80 series side protection - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

shaka 55 · 07-17-2003, 04:14 PM

Does anyone know of a company that makes side steps that are side protection as well. I'm asking for a friend. I don't know anything about the 80's. He wants something that looks like the tube steps but is stronger than those cheap ones. Thanks guys!

Box Rocket · 07-17-2003, 04:27 PM

80 Series Rock Sliders

These are stonger than those cheap ones......they're also not cheap.

Whale · 07-18-2003, 01:00 PM

It's difficult to get decent bolt-on protection for an 80. The body extends a good ways out from the frame meaning that there is a lot of leverage applied to a slider. Also, the stock exhaust complicates the attachment method. Christo's are probably the best out there for bolt-on, but I'd also consider custom ones if you have access to a decent shop (or buddy w/welder). I understand that RockWare now makes a slider as well but I don't have any experience with them. Just FYI... I had the rocker panels notched on the body and a 2x4 piece of box steel welded in place. Works great, but is a lot more work than bolt-on.

JJJ

natas6280 · 07-18-2003, 01:06 PM

O chit Jones is in the house... There goes the neighborhood...

Welcome

TIKI · 07-18-2003, 01:39 PM

No shit there goes the neighborhood!

Bradass80 · 07-18-2003, 01:46 PM

www.sleeoffroad.com

rubytoy · 07-18-2003, 03:59 PM

www.4x4labs.com

Box Rocket · 07-18-2003, 04:02 PM

I e-mailed Luke at 4x4Labs last week to ask him about sliders for 80 series and he said he's got them on his agenda but won't be getting to them for a while. I know when he does that he'll make some killer ones, but for now, it doesn't look like they are a good source just yet.

Box Rocket · 07-18-2003, 04:03 PM

Here's another good option. I've seen these first hand and they are SWEET!

Hanna Quality

Owyhee Jackass · 02-20-2004, 10:09 AM

I built my own. They took quite a bit of time but only because it was my first time doing anything like this and I can only get an hour or two in a day. Cost was about $100.00 in material. $75.00 to blast and powder-coat.

Owyhee Jackass · 02-20-2004, 10:10 AM

Installed.

tornadoalleycruiser · 02-20-2004, 11:15 AM

Jeff.. Where's the pics of the whale with chopped rockers and 2x4 installed..

I've got the 2x4 sitting in the garage and the bender ordered to do my FJ62.. Doubt it'll be done by texas.. But I can always just keep on bending/bashing the rockers till they're toast!
Eventually they'll look like the Sherpa's rocker panels..

alia176 · 02-20-2004, 11:20 AM

I made my own with pictures from George's website: http://www.geocities.com/george_tlc/index.html. The nice thing about the FJ80 body is that it's straight. Mine are used as air reservoir as well...no biggy, just cap the ends and check for leaks! The material I used was 2"x4"x1/8" for the sliders and the same for outriggers. 1/8" is nice and light but haven't put them through the torture test yet so I don't know how they'll hold up.

Ali
'96 FZJ80

Ballard · 02-20-2004, 12:59 PM

1/8 will be fine. I made mine from 1/4 and they are way too heavy. I'm thinkin' speed holes. They sure do make a nice ring when they scrape over the rocks. Warms you right down to your bones.

JJJ - you over at IH8Mud yet? Good 80s board over there. Gotta watch the mod though. The good one got shitcanned and you wouldn't believe who they got now.

HomeGrown · 02-20-2004, 02:18 PM

SLEE OFFROAD

http://www.sleeoffroad.com/products/products.htm

orangefj45 · 02-20-2004, 08:15 PM

simon at www.faultlinefab.com builds them also. i'll try to post a pic tomorrow.
give him a call @ 909-599-9559

orangefj45 · 02-20-2004, 08:23 PM

here we go:
PS: thanks again for the tires. if you have simon build the sliders for you, i can pick them up from him in 2 weeks and deliver em to you! no shipping that way!

ButchBuilt · 02-20-2004, 08:26 PM

christ on a crutch georg! doesnt simon have more work than he can do yet? you are a shameless hussey dude.
butch

orangefj45 · 02-20-2004, 10:40 PM

you know it!

anyways, might as well talk to butch, he does great work as well. and i'm sure he can e-mail you pics.

calfj60 · 02-20-2004, 10:49 PM

Georg,

Give the guy a break....Simon needs to finish my truck....

