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Re: Rock slider pics???
Everyone has there own way of building sliders and it really comes down to two trains of thought.
The Alpro sliders shown, from what I have read are designed to push you around rocks or obstacles on the trail.
The DeMello Sliders we build are designed as a last resort, I would prefer to miss any obstacles on the trail and drive over them with my tires. This is why we keep them tucked up nice and tight.
There are other reasons we make them the way we do. The shorter the distance between the inner and outer tube the less chance you will have for bending the tubes, less leverage in-between these tubes makes the sliders very strong. We also believe the tighter you keep your sliders to the vehicle the less chance you will have snagging on stuff on the trail. Especially in a lower wider vehicle like the FJ where every bit of ground clearance and side to side clearance is key to making it out of a trail with out getting stuck to much. The kick out design at first glance seems like a great idea to kick you around a rock, but what happens when it ends right at the wheel it puts that rock right into your wheel, wouldn't it be better to drive over that rock instead of around it? Or what if it's a tree or something taller when that kicks out ends it leaves you with a pretty big gap of sheet metal as a target. IMO it is usually better to miss the obstacle then to hit it with your slider or drive over it.
They are simply two different ways of doing something. Pick which ones you like better and I will see you on the trails.
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