EJS damage survey with Roam rock rail sliders, Metalcloak armor skidplates, Motobilt diff cover

[walweb]

Metalcloak skid scrapes

Brett

After wheeling with Bret and Lindsey last week in Moab and seeing how the Metal Cloak skids protected, they will be our next modification.

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[walweb]

Glad you got in ok.

Great time, with you and the crew out there.

I didn’t bother to take pics of the armor scratches, just got out the wire brush and rustoleum, and buffer wheel, I had put that off until after this trip. other than the hitch wiring bracket getting mangled, I took less damage than a typical SoCal big bear run with granite rocks there vs soft slick rock in moab, I think I actually painted over rock crushed to my bumper, I haven’t touched up the rancho dif skids yet, out of red paint.

I did order RK 4.5 springs for the rear and 3.5 for the front based on my lack of clearance with all the weight I normally carry.

My tailgate bolts had come a little loose, that was why it was scraping on bumper. We did some dunes in sand hollow Utah on the way to Moab.

I will come up with a suggested wheeling stop route out from Moab to the rubicon and we can try to get a group together,

I know a guy that lives close to Napa and he goes to the rubicon all the time, the only downside is he’s a Nissan guy, but his rig is cool enough it wound up in 4wd magazine, if we can make the timing work he will lead us through it.

Please keep us in the loop on a possible Rubicon trip
as mentioned, we also had a great time wheeling with the group and look forward to more trips together.

 

[Martindfletcher]

Please keep us in the loop on a possible Rubicon trip
as mentioned, we also had a great time wheeling with the group and look forward to more trips together.

Absolutely!

 

[rogo66]

rustyshakelford, have you heard when Roam will have the slim line rear bumper for sale? I've emailed Anthony but haven't heard back. I have one of their front bumpers and want to stay with them for the rear, but the wait is killing me! Pretty soon I'm going to have no choice but to go elsewhere.

 

[Outlaw]

Got home last night and got the Jeep on the lift this morning. Wanted to get a good look at everything saved and protected by our armor. We went with metalcloak underbelly skids and roam Offroad frame mounted rock rails.

Skids took several hits and scrapes, rock rails took one good hard direct hit and several scrapes/slides. One thing to mention is we ran into a bunch of rain on the way home and the roam rails are showing a little surface rust on the parts we scraped down to bare metal. That said, there’s several scrapes that the two stage power coat was able to hold up to the damage and still looks great. Everywhere else the finish is perfect.

After this trip were going to be making some changes. Will be adding

Installed dynomax muffler delete
AAL highline fender led lights
AAL or artec inner fenders front and rear (want to try AAL depends on timeframe)
Rockhard4x4 bolt in cage
Artec control arm weld on skids

Felt very comfortable scrapping and banging over just about any rocks. Nice not having to worry about tearing your belly or rocker panels up.

Brett

Looks like the parts work great, for the most part.
I also have the Roam sliders and love the design, but the powder coat is pretty thin. I prepped mine with red Scotch-brite for bedliner. The Scotch-brite easily scuffed right to bare metal on all the edges. I really had to be careful. I have dealt with many powder coated parts, as well as working with powder coating vendors in my years in manufacturing. This seems to be really thin. I had planned all along to overcoat with bedliner, so wasn't to upset, but I did expect a better coating. Don't get me wrong, I would still recommend the @ROAM sliders.
Thanks

 

[rustyshakelford]

Looks like the parts work great, for the most part.
I also have the Roam sliders and love the design, but the powder coat is pretty thin. I prepped mine with red Scotch-brite for bedliner. The Scotch-brite easily scuffed right to bare metal on all the edges. I really had to be careful. I have dealt with many powder coated parts, as well as working with powder coating vendors in my years in manufacturing. This seems to be really thin. I had planned all along to overcoat with bedliner, so wasn't to upset, but I did expect a better coating. Don't get me wrong, I would still recommend the @ROAM sliders.
Thanks

When did you get yours in? I’m telling y’all the coating on there is thick and no flaking off like other things we have had coated and damaged. I’m betting yours were before the swap over

Brett

 

[rustyshakelford]

I want to let everyone know that I haven’t received anything for free from Roam and these opinions are mine. I believe in this company and know that they are experiencing some growing pains and have only been building JL stuff since it came out. Their engineer is top not from what I’ve been told by a member that has had extensive dealings with them and they are changing their products as they are finding room for improvements.

I waited several months for my rock rails like everyone else, waited since nov for my rear bumper but know that it’s going to be worth it as it’s one of the best on the market we’ve found. I also decided to switch my front bumper over to roam too.

