Jeep Renegade Rocky Road Rock Sliders Install Write-Up

My shipping to TX was about 98$. If you factor gas to go pick them up, its cheaper to ship...Unless you drive a prius

 

Where are they shipping from?

 

Utah

 

Ya the drilling is killer, and how long it takes (and how many bits you go through) really depends on if you hit a bunch of welds or not

 

Well, it is what it is.

Order in, now the wait begins.......

 

Absolutely. The 1st side you do, take care and time, and go small to big. As in small bits and work your way up to the bigger. I broke 3, but I prepared by buying 2 of each 4 different drill bits, that grew in size. And the 2nd pinch you drill will go a lot faster. Hopefully. Keep your bits lubed by spraying the drill spots as well. Cant have enough WD40

 

The one thing about these sliders is that it leaves this area looking unfinished.
There must be a way to trim it in better.

 

Daystar might be better bc they cover it all up then pit a bar ay?

 

Unfinished? How so? RRO has been making sliders for a while, and their design is tried and true, and have a great approach/departure angle, that no one (daystar) uses.

 

I'm not questioning the sliders, just trimming out the finder liner and gap.
Just look at the pic, the liner edge and clip that was covered by the original lower molding is now exposed and just hanging there ,somehow it needs to be trimmed out.It looks unfinished the way it is.Paying attention to details... that's all.

 

Perhaps. I like the way it looks, of course I own a set, so Im slightly biased

 

One idea:
The blue tape represents the slider.
Using the original lower molding,cut out and use the front end to match the angle of the slider. Re attach screwing in liner clip and the pop clip to the bottom bracket.

 

Or if you like the exposed lower bracket look ,just trim out the liner by removing the clip and sliding on some liner edging from an auto body catalog .
By the way...I have a set of these sliders on order.I'll be using the original lower moldings like the first idea. I'll post picks after installing the sliders.

 

My sliders arrive today. I have a huge concern though that I should have researched a bit more before ordering...

These sliders leave the pinch seam wide open underneath still. If you compare the daystar sliders to these, the daystar sliders protect the entire bottom. I'm hoping I can modify these to be more like the daystar sliders with some steel plate I have lying around.

 

Compare them to the possibly heavier daystar sliders? If you're looking for pinch weld coverage specifically, then the daystar may be more your style. Personally, I prefer the open-ness to the RRO, as there is less material, and probly lighter weight because of this. The pinch weld is secured to the slider by many bolts, and if anything, the metal on the slider sits just below the pinch weld itself. If you think about it, the coverage that the daystar has, multiple holes that a rock or something could get stuck in...as in sliding off a rock, and it could get caught in any of those holes. RRO has a warranty that specifies, if you bent or crack anything on their product, granted its not installer error, they come with a lifetime warranty.

 

Got my super sliders and grill guard/skid plate in just before the holiday, gonna try and get thon this weekend.

 

Just installed my sliders. Thank you for the write up, was most helpful.
Mine where not the supper sliders. I'll post pics of my bare bones RRO sliders at the end.

Here's what I learned;
Drilling the 9/16" for the well nuts is supper easy and clean with a stepped drill bit. (I already had one, and their like $50... Read on) The only glitch with the stepped bit is the whole directly between the doors, there's a second layer that the stepped bit can't reach, so you still need the 9/16" bit. Didn't try drilling the wholes with just a 9/16" bit so I can't say if the $$ for a stepped bit is worth it since you still need the 9/16.

The infamous 1/4" through the pinch seam; I bought a couple DeWalt and a couple Craftsman cobalt's and used them all up. They were both equal. Buy at least 4 quality bits and take your time. (Or buy 6 and go fast

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yup drilling into the pinch seam weld is a pain. just installed daystar sliders on my rig. I bought some new Milwaukee titanium drill bits, broke a few of the smaller ones. Seems like my old dewalt drill bits worked better over all. It helped a little to cover the tip of the drill bit in motor oil.

Great write up.... how did the upper bolts attach? Were the holes with the yellow clips threaded? i almost went with the Rocky Roads.

 

You drill out the holes that the trim clipped into. You then put a well nut into that hole and bolt through the slider into the well nut

 

I really like the look of those plain Rocky Road sliders. Just might have to do that to my T-Hawk when it arrives.