ROCK HUGGER · 02-20-2004, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ButchBuilt
christ on a crutch georg! doesnt simon have more work than he can do yet? you are a shameless hussey dude.
butch

I think Georg works on commission, and he must be rich by now

pismojim · 02-20-2004, 11:21 PM

So many choices! Wasn't like this a few years ago.

If you wheel it.... they (vendors) will come.

Shaka, call Ken at HannaQuality (805) 459 0676 he's just down the HWY in San Luis Obispo.

Ken's making bolt-on sliders with great protection for the catyltic converters.

(I got the first set a couple years ago, so I'm biased, but I can tell you they work great)

Checkout the Hanna Quality Sliders on my '93 FZJ80

Cheers.

SHREG · 02-21-2004, 07:16 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by pismojim
So many choices! Wasn't like this a few years ago.

If you wheel it.... they (vendors) will come.

Shaka, call Ken at HannaQuality (805) 459 0676 he's just down the HWY in San Luis Obispo.

Ken's making bolt-on sliders with great protection for the catyltic converters.

(I got the first set a couple years ago, so I'm biased, but I can tell you they work great)

Checkout the Hanna Quality Sliders on my '93 FZJ80

Cheers.

What will a set of these babies set ya back $$

faultlinefabrication · 02-21-2004, 09:55 AM

I think its time I got a yellow star and get on the vendors list.
Georg is getting expensive

Simon

calfj60 · 02-21-2004, 10:23 AM

I will work for half of what Georg will....lets start a bidding war... come on Simon...hire me...I will pimp your stuff also...

07-17-2003, 04:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
shaka 55 Granite Guru Join Date: Feb 2003 Member # 17224 Location: Lake Tapps, WA Posts: 594	80 series side protection Does anyone know of a company that makes side steps that are side protection as well. I'm asking for a friend. I don't know anything about the 80's. He wants something that looks like the tube steps but is stronger than those cheap ones. Thanks guys! __________________ 85 EFI 4runner 69 fj-55,76 fj-55 96 Taco 08 F-350

07-17-2003, 04:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
Box Rocket Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Member # 6754 Location: stuck at work as usual Posts: 1,581	80 Series Rock Sliders These are stonger than those cheap ones......they're also not cheap. __________________ Adam '93FZJ80 - '03 Tacoma V6 TRD DC

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Whale Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Member # 20336 Location: Durango, CO Posts: 8	It's difficult to get decent bolt-on protection for an 80. The body extends a good ways out from the frame meaning that there is a lot of leverage applied to a slider. Also, the stock exhaust complicates the attachment method. Christo's are probably the best out there for bolt-on, but I'd also consider custom ones if you have access to a decent shop (or buddy w/welder). I understand that RockWare now makes a slider as well but I don't have any experience with them. Just FYI... I had the rocker panels notched on the body and a 2x4 piece of box steel welded in place. Works great, but is a lot more work than bolt-on. JJJ __________________ Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of time and it annoys the pig.

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07-18-2003, 04:02 PM	#8 (permalink)
Box Rocket Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Member # 6754 Location: stuck at work as usual Posts: 1,581	I e-mailed Luke at 4x4Labs last week to ask him about sliders for 80 series and he said he's got them on his agenda but won't be getting to them for a while. I know when he does that he'll make some killer ones, but for now, it doesn't look like they are a good source just yet. __________________ Adam '93FZJ80 - '03 Tacoma V6 TRD DC

07-18-2003, 04:03 PM	#9 (permalink)
Box Rocket Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Member # 6754 Location: stuck at work as usual Posts: 1,581	Here's another good option. I've seen these first hand and they are SWEET! Hanna Quality __________________ Adam '93FZJ80 - '03 Tacoma V6 TRD DC

02-20-2004, 10:09 AM	#10 (permalink)
Owyhee Jackass Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Member # 18654 Location: Southwest Idaho Desert Posts: 497	I built my own. They took quite a bit of time but only because it was my first time doing anything like this and I can only get an hour or two in a day. Cost was about $100.00 in material. $75.00 to blast and powder-coat. Attached Images

02-20-2004, 10:10 AM	#11 (permalink)
Owyhee Jackass Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Member # 18654 Location: Southwest Idaho Desert Posts: 497	Installed. Attached Images

02-20-2004, 11:15 AM	#12 (permalink)
tornadoalleycruiser Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Member # 12451 Location: Kansas City, Mo Posts: 1,245	Jeff.. Where's the pics of the whale with chopped rockers and 2x4 installed.. I've got the 2x4 sitting in the garage and the bender ordered to do my FJ62.. Doubt it'll be done by texas.. But I can always just keep on bending/bashing the rockers till they're toast! Eventually they'll look like the Sherpa's rocker panels..

