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Idk man it looks pretty offset on your picture. Ive seen them on 4 doors and they look just fine. Maybe your picture is exaggerating?

SB is made in China and people look to bash on them, because China does suck. But whatever people say, SB makes quality parts. The SRC side armor are well designed and built. Mine have a really good powder coat, much better than my china made rugged ridge bumper. You can beat the shit out if them and not feel bad. It is a piece of metal designed to take a beating, I wouldnt pay more for sliders.

And you know, lots of those overpriced mopar parts, like the mopar bumper and sliders are china made too.
I wish I was. Here they are flush with the front tire, and we’ll beyond the rear.
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Installed a set of the Smittybilt 77634 this afternoon and noticed that they look very uneven if you look at them from the front or rear. It’s the same on the both sides where the front seems way more tucked in than the rear.

Anyone else notice/experience this?

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Everyone wonders why so many of us hate on Smittybilt. This is the reason why. IMO, anyone who has success with their products fitting and holding up are lucky. This is the expectation I have of them. A low quality product with poor designing and a lack of quality control at the expected price point. How do you think they keep that price point so low?
 

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I wish I was. Here they are flush with the front tire, and we’ll beyond the rear.
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Track bar needs to be adjusted. Or you got a crappy lift that didn't include an adjustable track bar. Some of the difference could be due to the different points that you took the picture and the perspective may be off.
 

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Mine fit perfectly and held up strong. Been Rock crawling in Moab with plenty of impacts to the rails and they did great.
 

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I have the same ones and the fit/finish are great. I love that they include a trim piece that covers up the body seam welds. The body for sure tapers in towards the back. They include shims in the install kit, but I didn't have to use those.

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ill take a look at mine when i get home just installed them a couple weeks ago
 

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Me and my buddy both have them as well. I have mine for a yea after a rough Canadian winter and absolutely no rust anywhere I can find. On the other hand my Jeep 's frame have a lot of surface rust already. I do regularly wash my Jeep around twice a week all year round.
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Track bar needs to be adjusted. Or you got a crappy lift that didn't include an adjustable track bar. Some of the difference could be due to the different points that you took the picture and the perspective may be off.
No lift or track bar installed, just picked up the JL last week. I tried to take the picture at the same angle and point both ways. I've already taken them off and am returning them through Amazon.
 
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Mine appear to be even.

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Yes yours do. Mine look nothing like that, and as you know it's not possible to adjust them with the way they bolt up.
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