[Hillbilly Heaven]

Wow those are nice. You did a fantastic job on them. I was going to do the typical 2x2x1/4 with a 2x1/4 round tube but like your design better.

 

[scottji]

1/4" all around!! I thought my 3/16" was heavy. Those must weigh a ton.

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[White Dragon]

They Do weigh a lot,
But my days of haulin' booty and crazy wheeling are long done,
Now it's all about gettin' there & Back.

 

[Hillbilly Heaven]

Here is My setup.

The "Step Slider" rails are 3" x 6" x 1/4" & 65 1/4" long
w/ Full Penetration welds and Yes, they will hold air.

Just killing some time today, I decided to calculate how much air volume it would hold.

Given your dimensions minus wall thickness and step area and being two of them, I calculated 1506 cubic inches or 6.5 gallons. That is a good size tank for an on board air system.

If I was going to use them to store air I would take some steps to prevent rusting from the inside.

I would do all the cutting on the rectangle tube including cut out for step and shaping the ends.

!/4 inch is probably thick enough you could drill and tap it for 1/4 NPT air fittings. Anything larger I would use weld bungs. Beavis and Butthead Cornholio comes to mind for some reason.

Inlet and outlets should be high on the inside side of the tube and a drain low on inside side right behind where one of the mounting legs will be. Don't forget you need ports for a pressure relief and pressure switch.

I would attempt to clean the inside of the tube with some acetone.

Finish all the welding. Pressure test using liquid soap and water to check for leaks. Yeah I ain't good enough of a fabricator so I would have to do some repairs.

Caswell Gas Tank Sealer would be great to coat the inside of the tube. No welding after coating.

Remember any plumbing needs to run over the frame rails and not under. .

Before all the Chicken Littles chime in. YOU are on your own as far as how much pressure you want to store in your sliders. NO they aren't pressure rated nor do I care. Myself I would feel safe with 100-150 PSI.

I don't think it would be worth the extra work to make the mounting legs part of the air tank. Would mean drilling at least a 3/8 or 1/2 inch hole in the side of the rectangle tube where you are welding the legs. Remember you need to test and coat the the legs too.

 

[White Dragon]

Looks like you been reading my blueprints LoL.

That Caswell gas tank sealer is a Great Idea for "Future" builds.
I agree about the standoffs, too much extra work for the payout.

don't forget some pics when you build yours.

 

[CDA 455]

Man; photobucket really screwed up this informative thread. ?

 

[bearfoot_25]

Heres Mine from many years ago!!!

(1) Im working on some sliders.(Lots of pics) | Bronco Forum - Full Size Ford Bronco Forum (fullsizebronco.com)

 

[Millertime1996]

Glad I found this thread. Lots of good ideas.

 

[SHOme]

Here are mine. I wasn't sure about the kicker at first. I haven't used it as a kicker yet but I sure do use it to get stuff out out of the back and it helps cleaning the roof.

 

[Millertime1996]

Looks good. Did you make the roll cage as well?

 

[SHOme]

Looks good. Did you make the roll cage as well?

Sent my design to All For Fun. They have a BKO jig. They bent it, shipped it and I had a buddy weld it.

 

[Burntoutaccountant]

If anyone is looking for a set, I have a set in the for sale section. Trade or for sale in Kansas City. Will trade for amp power steps.

 

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my junk

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my junk

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Did you make those rock slider steps? If not will you tell me where you got them?
Thanks

 

[Burntoutaccountant]

Did you make those rock slider steps? If not will you tell me where you got them?
Thanks

They were made by a private individual and no longer for sale. I have a set I purchased, same as these from the same run, for sale.

edit. My bad. I have these for sale. I thought this was on the other thread you posted in about the shifter.

 

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They were made by a private individual and no longer for sale. I have a set I purchased, same as these from the same run, for sale.

edit. My bad. I have these for sale. I thought this was on the other thread you posted in about the shifter. View attachment 238832

No problem

 

[Guy163s]

I know this is an older post. But wondering if when you guys jack the vehicle from the sliders of you get any deflection upwards till they contact the body? Mine are and not sure why. Couldn't be the frame flexing or twisting could it?

 

[SHOme]

I know this is an older post. But wondering if when you guys jack the vehicle from the sliders of you get any deflection upwards till they contact the body? Mine are and not sure why. Couldn't be the frame flexing or twisting could it?

Mine do not move. I regulary use the front standout when I put it on the lift. They would be kind of useless if they bumped the body when rocks pushed up on them and they flexed into the body.

 

[Guy163s]

Mine do not move. I regulary use the front standout when I put it on the lift. They would be kind of useless if they bumped the body when rocks pushed up on them and they flexed into the body.

Thanks, mind posting pics of your design?

 

[Guy163s]

Mine do not move. I regulary use the front standout when I put it on the lift. They would be kind of useless if they bumped the body when rocks pushed up on them and they flexed into the body.

NVM found the pics. Looks like I just need gusseting on the top at the frame mount points. And a third support.