[SimonB]

Marius

The Gen2 has the aircon and brake pipes running along the outside of the passenger side member. I'd be curous to see how the side step brackets handle this, cos we are looking at rocksliders and I have yet to find anything online that deals with this situation (I never had the side steps so can't see how they were bolted on.

[4ePikanini]

Marius

The Gen2 has the aircon and brake pipes running along the outside of the passenger side member. I'd be curous to see how the side step brackets handle this, cos we are looking at rocksliders and I have yet to find anything online that deals with this situation (I never had the side steps so can't see how they were bolted on.

My a/c lines ran on the inside of the ladder frame. For me this is not a worrying issue as I had the rear A/c box deleted - the pipes were welded shut in the engine bay that leads to the back box. A/c cools the interior down to 11 Celsius on a 34 Celsius outside day. And I only used the econo setting so far.

This is where my lines run



and this is where my side rails bolted on

[ThePajeroMan]

Thanx, but got those bling,bling pipes on mine also looking for sliders

[SimonB]

This is what my piping looks like - a challenge for Kai to deal with

From your pictures the step aren't bolted to the chassis at all by the looks of it

[4ePikanini]

This is what my piping looks like - a challenge for Kai to deal with

From your pictures the step aren't bolted to the chassis at all by the looks of it

Nope. They were attached to the bodywork. Although they felt tough I'm sure they will bend and twist the bodywork if they have the vehicles weight on them.

[4ePajero]

My Gen1 has very similar side steps as Marius' Gen2.
They are 'bling' items with the only possible function being a step for short passengers to get into the vehicle.
(Looking at Simon's pics, they will protect those exposed pipes to a certain degree)

Factory fitted side steps are definitely not supposed to be "rock sliders".
Neither the steps, nor their fittings will hold up under the weight of the vehicle.

OT, but I have my own ideas regarding the fitting of rock sliders, and it revolves around a system which prevents twisting forces on the box sections of the chassis. These members were not designed to withstand substantial twisting moments.
I think one should fit 'cross members' between the box sections, where the sliders are fitted.

[CATS]

My Gen1 has very similar side steps as Marius' Gen2.
They are 'bling' items with the only possible function being a step for short passengers to get into the vehicle.
(Looking at Simon's pics, they will protect those exposed pipes to a certain degree)

Factory fitted side steps are definitely not supposed to be "rock sliders".
Neither the steps, nor their fittings will hold up under the weight of the vehicle.

I agree, but they also serve an important other function and that is keeping gravel 'rash' off the doors and sills of the vehicle. When traveling in the Kalahari one will often see farmers bakkies fitted with these 'sidesteps'. They serve to protect the bodywork from gravel splash when traveling on gravel roads and have definately not been fitted as bling .

CATS

[KaiV]

This is what my piping looks like - a challenge for Kai to deal with

Simon, I will I just need to take in some fresh sea air for a while.... Leaving shortly

I am sure we will find a Paj same as yours that I can make a plan with. Pipes are flexible hehe

Chat again on the 6th April