Ohana Fab sliders install help

rckymtnguy

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Location

Englewood, CO

• Jan 1, 2014

• #1

I picked up a set of Ohana Fab sliders from the classified here a few weeks back, and I am finally getting a chance to mount them up.

Couple of questions, I started mocking up the passenger side and I am not able to get the pinch weld to line up correctly, it appears that arms are a little longer than they need to be. I have about 1/2" gap between the pinch seam and the slider. (I'll post a pic in a few) when the mounting plates hit the frame.... What am I missing?

If I put some sort of spacers in there will it just weaken the mounting point to the pinch seem?

 

rckymtnguy

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Location

Englewood, CO

• Jan 1, 2014

• #2

 

rckymtnguy

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Location

Englewood, CO

• Jan 1, 2014

• #3

I am also wondering about this. This is where the mounting plate lined up to eh frame with the sliders center between wheel wells.

 

eflores

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Location

Greg's place

• Jan 1, 2014

• #4

have you tried lining the left one on the right and the right on the left?

 

YELLAHEEP

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Location

Littleton, Colorado

• Jan 1, 2014

• #5

I've bought his sliders before. He's a good guy..... Maybe mock up both sides and check to see if both are too long. If so, I'm betting he'd be willing to shorten them up for ya. 1/2" is a pretty big gap. The 3 sets I've bought from him were pretty tight with no more than 1/4" gap.

As far as that slight gap on one half of that mount where it overlaps the seam on the frame, just use a washer as a spacer.

 

jdxj

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Location

Colorado Springs

• Jan 1, 2014

• #6

Looks like to me they might be in the wrong side! The front leg should be 1/2or 3/4 shorter than the back IIRC.

 

rckymtnguy

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Location

Englewood, CO

• Jan 1, 2014

• #7

The pinch seam just seems to be angled outwards enough that when I put enough leverage into getting the slider up against the pinch seam, the arms down angle down a little.
So I managed to get a few bolts into the pinch seam. Now I can just use a little leaver to push the arms back up in to the frame to mark for bolts.

Now its a matter of drilling those stubborn pinch seam holes.

 

rckymtnguy

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Location

Englewood, CO

• Jan 1, 2014

• #8

I did flip them to make sure I had the right side on the right side.

 

rckymtnguy

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Location

Englewood, CO

• Jan 1, 2014

• #9

This is the front of the passenger side.

 

jdxj

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Location

Colorado Springs

• Jan 1, 2014

• #10

So you go it figured out?

 

rckymtnguy

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Location

Englewood, CO

• Jan 1, 2014

• #11

Pretty much, only have 2 bolts in on one side. Getting dragged off to some bs party with the wife so I have to call it a day now.... Will finish them up this weekend.

 

rckymtnguy

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Location

Englewood, CO

• Mar 23, 2014

• #12

late late latel reply, but the job is done.