Perfect! Thank you, I just didnt know, and for myself this is very improtant. I am just inquizative (sp?) on the setup, I dont want to cause damage if I drop te full weight on the slider.
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Perfect! Thank you, I just didnt know, and for myself this is very improtant. I am just inquizative (sp?) on the setup, I dont want to cause damage if I drop te full weight on the slider.
I had previously installed the Rocky Road sliders, I bent them up and actually bent the body under the plastic cover (didn't know until I removed the cover), These sliders run the whole length and will spread the impact the entire length of the slider which should prevent any damage to the body caused by rocks or the slider itself. Also because of the material used you will not run the risk of damage to the sliders decorative coverings (which there are none).
That's answers all the questions.
Great approach BTW! Not only does it give you a better understanding of your products, but it helps to understand what actually goes into the manufacturing of these parts (there arent many people who realize what's really involved in manufacturing... especially welding... it is, without a doubt, an "art")
Jon, I want to give you a good pat on that back. It isn't normal to see business owner being hands on these days. They usually just sign the checks and stand around. Granted they can do that..but when I see you getting hands on and helping build your products it makes me feel reassured that you are not going to settle for anything but the best.
Thank you for your kind words, I have a lot of time and money invested in this venture and I intend to make sure it was not a waste. If the first products out the door are not the highest quality then the reputation of the business (and mine) is gone and I have no intention of putting out a poor quality product or something that I cannot stand behind.
That is rare these days! Thanks again, and I am glad tese questions are ok to ask. I am very much looking forward to your line of skidplates, and am holding off ordering anything till yours are ready.
I would be concerned with doing business with any business that would not provide customer service in the form of answering consumer questions. You have MANY places you can spend YOUR money, If I want a piece of the market I have to provide the best product AND the best customer service.
Well said all around.
... except that several of these last posts are biz-specific and thus should have been made by Steel Armadillo and not Knappster, right? ;)
Seriously, I applaud your effort to keep these two aspects separate. It'll be hard to keep consistent with it, but it's a good thing to do.
Nutserts are definitely solid if you install them right. We used them for a long time at 4xGuard for installing the Side Guards. I actually still have several still in my XK from when I had an old set of WK Side Guards installed prior to designing the XK ones -- once installed they're remarkably hard to take out, so I just left them in and put the new Side Guards over the top of 'em!
The Steel Armadillo Super Sliders are now available for sale, they will run $449.95 plus shipping and you can add the optional step and powder coating.
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What do we need to add? Is what's in the picture the what we get?
The sliders are as seen in the photos and come with 8 nutcerts and the 8 bolts to hold them on. We will provide instruction on how to install the nut certs after you drill 8 holes, you then bolt them on and are ready to go.
The sliders come bare metal and you can paint them or powder coat them locally or we can have them powder coated here for an additional charge.
You can have us add the step plate as an option prior to shipping as well (I will post a photo of one with a step this week as well).
ok got it thanks bro and good job launching at a decent price as well.
Looks great Jon!
can you list some advantages of having yours vs rocky road sliders. Yours look awesome.
Yes I can... I offer this in response to your question as I do not want to be known as the business that trashes another company in order to promote ( I hope that I always remain above that).
The Rocky Road slider will run you $400 which is $50 less than what we are asking for ours, the quality of the two is where you will see your getting your monies worth. I personally purchased and installed the Rocky Road on my Commander as my first set of sliders and they are a good product, just not good enough in my opinion.
This is the Rocky Road slider:
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As you can see they use a 1" square pipe that bolts to your frame and six bolts to your pinch weld, due to the arms being so long they act as a pivot which allows the slider to ride up and just before I removed mine I noticed that I had less than 1/4 inch clearance between the top of the slider and an open door. If you hit rocks hard enough (and I wheel hard) you will bend the Rocky Road up and run the risk of not being able to open your doors.
As you can see in the following photo (I will replace with a better photo soon), the metal used for our product is 2x4 steel and a 1.5" round tube (round in almost always stronger than square).
https://theultimatejeep.com/images/i...iders011-1.jpg
When I removed the Rocky Road slider I found body damage in two places which was actually caused BY the slider, the purpose of a slider is supposed to be to protect the body from damage.
Our slider also sticks out further from your vehicle in order to prevent the obstacles from causing damage to the side of your vehicle if you get to close.
I hope that helps and thanks for asking.
I would say that the quality is no campairison. Not to mention you loose 2 inches of clearance with the Rocky Roads, over stock, and gain clearance with the Steel's. for $50 graduating from sub par to overkill is worth it IMHO
that is the kind of ideology that will make everyone happy
here's a couple better pictures of the new design.
you can see they have a recessed spot to get closer to the body where as the first generation used spacers to clear the irregular body shapes. we have also designed new mounting brackets that will have less chance of hanging up on anything and a more contoured design to flow with the body.
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I have two sets of sliders as shown ready to ship, I am adding a step to the side of mine this week and can add them to the others as well.
Do you have an estimate on shipping 28376
Ok let me know I'm going to sell the XJ so I can get a set of these and few other things.
Already selling the XJ why?
It's a great Jeep but all I can think about is modding my XK. I also enjoy wheeling my XK more even though it can't do what the XJ can do. If I pick one jeep I can do all the things I want to it. Spending money on two jeeps isn't fair to the family. If I sell the XJ I can get sliders and a snorkel or a programmer. My XK misses the feel of the rocky trails LOL... :)
LMAO hahahah I might be demented but I'm not that demented unless you ask the wife hahah. I really want the sliders :) except for the bumpers it's the last piece of armor I need to complete the under neath protection. I really like the design of these sliders as well I've been waiting a while for something along these lines to come out.
I was looking over these earlier (already thinkin' about where to spend the Tax refund! :p) - if you leave off the powdercoat, they basically come "in the white?" Do I understand that correctly?
WHEN I get them, I'll want 'em powdercoated, as I think I'll paint 'em either black (to match my side molding), or bright metallic silver, to match the body. :cool:
Powercoating comes in lots of colors, but it will be harder to actually match than paint will be..
I rattle canned mine (flat black rustolium), and I will do the same on my upgraded sliders when I put them back on. Powder coating is nice but it adds to the price and there is the risk of damage in shipping or on the trail, if you paint them yourself you can repair as needed without anyone noticing.
I have two sets in bar metal ready to go anytime, I am having the steps made (waterjet is backed up 10 days) and if you want them you have to wait a little longer. If the steps are not wanted they just need to be crated and shipped.
The steps are a nice added feature and I will have them added to mine which is why there are no sliders currently on my Jeep.
It's great to see more and more options for our Jeep's come online - great to have choices and from what I can see from the pics - all quality products!