Sliders

Joined: 21 Oct 2002 Location: London

So I am going to build some sliders for the 4runner. (See below)

1) What size wall should I use for the square tubing??
2) What size wall should I use for the round tubing??
3) What thickness for the brackets to attach to the chassi??

Chris.

Joined: 21 Oct 2002 Location: London

This is what I am thinking:
1) 3mm
2) 3mm
3) 5mm

Joined: 21 Oct 2003 Location: North East Melbourne

yeah sounds good to me, im gonna do that too.

Joined: 20 Oct 2002 Location: Greenbank

My sliders are all 75x50x3.2 and welded to the frame and take an absolute flogging and are yet to bend at all.

Joined: 17 Aug 2003 Location: Cairns, (capital of Nth QLD)

3mm+ sounds good, i made a t/case cross brace out of 40x40x 2mm & bent it the first time i took it out.

Then again my Cruiser is kind of heavy. Rolling Eyes

Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 9:37 pm

Tube and pipe thickness sounds okay (3mm) but use something like 8 or 10mm for the bracketry, make it wide also so it doesnt crimp the chassis.

Joined: 09 Nov 2002 Location: Brisbane

RUFF wrote:

My sliders are all 75x50x3.2 and welded to the frame and take an absolute flogging and are yet to bend at all.

Mine are the same but mine have bent between the supports (2 for a single cab hilux) Crying or Very sad

Joined: 21 Oct 2002 Location: London

beebee wrote:

RUFF wrote:

My sliders are all 75x50x3.2 and welded to the frame and take an absolute flogging and are yet to bend at all.

Mine are the same but mine have bent between the supports (2 for a single cab hilux) Crying or Very sad

I plan to use 3 supports for the runner.

Chris.

Joined: 08 Nov 2002 Location: sunshine coast

i used 65mm tube with a 4mm wall for the slider, 40x40x4mm rhs for the bars goin into the chassis and 75x8mm plate clamping the chassis with 3 mounts on a single cab. little bit overkill.
they sit about 2mm away from the sill lip and they have been landed on pretty hard an never touched the sill.