of the slider frame to be offset just past the pinch weld. At this location, with a slight upward angle, it puts me at 1.5-2 inches of clearance from the body's outer most edge. (see the shots with the spirit level). Have about 1/2-3/4 clearance on kickout x rear door when it's open.

Anything I missed? Check the comments on the pics for a better lowdown. Thanks for taking a look


Placement just beyond the pinch weld. Thinking is that i'll only need to worry about upward flex on the legs, so I can do a half-moon trim on those spots.


Legs need to be aligned to the very bottom oof the frame to clear the pinch weld.


front leg on my model needs to be longer/needs to be cut to angle, as the frame bends inwards once it passes the crossmember.


1.5 inch clearance on further part of body (door centerline)


leg clearance past pinch-weld


clearance of frame primary rail vs rockerpanel (not pinch weld)


Side orientation. Needs to be pushed to the front more?


door clearance vs kickout


pinchweld vs main rail clearance