I’m trying to identify what kind of rock sliders I have on this thing. They appear to be Smittybilt XRCs? If yes are these stout enough to put a hi lift on? I’m not psyched about them but if they work they work.
I’m trying to identify what kind of rock sliders I have on this thing. They appear to be Smittybilt XRCs? If yes are these stout enough to put a hi lift on? I’m not psyched about them but if they work they work.
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I’m trying to identify what kind of rock sliders I have on this thing. They appear to be Smittybilt XRCs? If yes are these stout enough to put a hi lift on? I’m not psyched about them but if they work they work.
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What situation do you believe you'd be jacking the Jeep up from its rocker guard for?
I’m used to rock sliders that bolt directly to the frame with no attachment to the body. I use my hi lift on sliders mostly for self recovery situations where I don’t have a winch point as pictured in this situation when I turtled out in the desert and needed to throw traction boards under the tires to back out.
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I’m more concerned about landing on rocks though because I often like using my sliders as a pivot point on the fun stuff. Do we feel these things aren’t up to snuff for that use case?
That's an ugly Jeep.
First, never wheel alone and get a winch or at least a snatch (not tow!) strap. You can winch or use the snatch strap on each other if either gets stuck.
For rocker guards, avoid frame mounted and go strictly with body mounted. Yes frame mounted may sound stronger but it's actually not due to the long mounting brackets between the frame and the rocker guard. A body mounted rocker guard is a LOT stronger and will better protect the rockers.
N4TAY here, built my first ham radio gear and installed a home-made 15 meter beam antenna before you were born.I agree and I usually don't wheel alone but there are occasions where I get out there solo. I always have a winch and love using it, satellite communicator, HAM radio + noted local repeaters, all the recovery equipment needed and trail spares.
Great tip on body mounted, it's actually the opposite of what I expected. Super helpful.
N4TAY here, built my first ham radio gear and installed a home-made 15 meter beam antenna before you were born.