For slider, round or rectangle?

[swak6287]

ok, building my slider. what would be better, long rectagular tube or round? if round, it would be easier cause we just buy a 2 inch thick steel pipe whereas rectangular we will have to find a place that actually has it.
thanks.

comment?

 

[Robb]

Why would it be easier to get round tubing as opposed to rectangular?

 

[SiLenZe]

get whatever is cheaper/stronger. the rocks dont care

 

[swak6287]

cause thick metal pipe canbe found at any hardware store.

 

[Robb]

Hardware store steel, or cast iron, pipe is made to plumb low pressure gas.......not as structural steel tubing. It would be a major mistake to build sliders out of it. You want to use steel tubing, not pipe.

As far as using round or rectangular, I like the round.

 

[swak6287]

steel tubing... i see. learn something new everyday.

 

[RangerX]

Round has an advantage if you're using a high lift on it and your vehicle is not level...

 

[Premier]

Buy some from CoryL..... They are round and totally kick a$$.

 

[EliteConcept]

one of the 2 has to be stronger....what ever is stronger i would go with

 

[boominXplorer]

the rectangluar is going to be stronger but if you put 3 braces on each one for each side there should be no problem with either

 

[lonestar]

the strength of each depends mostly on the dimensions of the cross section.

In bending, (which is what happens when you land on a rock) a rectangle tube [] would differ in strengh depending which way you turn it, like a 2X4. A round tube O does not matter. Then you have to consider overall size and wall thickness.

Just my guess, round tube is probably cheaper in would give a better look.

 

[Hokie]

Originally posted by lonestar
the strength of each depends mostly on the dimensions of the cross section.

In bending, (which is what happens when you land on a rock) a rectangle tube [] would differ in strengh depending which way you turn it, like a 2X4. A round tube O does not matter. Then you have to consider overall size and wall thickness.

Just my guess, round tube is probably cheaper in would give a better look.

AHHHHH! Visions of t=(VQ)/(It) and sigma = My/I just flashed through my head...

 

[emon]

rectangle is stronger than round but uglier.

 

[Robb]

Originally posted by emon
rectangle is stronger than round but uglier.

How do you figure?

 

[Brian1]

I voted for neither because I like a combination of both. Rectangular tubing under the rocker pannel and then round tube extending out to protect the sides of the body and serve as a jacking point. I am going to be redoing my sliders in the future using this style and I am also using this style on my trail jeep.

 

[hvac man]

well here is a pic of my round sliders

 

[Robb]

Originally posted by Brian1
I voted for neither because I like a combination of both. Rectangular tubing under the rocker pannel and then round tube extending out to protect the sides of the body and serve as a jacking point.

You can do all that with round tubing also.............

 

[Crankcase]

Wow...those are soo...Silver still! I have never seen that pic before....You holding out on us Robb? I have only seen the rusty pic

 

[Hokie]

Robb, why don't those sliders extend a little farther front and rear? Seems like you could still catch a rock on the body behind the front wheel

 

[Robb]

That pic is just shot at a weird angle. There really isn't room between the slider and the tires. It does look like there is a gap in the front, but there really isn't.

Crankcase, are you kidding? I am holding back everything from the forums! You know this!