how to bend rocksliders to follow the body line...

**long stroke** · 3rd May 2009, 06:15 PM

Hi all

Matman came over the sarv to make a start on his rocksliders for his d2, after we had the plates tacked on to the 75x50 RHS we held it in position and noticed the disco body isn't strate, so the slider doesn't run true with the body

So we are just after some solutions to this prob

How have you bent your sliders to follow the line of the body??, we thought of cutting a slot and bending it, so thats still an option if needed also thought and read about people using an oxy to put a slight bend in it

Pics

Thanks in advance TIM (and Mat

)

**Lucus** · 3rd May 2009, 06:20 PM

Chock the middle of the tube up with a block of wood that 1.5 to 2 times the
amount you need to bend the tube and run over it a few times with the disco.

(i am serious)

Or find somebody with a half decent hydraulic press

**Jock The Rock** · 3rd May 2009, 06:22 PM

I reckon you're right about the cutting, bending then rewelding idea. That's how I would do it

Even if you heated it you would end up with a slight bulge on each side

Here's a few pics of my brothers sliders. Someone on here made them

**long stroke** · 3rd May 2009, 07:02 PM

Thanks guys

The pics are great!!
Looks like cut and welding is the easyest

CHEERS TIM.

**Slunnie** · 3rd May 2009, 07:23 PM

You can send them off to an engineering/fabrication/trailer etc shop and have them rolled into shape.

Tombie · 3rd May 2009, 11:11 PM

Originally Posted by Slunnie

You can send them off to an engineering/fabrication/trailer etc shop and have them rolled into shape.

Thats what I'd suggest too...

IIRC the radius is something like 30meters

**hook** · 3rd May 2009, 11:35 PM

Hack saw.
See last post.

Is an air tank worthwhile ?

**harry** · 4th May 2009, 07:31 AM

don't bother,
here's some pics of my set,

**chazza** · 4th May 2009, 08:13 AM

If you run a series of welds across the top side of the slider, the contraction of the welds will bend the tube. You can then grind/sand the welds off afterward.

The other suggestions of a press, rolls or driving on them will also work but it can be awkward to get any precision into the bend sometimes,

Cheers Charlie

**discowhite** · 4th May 2009, 01:09 PM

Originally Posted by chazza

If you run a series of welds across the top side of the slider, the contraction of the welds will bend the tube. You can then grind/sand the welds off afterward.

The other suggestions of a press, rolls or driving on them will also work but it can be awkward to get any precision into the bend sometimes,

Cheers Charlie

quite true,,,if the SHS was wafer thin

not really possible on 50x50x4SHS.

just one cut through 3 sides with a drop saw (4mm wide) bend up till they touch again and re weld, then finish off with a flap disc.
i have made numerous sets like this (jock, them sliders are mine) and can say that there is no way in hell that they will break in there fittment and use on a 4x4.

cheers phil

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