02-20-2004, 11:20 AM	#13 (permalink)
alia176 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Member # 9859 Location: Tijeras, NM Posts: 191	I made my own with pictures from George's website: http://www.geocities.com/george_tlc/index.html. The nice thing about the FJ80 body is that it's straight. Mine are used as air reservoir as well...no biggy, just cap the ends and check for leaks! The material I used was 2"x4"x1/8" for the sliders and the same for outriggers. 1/8" is nice and light but haven't put them through the torture test yet so I don't know how they'll hold up. Ali '96 FZJ80

02-20-2004, 12:59 PM	#14 (permalink)
Ballard Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Member # 14339 Location: Windy City Posts: 247	1/8 will be fine. I made mine from 1/4 and they are way too heavy. I'm thinkin' speed holes. They sure do make a nice ring when they scrape over the rocks. Warms you right down to your bones. JJJ - you over at IH8Mud yet? Good 80s board over there. Gotta watch the mod though. The good one got shitcanned and you wouldn't believe who they got now. __________________ 73 FJ50, 64 FZJ45LV "Young girls and gin may be the cure" - The Reverend Horton Heat

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calfj60 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Member # 7180 Location: Closer to the airport than the ocean Posts: 813	Georg, Give the guy a break....Simon needs to finish my truck.... __________________ Tim & Yuli 1987 FJ60 SOA 350 Down for Repairs Sold 5-07 1994 FJZ80 locked 3xs and S/C for more power [COLOR="Red"]For parts and Carb rebuilds [url]http://www.marksoffroad.net[/url] [/COLOR]

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orangefj45 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Member # 6816 Location: Fawk if I know Posts: 15,280	simon at www.faultlinefab.com builds them also. i'll try to post a pic tomorrow. give him a call @ 909-599-9559 __________________ Maybe you outta stick to legos!

02-20-2004, 08:23 PM	#17 (permalink)
orangefj45 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Member # 6816 Location: Fawk if I know Posts: 15,280	here we go: PS: thanks again for the tires. if you have simon build the sliders for you, i can pick them up from him in 2 weeks and deliver em to you! no shipping that way! Attached Images __________________ Maybe you outta stick to legos!

02-20-2004, 08:26 PM	#18 (permalink)
ButchBuilt Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Member # 3981 Location: Napa, Ca USA Posts: 76	christ on a crutch georg! doesnt simon have more work than he can do yet? you are a shameless hussey dude. butch

02-20-2004, 10:40 PM	#19 (permalink)
orangefj45 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Member # 6816 Location: Fawk if I know Posts: 15,280	you know it! anyways, might as well talk to butch, he does great work as well. and i'm sure he can e-mail you pics. __________________ Maybe you outta stick to legos!

02-20-2004, 11:21 PM	#22 (permalink)
pismojim Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Member # 11429 Location: Central Coast Posts: 876	So many choices! Wasn't like this a few years ago. If you wheel it.... they (vendors) will come. Shaka, call Ken at HannaQuality (805) 459 0676 he's just down the HWY in San Luis Obispo. Ken's making bolt-on sliders with great protection for the catyltic converters. (I got the first set a couple years ago, so I'm biased, but I can tell you they work great) Checkout the Hanna Quality Sliders on my '93 FZJ80 Cheers. __________________ Jim Brantley, KI6TLC, TLCA #6433 FJ40, FJ60, FZJ80 realcruiser.com Pismo Beach, CA .

02-21-2004, 09:55 AM	#24 (permalink)
faultlinefabrication Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Member # 21523 Posts: 205	I think its time I got a yellow star and get on the vendors list. Georg is getting expensive Simon

02-21-2004, 10:23 AM	#25 (permalink)
calfj60 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Member # 7180 Location: Closer to the airport than the ocean Posts: 813	I will work for half of what Georg will....lets start a bidding war... come on Simon...hire me...I will pimp your stuff also... __________________ Tim & Yuli 1987 FJ60 SOA 350 Down for Repairs Sold 5-07 1994 FJZ80 locked 3xs and S/C for more power [COLOR="Red"]For parts and Carb rebuilds [url]http://www.marksoffroad.net[/url] [/COLOR]

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