ya this is what I'm looking for as well. my wife doesn't like climbing into my truck, and my ordered jeep will actually sit higher than it - so steps will be a must. If I can put some boards on without messing with the factory-rails, that's a definite win in my column
These are probably the best I’ve seen. I bought a pair of the ACE sliders and have had some serious fitment and creaking issues. They’ve since redesigned them and are now shipping the new and improved version.Personally I've never been too fond of the the ACE sliders, simply because to provide a product at a lower price point they cheap out and use a thinner wall tubing to make their sliders. The problem for those who wheeled their Jeeps is if you put the weight of the Jeep on the slider it would bend and damage the body which is why you see everyone who runs Ace sliders run them with the stock Rubi rock rails. Not sure if they've changed anything much, that was the case with their sliders for the JK.
Depending what you plan to do with your Jeep, I'd say that should dictate what you get. Back with my first Rubicon in '09 I swapped out the plastic side steps the dealer put on it for a set of LoD sliders that had an integrated step. Then a few years later when I got my '12 Rubicon I changed out the factory Rubi rails with another set of LoD sliders. They're a solid rock slider with an integrated step, I'm trying to remember, I think they were made with .120 dom tubing. Chris is pretty creative so it'll be interesting to see what he comes up with for the JL.
Not sure if Chris will be making the signature series for the JL. It’d be great if he would since, but who knows. I saw he was working on something totally new. Not sure if I’m digging the new design the for JL if that is what will go into production.
What do the new ones look like? Any pics?
Yeah, I checked out the site and couldn’t find anything. They seem to have the best looking rock rails. Very aggressive looking stuff.
So they tweaked them?
They sure did. They made the brackets that connect to the body mount screws slightly smaller so they fit better against the vehicle’s frame. As of Tuesday of last week, they will be sending out only the new version to their customers. They’ve tested the new set and stated that there won’t be any further creaking issues since the fitment is better.
Personally I've never been too fond of the the ACE sliders, simply because to provide a product at a lower price point they cheap out and use a thinner wall tubing to make their sliders. The problem for those who wheeled their Jeeps is if you put the weight of the Jeep on the slider it would bend and damage the body which is why you see everyone who runs Ace sliders run them with the stock Rubi rock rails. Not sure if they've changed anything much, that was the case with their sliders for the JK.
Depending what you plan to do with your Jeep, I'd say that should dictate what you get. Back with my first Rubicon in '09 I swapped out the plastic side steps the dealer put on it for a set of LoD sliders that had an integrated step. Then a few years later when I got my '12 Rubicon I changed out the factory Rubi rails with another set of LoD sliders. They're a solid rock slider with an integrated step, I'm trying to remember, I think they were made with .120 dom tubing. Chris is pretty creative so it'll be interesting to see what he comes up with for the JL.
