After having trail testing these all over the Southwest (home of big rocks) and beating them hard at Moab, it looks to me like a set of WJ Extreme Duty Rock sliders protects much better laterally and as good or better from underneath as any other name brand heavy-duty slider designs that I have seen out there.  I have seen several rocker panel protectors made with round tubing bend upwards and crush the rocker panels on the Jeep.  You certainly don't want to have your rocker panel protection crush under the weight of the Jeep when coming down hard on a rock, so my design utilizes 1/8" thick square tube.  With square tube, you get much more surface area to absorb the impact from the rock, and as a bonus, offers a much safer step for accessing the roof rack. 

During the design process, I decided that I also wanted them to stick out a little further than what was on the market so I could protect the doors from large rocks when trying to squeeze between a "rock and a hard place".  After all the trails I've run, I STILL haven't gotten any body damage on the doors!!!  (the bumpers are another story, LOL!)  Matt hasn't hurt them yet after over a year of abuse on some of the hardest-core trails in the Southwest!  If you want proof, check out the "sliders® Club" gallery.

   (Laredo requires lower cladding trimming on both LP and RP models). 

Regarding cost, I figure that at the prices below, you can't go wrong!  The more price comparisons you do, the better a bargain these become.  These are a lower tier in pricing and upper tier in protection and come ready-to-paint as well as being easy to touch up with spray paint after banging into rocks.  Now available is a Full Lifetime Warranted Extreme Duty version which is identical externally, but has stronger mounts on it than the original.  Due to the ever-increasing cost of powdercoating, and until I have an extra $100k laying around for our own powdercoating setup, I've discontinued the option to have them done prior to shipment.  There are two options: you can search around and see if a local company will get you taken care of (paint or powdercoat) or you can order up a set of JKS SuperNerfs HERE.  I recommend using a good quality primer like Krylon and then an overcoat of semi-gloss black Krylon.  Another option is POR-15, but I've never used it, so can't give you much in the way of advice there.  Bear in mind, however, that ALL coatings, powdercoating or otherwise, will come off when scrubbed on a rock.  The nice thing about using Krylon semi-flat black spray paint is that you can touch them up when they get scraped on a rock.

So, if you have decided that you absolutely cannot live life without a set of Kevin's Rock sliders, you can now order online. (please include your phone number)

Click HERE to see the Round sliders on a red WJ

Install Instructions HERE

S/H costs: $69.50 for LP/RP Rock sliders® to a business address (send business name and address and ask for refund when ordering), $79.50 for LP/RP Rock sliders® to a residential address, $59.50 for LC Rock sliders® to a business address.