Reviews for DIY Rock Sliders | Jeep Cherokee XJ (1984-2001)

17 reviews

I've been buying from Max at Dirtbound for years and have had nothing but good customer service. Even during the pandemic.

Unsurpassed quality of work man ship. The most bang for your buck!!

Fits perfect looks clean and streamlined !! Very solid

Super stoked!! Drill some holes, bolt em on! Looks good, performs good! Thank you

I've been on the fence between buying and building my own sliders for my 2000 XJ, so I was quite happy to find a DIY kit from DirtBound. I got them on the Black Friday sale and the kit arrived in late January, so about the expected production & shipping time. The box arrived damaged but the contents were very well packaged with pallet wrap, and everything was fine. I used my Titanium 125 flux-core welder from Harbor Freight and I'm far from a professional welder, so while the weld's aren't the prettiest I'm sure they'll hold just fine. The kit did not include detailed instructions as the product listing claims, so I tacked everything together using the diagram in the listing. I then tried a test-fit, and found that there were 1/4 to 3/8in gaps between the pinch-welds and the brackets. In addition, the rear frame mounts seemed to be angled the wrong way, as if they were on the wrong side (I installed the part labeled 2551 on driver's side and 2552 on passenger as indicated on the diagram). The sliders also stuck out a bit more than I wanted since I'm running TJ wheels with stock backspacing. So out came the grinder to cut the tacks for the mounts, then I cut 1/2in off the slider end of each of the mounting arms (this required shorter mounting bolts for the pinch-seam, so I used some .75in long grade-8 bolts instead of the 1.25in bolts that were included with the kit). This time, I assembled the mounts on the Jeep (including swapping the rear mounting arms to the opposite side), drilled all the holes, then started tacking everything together again. Once that was done I removed the sliders and finished welding everything up. There were some larger gaps to fill between the pinch seam mounts, but everything welded up fine. I spent quite a bit of time with a grinder and bandfile sander to clean up my welds, then painted the sliders with some self-etching primer and several coats of spray-on tuck-bed liner, which is what I used on my front and rear bumpers. Once that dried I re-installed the sliders. The bottom of the sliders hang down about 3/4in below the pinch seam, and while the Jeep looks a bit lower I didn't really lose any breakover clearance, since the transmission crossmember and unibody still hang down further. I really like how the step bars angle upwards. I would have preferred a better fit and instructions, but I was able to make it work. Overall I think they look great, they are very solid, and I'm sure they will provide some good protection while I'm out wheeling.

Very pleased with the quality and overall fit. I would suggest that you could label them passenger and driver's side.

Well assembled very nice fit would recommend!

Quality welds and awesome customer service.

Awesome, very well built product

The pinch weld brackets were off by about 3/8-1/2". Had to bend the pinch welds out. The build time was ridiculously slow. 6 weeks. The customer service is slow to respond. But I do love the sliders, they look great. Work well.

I wanted to give even less stars for the rating because there shouldn't need to be any additional fabrication needed to install these other than just drilling some holes and bolting it on, but these are very stout and sturdy rails and after all the additional hassle the outcome was just as I was hoping and they look like they'll do great at their job. The problem during installation was the length of the 90 degree side arms on them was too long, which resulted in a good 1/4" to 1/2" gap between the pinch weld and the mounting brackets. I had to cut the ends off, shave off the extra length and then re-weld them back on. I've heard they make a couple different versions of these depending on if there is any customization to your rig and need the additional length of of the side arms, but I didn't and I sure didn't specify any customization in the order. So, disappointed in that regard, and if your order these maybe confirm with them the length specifications prior so that there aren't any surprises, because I read another review where the same thing happened. But definitely pleased with the quality and they look good, and look like they'll perform good as well, so overall happy with the purchase in the end.

Very good quality.

Good quality product, would highly recommend, only down fall is the communication & shipping times!

Great product, real simple, good price excellent quality. Dirtbound got this out to me even during COVID 19. Their customer service is superior!

So I am very particular on what parts I choose to outfit our tribute builds. When I saw these rock sliders, I immediately purchased a set. After about a week, they showed up, and they were packaged nicely as. Well. Now when we mounted them, we welded them to the unibody and bolted to the pinch seam. Check out our photos at Facebook.com/5785tribute Great product and made in America!

as advertised

Super solid, one of the pinch weld brackets could have been welded on more straight, but still works fine. All hardware was included, and shipping was quick!