Sliders and a hi-lift jack question..

[el_kab0ng]

I know one of the many last resort benefits of having sliders is giving a hi-lift a jack point, but how realistic is this really? I would expect serious marring and even tube deformation if someone were to use the sliders as a jack point.

With that said, are there sliders specifically designed to take the full weight of a vehicle using a hi-lift without messing them up?

 

[flea1983]

I know one of the many last resort benefits of having sliders is giving a hi-lift a jack point, but how realistic is this really? I would expect serious marring and even tube deformation if someone were to use the sliders as a jack point.

With that said, are there sliders specifically designed to take the full weight of a vehicle using a hi-lift without messing them up?

It will most likely knock some paint/powdercoating off, but tube deformation? I’d think most sliders should be fine. As far as sliders holding the weight of the vehicle, that’s what real sliders are designed for. If they won’t hold the weight, all they are are fancy steps.

 

[Jeffy]

I know one of the many last resort benefits of having sliders is giving a hi-lift a jack point, but how realistic is this really? I would expect serious marring and even tube deformation if someone were to use the sliders as a jack point.

With that said, are there sliders specifically designed to take the full weight of a vehicle using a hi-lift without messing them up?

Sliders specifically designed for a hi-lift? No. Sliders designed to hold the weight of the vehicle? Every true rock slider out there. You won't get tube deformation, sliders are meant to hold the entire weight of the vehicle as you bounce over boulders. You'll probably scratch the paint, but they're sliders, they're meant to get messed up. If you're never using your truck in situations where your sliders get scratched, you probably don't need a hi-lift anyways.

 

[LandCruiser]

They make adapters for tube sliders for the Hi Lift.

 

[USMCEngineer]

Hi Lift

I have the RCI sliders. They sell an adapter made by a company called Lotus I think that works well on my round tube sliders. I've used it several times with pretty good luck. Now keeping the jack from bucking out on uneven snow is another story

 

[WanderlostOverland]

We've jacked up the side of our FJ many times with our highlift outfitted with a JakJaw adaptor. (Expedition One Sliders)
Real sliders are designed to support the weight. That's why it's so important to install ones that have four laterals instead of just two, a full mounting plate to the frame, and fully gusseted.

 

[Jetboy]

Typically sliders are built not only to handle a slow lift like a jack, but also being dropped from a few inches/foot onto them and not deforming. The loads in that scenario are much higher than what a jack applies.

Much of the force of harder impacts, like dropping off a ledge onto a slider will normally transfer to the pinch weld on the body. The slider flexes up into the weld. So sliders usually all have a square tube that runs directly underneath the pinch weld. The frame web where you bolt to isn't rigid enough to keep them from flexing under a hard impact.

So you should expect some flex as you lift. And contact with the pinch weld underneath is okay, it's not a design flaw. As said - tubing should not deform. Paint will get scratched. Although if you're using them much the bottoms won't have paint on them anyway.

 

[e60ral]

you can use a soft shackle to lift the slider, but you have to be careful it doesn't put the hi-lift into the door. the 5th gen i think it probably would, not sure on other generations.

but sliders getting scratched is normal, you just hit them with some rust preventing spray paint as needed.

 

[Drunner97]

I've used my sliders quite a few times to change blown or leaking tires on the trail. No issues other than pushing the sliders up because they're bolt on.