Finally finished installing the LOD sliders yesterday. I am very happy with the look. While not the best steps they are much better than nothing.
I did have a few issues I thought I would share. On the driver side I had to drill a hole on the inside of the frame rail for the 4 inch bolt. I also had to buy longer bolts for the flag nuts. I didn’t have a drippy weld here that caused this. Once I got the longer bolts the bolt easily engaged with the flag nut. On the passenger side the forward body mount washer was still too close on the inbound side. Ultimately I loosened it a second time and used a pry bar to force it as far to the outbound side as possible while holding the pry bar I re-tightened the nut and the slider would barely slip by. Drilling the forward hole for the 4 inch bolt was very difficult. You have to have an air drill to make these holes. I tried a battery powered right angle drill and that was a non starter. I picked up the air drill at harbor freight for around $70. I will not be painting the crimp at the bottom of the body as most people have. With the blue body it doesnt bother me and IMO i don’t even see it. If the body color was white, painting that area would be required and if you do this I would do the painting right after removing the factory sliders. With me not being a skilled mechanic, this mod took me about 6 hours not including breaks, the trip to the auto parts store and harbor freight. None the less, I am quite proud of being able to do the install myself.
I am planning to remove the bumper and go bumper less once I can 3D print a topper for the license plate where I will mount the license plate lights. I am also considering engine and muffler skid plates. If I do these I would prefer aluminum and will probably pay someone to do this mod as I will need help and would really prefer to do this with a lift.
I want to thank everyone here for the encouragement and advice on my mods. Wayalife is far and away the best JL community on the web.
THANKS AGAIN GUYS!!!!!
I did have a few issues I thought I would share. On the driver side I had to drill a hole on the inside of the frame rail for the 4 inch bolt. I also had to buy longer bolts for the flag nuts. I didn’t have a drippy weld here that caused this. Once I got the longer bolts the bolt easily engaged with the flag nut. On the passenger side the forward body mount washer was still too close on the inbound side. Ultimately I loosened it a second time and used a pry bar to force it as far to the outbound side as possible while holding the pry bar I re-tightened the nut and the slider would barely slip by. Drilling the forward hole for the 4 inch bolt was very difficult. You have to have an air drill to make these holes. I tried a battery powered right angle drill and that was a non starter. I picked up the air drill at harbor freight for around $70. I will not be painting the crimp at the bottom of the body as most people have. With the blue body it doesnt bother me and IMO i don’t even see it. If the body color was white, painting that area would be required and if you do this I would do the painting right after removing the factory sliders. With me not being a skilled mechanic, this mod took me about 6 hours not including breaks, the trip to the auto parts store and harbor freight. None the less, I am quite proud of being able to do the install myself.
I am planning to remove the bumper and go bumper less once I can 3D print a topper for the license plate where I will mount the license plate lights. I am also considering engine and muffler skid plates. If I do these I would prefer aluminum and will probably pay someone to do this mod as I will need help and would really prefer to do this with a lift.
I want to thank everyone here for the encouragement and advice on my mods. Wayalife is far and away the best JL community on the web.
THANKS AGAIN GUYS!!!!!
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