After that youtube thread about product promotions I just wanted to let everyone know I’m a customer and these reviews aren’t compensated, I just believe and really like the product

Brett

 

[rustyshakelford]

After wheeling with Bret and Lindsey last week in Moab and seeing how the Metal Cloak skids protected, they will be our next modification.

Awesome. Wish you were closer to help you install!

Brett

 

[rustyshakelford]

rustyshakelford, have you heard when Roam will have the slim line rear bumper for sale? I've emailed Anthony but haven't heard back. I have one of their front bumpers and want to stay with them for the rear, but the wait is killing me! Pretty soon I'm going to have no choice but to go elsewhere.

Man I’ll reach out to Anthony, not saying I’ll have better luck but at this point have a pretty good relationship with him and can call him if he doesn’t get back to me

I don’t know when but they should be anyday

Brett

 

[Outlaw]

When did you get yours in? I’m telling y’all the coating on there is thick and no flaking off like other things we have had coated and damaged. I’m betting yours were before the swap over

Brett

Received the shipping email from Anthony March 18th. Took delivery a few days later. I'm pretty sure it's the latest process. Like I said, they are nice. I just think that anyone who is not going to have them coated with bed liner will be disappointed with the coating. Having said that, if you buy steps and expect even the best powder coating to hold up to being stepped on daily, you will be disappointed. Get the Roam sliders and coat them with bed liner.

 

[Cypher]

You must have had a blast, I hope to get out there sometime. I just installed artec rear inner fenders, they are pretty nice, fitment pretty good, a little nip and tuck. They come bare metal so I had to prime and paint them.

how did the ridge grapplers do at Moab? I am down to those and the KO2. some have said KO2 is better for traction on slickrock etc. others said they prefer RG. I even had different answers from 2 different local discount tire stores. I am going to a 315/70, so any real world info you can share is greatly appreciated.

 

[Cypher]

When did you get yours in? I’m telling y’all the coating on there is thick and no flaking off like other things we have had coated and damaged. I’m betting yours were before the swap over

Brett

I did a pre-order in the frame mounted sliders / steps. received them in March, put them on tonight. I had a few spots rubbed off from shipping, and also noticed the powder coating is less than ideal. however it was easy to touch up with black paint. I will use them, so I know they will get beat up eventually so I am not that worried about it, but the finish could be better.

with that said, I will 100%!buy again when my 2020 comes in. I had the older castle nut setup, and Really am sent me the newer flag nut setup when I asked for the newer design. I have had Nothing but excellent customer service from them, and appreciate that. I am sure if I asked for new sliders due to the shipping damage it would have been no issue. I did not install the lights as I have no desire for them, but they were included. I also have the full Undercloak system with rear diff guard, and a rancho front diff skid. I also have all 4 Rock hard LCA skids. looking at the protection you got with yours, mine should be like a tank underneath. the rock hard LCA skids are very impressive as well, and can't wait to test them out.

I see a lot of bad reviews about Roam on here so I wanted to share my experience. I don't know them, or anyone who works there, and paid full price for mine, so I am not a fair weather friend. I am posting my experience, and my that ughts onhe product. as noted, I plan to buy another set when the time comes and my 2019 goes back and my 2020 comes in. I may have the new set coated myself if they are also then, but I also hear the newer ones are better. since I did a pre-order and got mypretty early I may have a set when the thinner coating. however even with that I am a happy customer.

 

[ChattVol]

how did the ridge grapplers do at Moab? I am down to those and the KO2. some have said KO2 is better for traction on slickrock etc. others said they prefer RG. I even had different answers from 2 different local discount tire stores. I am going to a 315/70, so any real world info you can share is greatly appreciated.

I went with the 315/70/17 ko2 over the ridge grappler bc they came in load c and are about 8 lbs lighter per tire. The ridge grapplers weigh 70 lbs....for some perspective, the Milestar Patagonia's 37s only weigh 72 lbs.

 

[jlroman2]

You must have had a blast, I hope to get out there sometime. I just installed artec rear inner fenders, they are pretty nice, fitment pretty good, a little nip and tuck. They come bare metal so I had to prime and paint them.

Do you mind sharing what you used to prime and paint them? I have these waiting to be installed but was just going to install them as they are.

 

[Roky]

Do you mind sharing what you used to prime and paint them? I have these waiting to be installed but was just going to install them as they are.

Sure....... just clean them with some grease cutting soap Ike Dawn dish soap or etc. then I wiped them down with alcohol. Then applied 3 coats primer and 3 coats paint. Just make sure to use primer for bare aluminum.

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