All-Pro Sliders

[eddiebx]

Update: I FINALLY received these today! Some of you may remember that I won a set of sliders at The Gear Shop, and All-Pro delivered on their promise of developing a set just for my wagon. I had my shop kid at work give me a hand installing these just a couple hours ago. I will post pics tomorrow, but I thought I'd share first impressions for now:

1: They look great and the fit & finish is really nice. Impeccable welds.
2: They bolt on to existing frame holes using 5/16" NF bolts - seems weak to me, so I'm going to weld them on this weekend.
3: The drivers rear door rubs VERY slightly ( taking 1/16 off with the grinder fixed it)- I'm going to loosen the bolts and wiggle them down before I weld, so this is a non-issue.
4: They don't play nice with the KDSS lines on the frame in one spot - I had to cut off a gusset in order to clear the lines, and re-weld a gusset in a different spot. I will be notifying Sarah and Jon at All-Pro so they can address this.
5: They hold the weight of the truck without flexing - I jacked up the truck on the sliders and jumped up and down. No deflection at all.

All in all, they're a good option for anyone looking at sliders. They're a blatant copy of BudBuilt's, so I suppose it all just comes down to pricing and delivery times.

Glad they worked out pretty good for you for the most part. One thing you might want to do before you weld it on is to try to get the gap between the rear drivers door edge and the slider a little bit bigger...

I spoke to bud about this before I order a set of bump outs from him (because I wanted him to angle it up higher) and he was telling me that it's better to leave a decent gap if possible because you want to make room for some flex and still be able to open the door. I think he meant something along the lines of the body flexing independently of the frame, and since the sliders are bolted to the frame, there might be interference?

 

[Hellamatic]

I still haven't gotten around to getting out and taking a decent pic of these, so here's a quick couple of shots so everyone at least gets a chance to see them. My final verdict: they're ok, do what they should, but the BudBuilts are probably the way to go until AllPro has their design all ironed out. If I wasn't savvy with metal fabrication, trying to install these probably would have made me sob uncontrollably.
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[W8kbrder]

They look identical to Budbuilt

But if they are $200 cheaper...I'll bite.

 

[On Point]

anything come of these? I cant find them on their site.

 

[PeoplecallmeIan]

Finally got a set of sliders and went with the All Pro HD. I didn't want the top plate. They are pretty beefy.