LOD destroyer sliders issue

[Gdub]

I haven't experienced any issues with mine and I've had them for 3 years and moderate offroad use. So were they installed correctly?

i am with you on this one. I have had mine on since I got my jeep, actually first thing I added. With no issues to date. There is not 3/4” in the front as @lodoffroad suggests.

Also the frame body mount comment that someone made above throws me off a little.

I do clean my jeep diligently. One day for ever wheeling adventure. I do think the amount of rocks that could get stuck in there would really depend where you wheel.

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[Rubicon_Wrangler_JL_2018]

i am with you on this one. I have had mine on since I got my jeep, actually first thing I added. With no issues to date. There is not 3/4” in the front as @lodoffroad suggests.

Also the frame body mount comment that someone made above throws me off a little.

I do clean my jeep diligently. One day for ever wheeling adventure. I do think the amount of rocks that could get stuck in there would really depend where you wheel.

Sweet looking rig! I have the Signature series rock sliders. I do get quite a few rocks stuck in mine, but as you mentioned, I check mine routinely (quarterly) and just clean them out or each time I come from offroading. I'm sure there have been some legit issues with every manufacturer, but I can say, I have had any issues with LOD yet (and I have their rear bumper with tire carrier too and love it.

 

[4xFUN]

I am really bummed as the lod destroyer sliders have cause quite a bit of damage to the underside of my vehicle. I don’t get in the rocks really and just do moderate trails but the way they manufactured the sliders was only about 3/16” of a gap spacing between body and slider at the front compared to 1” spacing in the rear. I received No damage to the rear side of the rocker panel areas but at the front it took out 4 panels (both fenders and the mini rocker panels next to them in bottom).

I’ve been calling lod to try to Atleast get a replacement set or maybe get the signature series sliders since they have more of a gap. The seem to be putting me in the back burner and it seems there is nothing I can do. I have been waiting so long and missing all the runs lately. My jeep is brand new and while some damage is expected , the reason why I bought the sliders was to protect that very area. I think I spent 900$ and would hate to have to buy another pair outright. I did drill holes in the frame for more support so I would like to utilize those hole and not have them there for no reason.

Is there anyone who works for lod on this forum who can listen to what I’m saying and help me please. This has been a nightmare. Can’t seem to get through to to anyone who can help by phone or email. I’ve left info with your front desk staff.
Have been in contact since November by email and by many phone calls. Please keep in mind this is a new jeep not old and beat up.

Yup. When I first got my JLR one of the first things I installed was the Roam version of the same type 'slider'...I took them off immediately as even after all bolts were fully torqued and the Roam's properly aligned, I could lay on the garage floor and pressing up hard on the front of the 'sliders' I could nearly push them into the body. Now I am pretty strong and workout regularly but I ain't Superman!
IMHO the best bolt-on sliders (they do not work well as an entry step but do help getting out) are the Rock Hard 4x4 Patriot Angled-Up sliders. I have not bashed them really hard on boulders yet but have had the full weight of the Jeep bounce off hard pack caliche with zero issues...

 

[Montythelab]

you should go with the LoD Signature Series sliders and you shouldn't have any of those issues.

That is the conclusion that I am coming to as well. LOD Destroyer order has been cancelled... Will most likely order the Signature series now... Anything else that may be superior to that in body protection? (thx)

 

[JeepJLU402]

This has me sad. There definitely isn’t 3/4” spacing in the front. I can’t even fit a finger in between and I have tiny hands! Hopefully there is a fix for this soon. I would even settle for a 1/8” plate that bolts to the pinch seam and 3M sticks to the lower section of the rocker where contact gets made.

 

[micahpop]

I am really bummed as the lod destroyer sliders have cause quite a bit of damage to the underside of my vehicle. I don’t get in the rocks really and just do moderate trails but the way they manufactured the sliders was only about 3/16” of a gap spacing between body and slider at the front compared to 1” spacing in the rear. I received No damage to the rear side of the rocker panel areas but at the front it took out 4 panels (both fenders and the mini rocker panels next to them in bottom).

I’ve been calling lod to try to Atleast get a replacement set or maybe get the signature series sliders since they have more of a gap. The seem to be putting me in the back burner and it seems there is nothing I can do. I have been waiting so long and missing all the runs lately. My jeep is brand new and while some damage is expected , the reason why I bought the sliders was to protect that very area. I think I spent 900$ and would hate to have to buy another pair outright. I did drill holes in the frame for more support so I would like to utilize those hole and not have them there for no reason.

Is there anyone who works for lod on this forum who can listen to what I’m saying and help me please. This has been a nightmare. Can’t seem to get through to to anyone who can help by phone or email. I’ve left info with your front desk staff.
Have been in contact since November by email and by many phone calls. Please keep in mind this is a new jeep not old and beat up.

Sorry if this has been answered already but if you don't get in the rocks, what caused the sliders to damage your Jeep? And on both sides? Was it just from normal driving (i.e. no direct impact on the sliders)?

 

[Reactor111]

I had the LOD Destroyer on my 2018 JLUR for 2 years and never saw any damage to the body. I did sell them to get the power steps. I find it hard to believe that the steps did not take the full weight of the Jeep sliding over rocks to cause the damage. The Roam sliders are a light weight facsimile of the LOD. In the end, any slider will protect the body, some better than others. But none will guarantee no damage, no matter how you use the Jeep. The damage is fairly minor, why not get the trim strip that RSE provides with the power steps and it’s fixed.

