Customer reviews

Would have been nice to have directions of some kind, especially if i wasn’t good at puzzles

Nice, but modified to make fit

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.

pickup bed brackets

Brackets worked out perfect for the application I had intended made my own crosser bars out of angel iron bolt up nice happy with brackets👍

No trailer rating.

These come unpainted. I used 3 coats of bed liner. I cannot find a trailer rating for the hitch receiver, so it may only be for bike racks or spare tires and not real trailers.

Rock brusier DIY

This is advertised as a cut and fold bumper. I felt my xj was in in too good of shape to cut my quarters. I couldn't bring myself to do it. So.... I ordered this bumper, i then added 1/4" to each side so the body lines would line up, and re-bent the side panels to fit the factory body. I also added a third tie in point under the reese hitch, in order to keep the bumper from rotating if it actually had a load on it. Accuracy of the bends from the factory leave a little to be desired. It was a bit of a struggle to get all the pieces to line up. Inlove the way the bumper looks, and fits the jeep

Love the product was In awesome shipping box packaging really good. It was a bummer there was no instructions and for spending a few hundred dollars not to get any awesome stickers or a hat or t shirt was a little disappointing

Love the product was In awesome shipping box packaging really good. It was a bummer there was no instructions and for spending a few hundred dollars not to get any awesome stickers or a hat or t shirt was a little disappointing

Positives, I like the look and it works. Negatives, it came wrapped in packing tape and was a PITA to clean off. Big dent/chunk taken out likely there before shipping. Wrong hardware.

It’s nice and sturdy wish it was plated I will need to get it powder coated

So far as quality the welds are solid an the parts fit together nicely. The parts are bare unpainted steal. So this was not a one day install. I had to prime an paint the parts my self. Also the hole for the temperature sensor was on the far side so I had to drill a second one in the proper place in the left side of the tray. In addition I had to modify the hold down so it would not rub on the radiator hose. Mind even the much more expensive ones on the market would require the same modification. That is why I am only giving 3 stars. I did enjoy working on the whole thing, an I had an idea of what I was getting in to.

The brackets are well designed. Be prepared to slot out your frame holes because they don’t line up exactly. The weld in nuts appear to be standard 1/2 inch thread and do not come with bolts. The factory bolts are M12x1.5 which is easy to mistake for 1/2” thread. The other problem is they don’t go up far enough for the next bolt hole that the factory gas tank heat shield bolts on to so you will have to modify it. I would probably just build my own or by elsewhere next time.

The bracket was tight fit trying to get it screwed to the floor. I had to cut and drill my console because the holes did not quite line up. I was hoping for more of a bolt in application. I do like it being a steel/ heavier duty bracket, better than the cheap plastic oem bracket.

Fitment was good. Was thinking it should have been powder coated for the price

Fitment was good. Was thinking it should have been powder coated for the price

Well built and works great only issue I had and have is it will not work with a 2.5 L jeep Comanche with a ax5 and I don't see that listed on website which sucks hopefully this will help someone that may need to know..

Extremely durable and well built. Welds are top notch and powder coat seems durable as well. Only issue is fitment. I have a 97 Country and this was a want rather than a need, as my original plastic one was completely fine. First off, as someone that’s not pulled their center console before, its a pain in the arse. Secondly, the supplied self tapping screws were not nearly long enough to replace the stock ones, so had to reuse those. Thirdly the holes on the bracket did not line up with the stock holes, so a lot of forcing and prying was used. You can make it work, but now my whole console is shifted I’d say 1/4 of inch forward. In retrospect does not seem like a lot but now the shift handle and 4wd linkage stickers aren’t lined up properly. Not a bug deal I suppose if your console is crapped out but otherwise annoying. Does make it extremely sturdy though!

Build was decent. Pretty straight forward but Would be nice if it had basic instruction for measurements for the control arms. Also, the lower control arms didn’t line up straight to the front lca brackets. Only quick fix would be for me to cut and weld upgraded lca brackets.

Not to bad but would be better if it came with the proper fastners. I had to redrill the holes so the factory hardware would fit.

I think the design is fabulous, but not too impressed with the quality of your laser cuts. Still a great product though.

I didn’t receive the correct bolts and have to make modifications