rock sliders, which ones???

[disco-v8]

ok im after a pair of rock sliders for my 5 dorr disco, which must have hi-lift jacking points on them

where can i get some and how much????

thanks

[burgerman]

In my opinion ---- Discoparts ones Every time, I did a lot of looking and homework Before i brought mine, the clincher of the deal was the fact was the fact they were bolted through the sill in about ten places in a u channel type of arrangement, VERY sturdy,Not cheap though BUT worth every Penny, I had mine with tree sliders also and have saved me on countless times and not bent or moved at all.    i have seen some other types that "look good" but only fix in a couple of places .     As i said just my experiences to share with you

[MuddyMachine]

I got mine of Keith Gott.
http://www.keithgott.co.uk/

They have been on nearly five years now and I had no problems with them.

Hope this helps

[driftwood]

as burgerman said, or the ones i have go via the outriggers which i prefer as i feel its more stronger, but thats my opinion there is for and against on sills our outrigger styles but def pay the extra for a pair of good fixing ones.

[driftwood]

as burgerman said, or the ones i have go via the outriggers which i prefer as i feel its more stronger, but thats my opinion there is for and against on sills our outrigger styles but def pay the extra for a pair of good fixing ones.

[Guardian.]

i would buy my ones as they are brill!  they bolt through the outriggers and the sills, and have hi lift jacking points, and if you want them have tubular tree guards.
but thats just my opinion.
www.guardian4x4.com

[extreme90]

i would buy my ones as they are brill!  they bolt through the outriggers and the sills, and have hi lift jacking points, and if you want them have tubular tree guards.
but thats just my opinion.
www.guardian4x4.com

pmsl i love that  :lol:
how much are they as mine and adams friend jim is after some, his is a 5 door ??
adam you changed your light ?? or you put some amber tape over it  :lol:
dan

[disco-v8]

how much are they as mine and adams friend jim is after some, his is a 5 door ??
adam you changed your light ?? or you put some amber tape over it  :lol:
dan

come on dan it aint rocket science, just click on the link it shows you the pricies there lol

and what you on about change my indicator?????  it will still be like that next time untill i find someone who has a spare lot, i aint even cleaned it yet, still struggling to see through the windows, only just pumped up the tyres today  :o

ive been busy sleeping lol

[Lyndsey731]

Guardian

I'm in the market for a set of rock sliders with tree bars myself. Was looking at Mill Services as he will make them to measure at no extra cost, I have a 3 door 300tdi with extended arches, could you offer the same?

Gav

[lenrover]

In my opinion on a disco you want some with tree sliders on as the body work curves out proud of the sill so the tree-sliders will help protect it

You want them fitted before the 25th of feb  trust me :P

[Lyndsey731]

Couldn't agree more Lenrover, my old 200tdi doors were so knackered that this time i've used black chequer plate and am going for the tree sliders.

Gav

[DiscoJim]

Guardian,

Are your rocksliders curved like the original sills?

[disco-v8]

You want them fitted before the 25th of feb  trust me :P

hey lenrover, this is the only reason why im getting some......

i usualy dont mind breaking stuff but im taking note of what you said very strongly lol

im also attempting to make myself a tank guard......


well just went out today and bought myslef some rock/tree sliders, and a HD back bumper from DISCOPARTS, yet another exspensive week  :?


well will take some pics of how they go on and put them onto this page

[lenrover]

well if you do bust the tank I've got a 300tdi one i could take with me if it'll fit as a spare like

[extreme90]

adams proccess for the tank guard  :lol: .........
sheet of 6 mil steel
place it on kerb for where he wants bent it
park disco on steel ontop of kerb
take 1 sledge hammer
and hit the other end of the steel sheet to form a nice even bend
if all else fails, out with the 75mil spanner  :lol:
am i close  :P
dan

[disco-v8]

well dan ive got to find another use for that 75mm spanner other than holding diff's when undoing the crown wheel nuts  :lol:


think using the kerb method may not work aswell, think ill actualy put some effort into this and do it properly, it will be a nice little prodject for me....

ive just got the steel today, god i had to push my seat as close to the wheel aspossible just to get it in the boot, so if anyone sees a disco with someone driving like and old women it will be me lol

better dig the stick welder out of the cuboard and get stuck into it, got till the 25th feb

[Range Rover Blues]

Personally I like the Fist Four ones, IIRC they are Southdown but I can't see them on that website.

Anyway, it's the strength of the brackets that won me over, the sliders are shaped like the original sill mouldings which makes them expansive but the brackets are double what most others offer and that's why I like them.

Don't get sill mounted ones, bad idea.  The sill is not strong enough to support the weight of the car, the body around it was never designed for that much stress, the chassis/body mount is also designed to flex, by bolting to both chassis and body you are isolating this mount and eventually the stress through the sill will start to tell, curiously not be tearing but be corrosion, stress and corrosion are allies against you!

Get chassis mounted sliders.

[Darren]

I've had two different designs of sliders on my Disco. The first were Terrain Master that bolted to both the chassis and the body cill. They were on for about four years and, as far as I can tell, didn't cause any stress related problems. There also wasn't any apparent NVH transmitted from chassis to body, either.

They took a fair amount of abuse and I only took them off when they were basically worn out. The plastic coating had been damaged in numerous places and the things had started to rust - no galv coating on those ones.

I've now got a set of Discoparts sliders fitted, which have been on for about 18 months. These are a very different design in that they comprise a substantial steel channel section that totally encloses the body cill and is fixed by bolting straight through in, from memory, eight places. To the outside of this channel is welded the box section of the slider itself and, on mine, the optional tree bars. I'd previously had reservations about cill mounted sliders but this design really is incredibly strong. The channel section effectively distributes the point loads of impacts with rocks/trees, or from jacking, along the whole cill. I've now put these to the test against rocks a few times and, apart from scratching the plastic coating off, they've shrugged off any damage. So far, there's no noticable problems with body mounts or the body cill itself, although I did take the precaution of painting and waxoiling them before fitting the sliders.