Highcountry Sliders

[PicnSav]

codemonkey,

Are your sliders strong enough to used as a jacking point?

 

[codemonkey]

codemonkey,

Are your sliders strong enough to used as a jacking point?

That's a good question, we did it with the tcase skid but if HCO did it with the sliders I wasn't there. I'll give it a try tomorrow and let you know.

 

[Trynian]

I haven't seen the RS sliders in person, but I suspect they sit lower on the vehicle than the HCO sliders in order to cover the compressor in the stock position. I think if you combine the HCO sliders with the HCO compressor bracket to move the compressor up higher you end up with more ground clearance in that area. This is just a guess since I haven't seen the RS skids, if someone knows either way for sure please post.

http://grendel.smugmug.com/gallery/6013404_bqJNP#376008378_9GiNc

They might sit a bit lower but it is not because of the comppressor. Since you remove the lower cover of the compressor which is mostly what hangs low they are fairly straight accross from the frame beem.

If you look at Nathans photo you will see in the lowere left a small dip down that make room for the bottom of the comp mount.

But the hi-county comp mount that raises it up is a good idea also.

I did some rock crawling today that would have ripped out my comp reservoir tank had I not had the RS version 1 sliders.

 

[codemonkey]

codemonkey,

Are your sliders strong enough to used as a jacking point?

Looks like they are:

This is jacking up one corner using the step bumper on the sliders. I didn't see any flexing or complaining from the sliders while I did this.

I wanted to do another shot from the middle, trying to get the whole right side up, but after I took this shot I came to the uncomfortable realization that either my hi-jack is broken (came with a used Jeep I bought a few years ago), or I'm ******** and can't get it to reverse. Took a couple wooden blocks and some monkeying with a couple bottle jacks to get it down. I'll probably borrow a friend's hijack this week to see if I am ******** or what.

 

[codemonkey]

They might sit a bit lower but it is not because of the comppressor. Since you remove the lower cover of the compressor which is mostly what hangs low they are fairly straight accross from the frame beem.

If you look at Nathans photo you will see in the lowere left a small dip down that make room for the bottom of the comp mount.

But the hi-county comp mount that raises it up is a good idea also.

I did some rock crawling today that would have ripped out my comp reservoir tank had I not had the RS version 1 sliders.

Cool, thanks for the correction.

 

[Randall]

That looks like some quality stuff i have the mantec front skid and i am for sure going to get the RS sliders but in terms of other skids does anyone know the best combination of rasta and HCO stuff that would give me the most protection possible

Noah

 

[Trynian]

That looks like some quality stuff i have the mantec front skid and i am for sure going to get the RS sliders but in terms of other skids does anyone know the best combination of rasta and HCO stuff that would give me the most protection possible

Noah

I have the RS sliders, Rasta Gearbox cover, Mantec sump guard and the stock under plate and it covers the from pretty well.

Eventually I think I will add a gas tank skid also.

 

[nwoods]

I'll probably borrow a friend's hijack this week to see if I am ******** or what.

I can't offer you any comfortable advice about your mental acumen, however, I seriously doubt your HiLift is broken, and I doubt you were doing it wrong. HiLift's need periodic maintainence, and if seldom used, need a good working over to "wear them in" properly.

http://www.jpmagazine.com/techarticles/154_0808_10_ways_to_get_your_jack_working/index.html

Also, while ******* a concrete floor, if you are doing this in the dirt, push the base inward under the truck a bit, so that the jack is leaning away from your door panel more. Good idea on using the urethane handle holder as a bumper, but...

Here is an example of leaning the jack away from the bodywork:

I highly recommend spending a few minutes watching about safe use of using the HiLift:
YouTube - Hi-Lift Jack Operating Instructions

 

[OffRoving]

Extended mode and Lifting from sliders resolved

Lifting from Rover Specialties Sliders:

http://offroving.com/ToughAsNails.pdf

Extended/Super Modes:

http://offroving.com/SuperExtendedMode.pdf

 

[Boaz]

Nice Adam! (Now I just need a jack.)
Thanks for putting an end to the super extended mode confusion as well.