 

[JeepJLU402]

I had the LOD Destroyer on my 2018 JLUR for 2 years and never saw any damage to the body. I did sell them to get the power steps. I find it hard to believe that the steps did not take the full weight of the Jeep sliding over rocks to cause the damage. The Roam sliders are a light weight facsimile of the LOD. In the end, any slider will protect the body, some better than others. But none will guarantee no damage, no matter how you use the Jeep. The damage is fairly minor, why not get the trim strip that RSE provides with the power steps and it’s fixed.

I found something similar from GenRight. They had a bolt on one and a stick on one. I think I might just forget about it until something happens then just touch up the paint throw one of those on and call it good.

The stick on would be easier but being able to take off the bolt on one may have advantages.

 

[JL2021guy]

Sorry if this has been answered already but if you don't get in the rocks, what caused the sliders to damage your Jeep? And on both sides? Was it just from normal driving (i.e. no direct impact on the sliders)?

Moderate trails . Wouldn’t call it rock crawling but I’m sure there’s rocks here and then

 

[lodoffroad]

This is not an ongoing problem with our sliders. We have seen maybe 6-10 sets of sliders with this issue from the very beginning of this program!

When the sliders were developed, they were installed with at least 1/2" up to 3/4" gap between the slider and the body. Then the welding fixtures were built from the master set of sliders. The master set was made to fit our Jeep JL and was checked many times early on in the program against other Jeeps. This gap can be affected by the position of the jeep body on the frame horizontally as well as vertically. The rubber body mounts have a lot of flex in them, maybe something has changed recently in that material to make the body sit lower on the frame or flex more? Who knows. If your sliders are closer than 1/2" then there is greater risk of impact.

The Destroyer was designed for moderate trail use and no guarantee is made that they will not flex into the body. The flex is all determined by the amount of force induced into the slider, since F=MA then it all depends on the mass of the Jeep and the acceleration at impact.

It is also a balancing act between closing the gap to hide pinch seam and increasing the gap between them to allow for movement. We are damned if we do and damned if we don't because we gotta hide that pinch seam right?

 

[TX_Ovrlnd]

It is also a balancing act between closing the gap to hide pinch seam and increasing the gap between them to allow for movement. We are damned if we do and damned if we don't because we gotta hide that pinch seam right?

If you didn't there would be at least 3 threads complaining about it each week.

 

[oceanblue2019]

i am with you on this one. I have had mine on since I got my jeep, actually first thing I added. With no issues to date. There is not 3/4” in the front as @lodoffroad suggests.

Also the frame body mount comment that someone made above throws me off a little.

I do clean my jeep diligently. One day for ever wheeling adventure. I do think the amount of rocks that could get stuck in there would really depend where you wheel.

+1 here. Hav been running the LOD destroyers since owning the Jeep.

I don't baby the Jeep - it's done some nasty trails like Crawl Daddy where the sliders were really used as sliders over some boulders. They've not moved and caused damage - but the powder coat on the bottom needed some major touch ups.

I'm a 2019 JLUR.

Wonder if something has changed we're not aware of. Softer tub mounts or something perhaps?

 

[Kreepin1]

This has me sad. There definitely isn’t 3/4” spacing in the front. I can’t even fit a finger in between and I have tiny hands! Hopefully there is a fix for this soon. I would even settle for a 1/8” plate that bolts to the pinch seam and 3M sticks to the lower section of the rocker where contact gets made.

That was more or less what I did using Bushwacker's Trail Armor Rocker Panels on my JLR. On the driver front I added a 1/4" spacer out while the passenger front needed a 1/2" spacer out PLUS a 1/4" spacer down. Here is a link to my install:
https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/fo...nd-trail-jlr-w-half-doors.68941/#post-1449869

@lodoffroad
It seems this fitment issue only affects some of us and only in the front. It is not body shift as mine was tight on both sides. The problem with aligning your sliders with stacks of washers is that the JL's frame is made from relatively thin steel. When the sliders take a hit the washers press against the center of the frame which deflects like the bottom of an oil can. You should offer spacers that contact the entire side of the frame. Heck, I wouldn't even mind paying for them!

 

[Hercules]

Well I just installed the destroyers on my JLURD today. Just saw this thread. So I far I think there solid, have offroaded with them yet, so we’ll see. I’d think they’d offer more protection than the stock rubi rails. Time will tell.

 

[entropy]

This is not an ongoing problem with our sliders. We have seen maybe 6-10 sets of sliders with this issue from the very beginning of this program!

When the sliders were developed, they were installed with at least 1/2" up to 3/4" gap between the slider and the body. Then the welding fixtures were built from the master set of sliders. The master set was made to fit our Jeep JL and was checked many times early on in the program against other Jeeps. This gap can be affected by the position of the jeep body on the frame horizontally as well as vertically. The rubber body mounts have a lot of flex in them, maybe something has changed recently in that material to make the body sit lower on the frame or flex more? Who knows. If your sliders are closer than 1/2" then there is greater risk of impact.

The Destroyer was designed for moderate trail use and no guarantee is made that they will not flex into the body. The flex is all determined by the amount of force induced into the slider, since F=MA then it all depends on the mass of the Jeep and the acceleration at impact.

It is also a balancing act between closing the gap to hide pinch seam and increasing the gap between them to allow for movement. We are damned if we do and damned if we don't because we gotta hide that pinch seam right?

This has been reported on this forum before. People who wheel their jeeps on moderate rocks will have these sliders contact the body.

I hit my smittybilt (frame mounted) left side hard and got the same damage. So it isnt only LOD. Metal flexes.

But i do want to say one thing. Fuck hiding the pinch seam. We want sliders that work offroad. Specially if they cost close to $1000.

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