Xlax slider pics

[scott.com]

Was over at Claus's new place earlier today. While there I took a few pics of his new sliders. Wow are they beefy.

Nice place BTW.

Pic from the back

[scott.com]

Another from the front.

[superjens]

I'm sure Claus would like to speak up here but he just moved and the @home morons couldn't get him hooked up today like he promised. No phone either. Or cable TV. So I bought him Office Space

Lots of rust already ... those things will need a good sanding and Por-15. I'll definitely be treating mine when they get here.

[Dayspring]

Who made the sliderz? They don't look like EOE, but I can't be sure. Calmini?

[superjens]

They're custom built. Claus' girlfriend's uncle (in Saskatchewan) has the whole enchilada, a shop with all the tools and tons of experience. Claus dropped off some diagrams and photos at one point (of the Calminis), and drove out there this Christmas to see what he came up with. A few cuts and welds later, and they bolted right on.

He's going to fab 10 more pairs and will haul them down here to Vancouver sometime in February for the rest of the guys in PNWX.

[ChuckH]

Looks good and sturdy! I thought they were going to be powdercoated though? Are these not powdercoated because they were the test set, or am I mistaken?

Doesn't really matter. I can paint and repaint as necessary. Infact, if they aren't going to be powdercoated I'll just take mine without paint (though primered would be nice!).

Thanks for posting pictures!

[rrdstarr]

ChuckH, I forgot to show you the sample kit of POR-15 I bought that would work great on the sliders! The kit has the cleaner and primer and paint included in the kit.

[scott.com]

Rick you have the EOE sliders correct? How many bolts are there at each attachment point?

On the Xlax sliders there seemed to be only one per bracket though maybe it was my vivid imagination. I would think that one bolt would not be enough.

[Philosopher]

Originally posted by scott.com
Rick you have the EOE sliders correct? How many bolts are there at each attachment point?

2 bolts per attachment point for a total of 6.

[rrdstarr]

Like Mr T said it is two per attach point which means six per side. I also put a little bead weld across the bottom lip just in case the bolts ever worked there way out! Schlud checked on his before we went to GOXII and found a couple of them were loose!

[superjens]

On the Xlax sliders there seemed to be only one per bracket though maybe it was my vivid imagination

Yes, it is vivid. There are two heavyweight bolts on each part, total of 6 on each side. The sliders are 2x3 steel, the arms are braced, the truck was hi-lifted on each side to bring both wheels off the ground and there was no bending.

Scott, it sounds like you're not impressed, why don't you just get the "real" ones and pay twice as much?

[scott.com]

Originally posted by superjens
Scott, it sounds like you're not impressed, why don't you just get the "real" ones and pay twice as much?

Where do I say that I'm not impressed with them? They looked well built to me. I was simple asking a question.

[Stormy]

To me they look very well built. I think scott was saying if there was 1 bolt, you should have more to support them.

[superjens]

I guess I should have taken my Ritalin or Flintstones Chewables or whatever this morning, my message obviously came out wrong -- sorry Scott! "Jens doesn't play well with others"

I have only 1 suggestion so far, the plates/braces that go against the frame that the bolts go through could be wider, hopefully spreading the pressure points against the frame to avoid any potential frame warping or bending under high stress. This might also allow a third bolt per plate, hopefully at the bottom to negate any need to weld them permanently. It would be nice to be able to remove them (to scrape the rust off LOL ) or for any other reason.

Ok, time for my electro shock therapy ...

[scott.com]

Thanks Jens you're a class act. I was having a real sh%^ day at work today and when I read your post I was so .

With all the 4 X 4 equipment being "borrowed" in the Van area I was thinking of having a few spot welds done to keep someone from walking off with them. I would really love to be able to remove them between runs but I have no were to store them.