Putting the gas tank bolt back in with the slider however, was a pain - might have been easier to just remove the entire gas tank skid.
The install on this was actually much more easy than I had expected! I just put mine on and gotta say, you saved my bacon man! I read your post after putting the passenger side on and literally my next step was the top rear bolt. I guarantee that I would have fought with that thing forever had you not mentioned taking off the lock washer.
A trick that worked well on the gas tank strap bolt…I struggled with this for a bit too because once you drop the tank it’s impossible to get the hole of the tank strap lined up with the hole in the slider. Then it dawned on me to scoot the slider to line up with the tank strap hole and put the bolt through both, then slide it back to the proper alignment. This is counterintuitive because you’re talking the slider out of alignment to do it, but when you have the bother through both the tank strip will slide real easily back into place. Do this step before placing any other hardware so that the slider moves freely.
I have KDSS so I can’t thank you enough for your post that saved me a couple of headaches! Pictures below. I really wanted the RSG sliders but couldn’t justify how much more expensive they were. I’m super happy with these sliders and really the install was much easier than I had expected and they look gnarly!
Oh, also, I am 5’10”, my wife is 5’2” (on a good day!) and these work great as a step. I purchased the angled, textured powder coat, with the tread plates and kick out. The tread plates are definitely worth the extra.
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