Need Opinions on my Rock Rail project...

[CO Hummer]

I'm just starting my project to build some rock rails. In a few months, I'll probably be posting a request on how fix body damage. Anyway, I'm using 2x6 tubing for the outside rail. I've cut it to the length I want, but now I need to decide how to mount it.

I've been thinking that I'll stick it 3 INCHES off the body.

What to do guys think? Should I go to 4 inches outside? 2 inches?

Here are some photos of how it would look with 3 inch exposure.

[paragoon]

For some reason, having something hard stick out about 3 inches sounds right to me! Do you think you can make them strong enough to hold a parson of my girth and stature?

[PARAGON]

Originally Posted by paragoon

For some reason, having something hard stick out about 3 inches sounds right to me!

Freudian Slip?

yours sticks out only 3 inches when hard?

poor nav

[NEOCON1]

Lookin good CO , slide away




homo thinks im the goon LMFAO

[timgco]

Looks great Alan. I think that's about perfect to keep the sid eof your rig away from a wall maybe example (going up Hell's Gate).

I'm almost afraid to ask, but how far does Dirty's rock rails stick out or Phil's for that matter?

[DDWH]

Looks good CO...you might want to seal the ends of those for better aerodynamics

[NEOCON1]

Originally Posted by DDWH

Looks good CO...you might want to seal the ends of those for better aerodynamics

fill with foam first so you get the floatation advantage

[CO Hummer]

Originally Posted by DDWH

Looks good CO...you might want to seal the ends of those for better aerodynamics

Of course. I'm gonna put some end caps on later.

Yeah, I'm thinking that 3" is enough. It will work both as side protection and a nice step for my shorty wife.

[timgco]

Originally Posted by CO Hummer

Of course. I'm gonna put some end caps on later.

Yeah, I'm thinking that 3" is enough. It will work both as side protection and a nice step for my shorty wife.

Are you going to taper the ends into the truck?

Are you going to PC them yellow to match your shock boots?

[CO Hummer]

Originally Posted by timgco

Are you going to taper the ends into the truck?

Are you going to PC them yellow to match your shock boots?

No, I'm not going to taper them (may change my mind). I did angle them when I cut them to keep them from hanging up.



Not sure on the color. Black is planned, but yellow is a possibility....

[DennisAJC]

Are you going to war? It's gonna look good.

[KenP]

I certainly would taper the ends. It would make them stonger at that point so they don't crush in.

3" out from the body should be sufficient. Find out what drty's are.

[h2co-pilot]

I think Drty's protude less than that.

Sweet CO! Nice job.

Are you attaching it via the existing mount holes? I had thought of removing the actual rail and welding a new one to the factory bracket/support arms in such a way that it would be flush with the under body. Taking in the weight and shape difference of course. Maybe a makeshift rubber 'gasket' or tubing between the rail and the body. I also like the idea tacking a thin sheet along the arms for added protection of hang ups and for additional support of the new rail.

But then again- I don't weld or fabricate- just ideas.

I hate to admit it but a matching yellow would look nice- provided it be done right, but scraping is inevitable. You might coat the bottom and lip with a black or spray liner. Or a 2 part apoxy.....

Hey!, you could knit some great covers and switch them according to the season.

[DennisAJC]

Please spare your daughter. She too is innocent and should not be exposed to you drunken rage.

[H2Finally]

CO, when I had my rockers extended that far out, I had a lot of prob with them getting hung-up in a rock-garden type of trail. I found that I had to take whole new and unfamiliar lines to fit/squeeze between boulders.

But then, I saw how well Drty and dochummer's extended rock rails did in Big Sluice in the Rubicon, and now I'm not certain if the problems I had was due to my rockers extending those far out, or just a bad wheeling day for me...

So, something you may want to think about when you fashion the mounting brackets -- would be nice if it is possible to adjust in the future as you form an opinion on how they perform.

Otherwise they look great aesthetically -- so long as you keep em sans the uber-ghey CO Hummer signatures..

[HarryJ]

Originally Posted by DennisAJC

Please spare your daughter. She too is innocent and should not be exposed to you drunken rage.

You Sir, are easily enraged and a sick one

[DennisAJC]

Originally Posted by HarryJ

I love young boys.

And for that you are banned NEO.

[ssgharkness020147]

Hell yeah CO. That looks awesome. I would taper the ends as others have said. All you need to do it remove a little strip from the top, V the sides, heat er up to bend it, and weld it back together.

[BlueTJCO]

Looks nice. But if that is 3 inches, you should go with two. One inch narrower then what your pic shows and they would be perfect. The farther out they stick they more if a hindarance they may become in some situations.

[DennisAJC]

Originally Posted by HarryJAnother

Dennis, you enrage me. But I still love young boys.

Again buh-bye.