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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: Bobtail on December 21, 2005, 16:21:15
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Just one question :D
Which are the best :?:
Your thoughts please :idea: :D
p.s. For a 5dr Disco
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Disco parts seem to have a good deal on rock sliders and for an extra £25 they'll fit the tree slider bar
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mill services look good for the price
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Southdown are the strongest, hence the more pricey
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I got mine (with tree guards) from W&H Wheelcarriers. They made them to fit my vehicle cos I've got wheelarch flares fitted.
They are fixed to the sills & chassis and are galvanised with a black coating.
See this thread (http://forums.mud-club.com/viewtopic.php?t=15741&start=15) for photos. :wink:
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I have First 4x4 side sills. They are excellent :D Extremely well built (not simple box section steel) and spread/bolted to the outriggers. They are southdown design built under license. Only problem is that they are expensive :( £285!!!!
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Discoparts supplied me with some a while back which didn't fit my 3dr. Lovely bit of kit but they didn't fit. So I returned them. I'm sure Mark can do you a 5 door set that do fit. :wink: One word of warning tho' (Positive & Negative) with treesliders they are CHUFFIN heavy :-)
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Just taken delivery of a set of 5 door rock sliders for the disco this week. Just need a few hours or so and some fine weather to fit them.
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I've got the Scorpion ones.
Nice design and easy to fit.
Seem strong too
:D
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Just taken delivery of a set of 5 door rock sliders for the disco this week. Just need a few hours or so and some fine weather to fit them.
what make :?: :shock:
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I want tree sliders :!:
Do yours have them fitted please :?:
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Bill took delivery of discoparts ones and they were with tree sliders.
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Discoparts supplied me with some a while back which didn't fit my 3dr. Lovely bit of kit but they didn't fit. So I returned them. I'm sure Mark can do you a 5 door set that do fit. :wink: One word of warning tho' (Positive & Negative) with treesliders they are CHUFFIN heavy :-)
Can remember what the problem was, but with have had no complaints since. :wink:
And yes they are HEAVY - made of 90x50x3.6mm main box, 40x40x3mm tree slider bar, and mounting plates (full length od sill) are made of 4mm :o
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what make :?: :shock:
Sorry Bobtail, forgot to say the make, :oops: Mr Casey is nearly right. They are his rock sliders (Disco Parts), but with out the added tree slider, and so have holes for a farm jack or similar. As Mark said they are heavy but seem to be well made and robust so should do the job as intended.
I did think about going for the tree slider but I wanted the ability to use a jack if ever needed plus I have a plan to use the jack holes to mount my side steps for normal day to day use as SWMBO is verticaly challenged. But still have the option to remove the steps when out in the muddy stuff.
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Discoparts supplied me with some a while back which didn't fit my 3dr. Lovely bit of kit but they didn't fit. So I returned them. I'm sure Mark can do you a 5 door set that do fit. :wink: One word of warning tho' (Positive & Negative) with treesliders they are CHUFFIN heavy :-)
Can remember what the problem was, but with have had no complaints since. :wink:
And yes they are HEAVY - made of 90x50x3.6mm main box, 40x40x3mm tree slider bar, and mounting plates (full length od sill) are made of 4mm :o
I hope you continue to sell them Mark as I said above, lovely bit of kit. It was a shame the 'whole' experience didn't go well for me. Have you made the alterations to allow them to fit a 3 dr now?
Heavy is not the word :wink: you couldn't complain about their strength :lol:
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Have you made the alterations to allow them to fit a 3 dr now?
Yes. :wink:
BTW when was it :?:
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Have you made the alterations to allow them to fit a 3 dr now?
Yes. :wink:
BTW when was it :?:
Ordered them end Feb, returned them June/July
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Plenty sold since Feb :)
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... One word of warning tho' ... with treesliders they are CHUFFIN heavy :-)
Try heaving them onto a roofrack, then you'll know how heavy they are! :shock:
They certainly look the part, though. Mine don't actually have the holes for a hi-lift, but I'm sure that I could use the tree bar to jack up on ...
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Try heaving them onto a roofrack, then you'll know how heavy they are! :shock:
I remember it well :lol:
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ive got rebel sliders for my 3door but drilled the the holes on a slant so it catched the door boo but they are good for the price i got them at malvern for 130 [/b]
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Thanks for all the input........ :D :D
I have been looking at prices and they are a little bit more than i expected
nearly £300 delivered as i want tree sliders
so they will have too wait for now..other things must come first :cry:
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If you are going to Donnington in Feb, come and see me as we'll have some offers on the rocksliders :wink:
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Will doooooooo :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink:
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hi ,i took mine off as i was loosing ground clearance and grinding out ,got 2 inch risers as well ,food fo thought
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You shouldn't loose any more than about an inch of ground clearance with rock sliders, normal side-steps yes, but rocksliders/tree bars are designed to replace the standard plastic sills and shouldn't drop much lower than that.
What type did you have?
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With ours you loose about 1/2" of clearance, if that.
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I've got the Discoparts ones with tree-slider, had them on a couple of years now, I like the way they fully enclose the sill. There pretty substantial, The slider bar has saved my side panels on a few ocasions, there well scuffed now, my body panels arn't ;-)
The paint finish is probably as good as it gets . Although mine have never seen a sponge in two years, You could even polish them if your a shiney.
Jubby
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You could even polish them if your a shiney.
Jubby
I have polished the ones on the Td5 for when attending the shows (and the rear bumper) to give the finish that customers are expecting to see :wink:
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With ours you loose about 1/2" of clearance, if that.
The extra weight will drop it further. :lol: :lol: Did I say they were chuffin heavy ?
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If you are going to Donnington in Feb, come and see me as we'll have some offers on the rocksliders :wink:
Ooooh, I remember February offers at Donnington. And the trip home with my sliders in the back of the Disco, erm, sliding about :shock:
BTW, I'd recommend the DP sliders wholeheartedly. Kept my doors nice and straight. Can't say the same about the eurobox drivers that let their doors open just that bit too fast against them tho' :wink:
And yes, you can jack on the tree bar bit, but I wouldn't recommend it as there is a tendency for the jack to slip a bit. Ask me how I know :?
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What date is the Donnington 4X4 We haven't seen an ad for it anywhere and were wondering if it was still on :?
Phil
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12th Feb.
Total Off Road are running it.
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Yes, discoparts sliders with tree bar are very jackable. and yes they do slide (again, learnt through painful experiance)
But once on you wont ever bend a sill or worry about sliding past trees, and my mum thinks they make a very nice step
Oh and its my D2 wearing them on the discoparts site photo's. Wished the Disco was still that shiney and clean!!!