Thread: Off road equipment.

Originally Posted by Steve223

Hi Brad,

Looking for some sliders for my Disco D3 can I purchase them from you (i'm in Sydney) and at what cost?

Thanks a lot

Steve

Steve, send Brad(Disco3QLD) a personal message and he will get back to you, he is very helpful.

Baz.

Originally Posted by Redback

Steve, send Brad(Disco3QLD) a personal message and he will get back to you, he is very helpful.

Baz.

Baz,

I read your trip report about the VHC and I thought I noted in your comments about some damage and you taking a hit on the rear bar and slider.

How did it hold up, do it's job ?

George

Originally Posted by DiscoWeb

Baz,

I read your trip report about the VHC and I thought I noted in your comments about some damage and you taking a hit on the rear bar and slider.

How did it hold up, do it's job ?

George

The sliders are GOE sliders, they didn't hold up to well, I had to take to them with a block splitter as we couldn't open the passenger side door after the hit.

The rear bar bent just enough to crease the rear side panel and pop the tail light outer cover off, I'm guessing the damage may have been a lot more without the rear bar there.

Baz.

Originally Posted by Redback

The sliders are GOE sliders, they didn't hold up to well, I had to take to them with a block splitter as we couldn't open the passenger side door after the hit.

The rear bar bent just enough to crease the rear side panel and pop the tail light outer cover off, I'm guessing the damage may have been a lot more without the rear bar there.

Baz.

Both probably saved you serious damage, must have been a solid hit.

Do your sliders have the wider step. Mine (made by Brad) have the narrow step and I would be surprised if they could be deformed enough to stop the door opening.

Being steel hopefully both can be repaired.

George

Originally Posted by DiscoWeb

Both probably saved you serious damage, must have been a solid hit.

Do your sliders have the wider step. Mine (made by Brad) have the narrow step and I would be surprised if they could be deformed enough to stop the door opening.

Being steel hopefully both can be repaired.

George

Yes I think your right and yes it was a big hit, came as a supprise as I was not going quickly, just idling off the rock step as slow as possible.

The sliders have the wider step, but they are alloy, which may be why they bent a bit more than maybe a set of steel ones would have.

I have also bought a set from Brad, as I think steel is stronger and easier to repair as well.

Baz.

A mate & I got ours (with the sider step) from Brad a couple of weeks ago but only got around top fitting them on the weekend. They are awesome, and protect the whole rocker panel. My mate was replacing a set of aluminium side steps on his D3 which bend up easily and stop the doors from opening. Doubt if these will sustain any damage - will be a big hit if they do.
So thanks Brad.

Cheers,
Barry

The GOE sliders Baz bought (being second-hand) were the original 2006 design. I'm pretty sure they were the set that was originally on my first D3 and used in the 4WD comps over here, so they had certainly stood up to some heavy-hitting (I came off a 3-foot drop onto one) without anything more than a slight bend. I was therefore quite surprised to hear that Baz had bent it enough to prevent the door opening -- perhaps it finally fatigued? I'd hate to think what would have happened to the door and sill if they hadn't been protected.

I don't believe that steel bar will bend less - quite the contrary. The corollary to that though, is that they're not easily bent back. The newer GOE stand-off bars are set at a different angle and allow for more distance between the bar and the bottom of the door.

Cheers,

Gordon

Originally Posted by gghaggis

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I don't believe that steel bar will bend less - quite the contrary. The corollary to that though, is that they're not easily bent back. The newer GOE stand-off bars are set at a different angle and allow for more distance between the bar and the bottom of the door.

Cheers,

Gordon

What grade of alloy do you use?

However, even 6061-T6 has a yield strength similar to mild steel.

For the same level of heat treatment, steel alloys are significantly more resistant to plastic deformation than aluminium alloys.