Jeepininin

so i bought a sheet of the diamond plate steel i posted up. i am planning on making my own style of rock rails and maybe skid plate for this one as well if i have enough plate left over.

last nite i ran down to bluffton and picked up 4 new BF GOODRICH MT 315/75r 16's for $500. the will be going under here once we get the extra cash to buy a 3" lift for it as well.

more to come later.

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A nd those tires are sure purdy!

and why do you have to go post your tire size like that. what size does that mean? lol

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thats the metric conversion 35 12.5 r 16

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actually they are 34.6 x 12.4 x 16 just sayin

WOW. never knew there was such a thing as a tire nerd....

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went over to toppers lastnite and got part of the diamond plate cut for the sides and angle pieces on the rock rails. gotta do some fine tuning with the grinder to clean them up a bit but looks like they will work so far.

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made a few changes. i'll get some pics up today as far as the progress on it.

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ok some of you guys know already. we are trading in the green jk for a new 09 and blue jk. i am still making the rails for it and working on get a lift kit also. if all goes well i should be able to get the kit soon and get it paid off soon also. i already have my 35's for it, just gotta but the plain black steel wheels now. i found those in a summit book. goin with the just plain black 16x8 with a 5in backspace. thats the only way they sell them for th JK. if i remeber right its the 397 model. should be picking it up for good monday afternoon. they need to clean it swap out my tires i have for the smaller factory tires and replace the top. it has a hole in it. i'll get a cpl pics when we get it and then some more once we get everything to get the lift and tires on.

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decided to take the LoD bumper and make it a stubby and maybe a stinger. just gonna have to make that and hold it up to see if i like it or not.

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I got my 16x8 cragar soft 8's from summit. They were the cheapest place I found and only cost like 12 bucks to ship

after getting the crap beat out of me with the ole wire wheel deal...does anyone know a GOOD way to get off powder coating? trying to remove the coating from the LoD bumpers to cut them down and to just finish them with primer and paint.

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sand blasting

got 1?

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ya i have one. its a portable one. needs a big air compressor for high psi. not in a box or anything so sand will go everywhere. but if ya think it will work ya can borrow it.

dang. i was kiddin. you got everything man! i dont think the neighbors would like that to much.

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im single

just do your cutting, then sand the powder coat with like 220 grit sandpaper, then you can prime and paint right over it.

branik has a sandblaster...not sure if a bumper will fit in it tho...

mac '467-1808' gyvr

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i thought about it and even kinda started to do it in a ...i hate powder coat. it sucks. one of the worst inventions around IMO!

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hit it with a flapper disc, sand with a d.a. sander and then paint...

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bake it about 500 degrees.... 900 degrees for an hour will make it fall right off. That, or sandblast... it can be ground off with an abrasive wheel on an angle grider too.

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hey tuff! time to start the plasma up. fix them bumpers and maybe some flats for it

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Good deal!!!

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so topper and i are throwing around some ideas on the front bumper for a stinger and new pull points .

lastnite i went out to put the rear bumper on. when i took it off the green one i had to pry it off. i figured some rust and 2yrs of dirt getting in the cracks and stuff. lol if i had paid for these bumpers i would be really mad. there is no way these bumpers just slid right on that green jeep. i had a hunk of 6X6 timber i was using to beat the bumper on with. its not goin on. im gonna take it over to toppers and mod it to just a bit tho. gonna have to shave off maybe a 1/16 or so off the bottom of the tool box in order for it to go on without haveing to get to stupid about it.

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I loaded the tank in red truck, will have more gas for the welder tomorrow after work. Tuesday?

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so while standing in blackice's driveway the other day, we, me/doug/and ben find 2 small dent in the driver side rocker panel right under the door. HAVE NO CLUE WHERE THOSE CAME FROM!!!!!!! NOT TO HAPPY!!!! so i will finish building the rock rails i started for the green one. slowly getting the small parts cut and ground down for the stinger also.

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it's coming.

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ok here are a few pics of the latest project jk stuff in no real order.

the new bf goodrich km 35's.

one with the wheels n tires together.

and then a few with it torn kinda apart.

a 4" lift being put on.

finished pics in pics forum.

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did you mount those tires yourself? are they balanced?

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no alan i didnt. i took them up to auburn. got a friend the runs the mcmahon truck tire center up there. he did them for me. between me, my dad, and my brother, we spend a LOT of with that guy. he did them on the big trk balancer. said it would be better than a car machine because of the tires.

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OK, since we have yet to make it to a Friday event (or any other for that matter), I'll ask now,

how does it ride? how was the install? why 16's and not 17's? do you need 4:88s or 5:13s?

Maybe we'll burn the calender and crawl out of our hole and see it sometime

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it rides good. didnt really change.

well this was the 1st one i have put in myself. tuffjarhed has done many, and thats where it was done,pretty easy to do tho. only took about 4.5 maybe 5 hrs to do.

as far as tire and wheels, i got a REALLY good deal on the tires, they are 16's so thats what i went with. beside that i like the look of more tire less wheel.

gears, not sure yet still gotta figure that one out.i was thinking probably 4:56 would be fine for it. gotta keep in mind i have and auto not stick shift.

now with all that said, feel free to stop by sometime, you can take it for a to see the ride if ya want.

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i wanna drive it!

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sent ya a PM

heck no. i dont want cigarette ashes all in it. i wanna keep it clean man.

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nothing to exciting. just pickin up a new km2 for the spare tmw. woohoo for me

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Always a great thing to get!

my sunny day throw together

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Got the cb and lights hooked up I see, very nice what's wrong with wireing? I was thinking about making a hood bracket for 3 lowpro lights where the hinges are but havnt decided yet I'm noy real big on lights mainly cause I never use them. I just finished my cb wireing yesterday and added the 102" ss cb antenna for road use.

yeah i got the cb n also. gotta try and get with tiptop to have him dial it in for me. i dont have 1 of them fancy little meter things. had to use an old ant. my nice new 1 i bought the last time we got to go to the badlands...well i 4got to take it off b4 goin thru mike carwash. they took it off for me. oh well it happens.

got the lights done just a few minutes ago. they even work. woohoo!

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looking good Mike, i see you are also getting ready for the run next weekend.

what else you got left to do?

im ready man.

got the,
lights on
jack mounted
spare tire bought and mounted on
cb and antenna mounted
bag o goodies,(straps, gloves,snatch block,saw)

debating weather or not to remove the rear sway bar.

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remove it and call it good...

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sry to hijack this thread saw something i was wondering on
hey mike i was thinking about releasing my rear sway bar what r the pro's & cons on this issue?

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just my 2 cents coming from a noob, but in both the blazer and the jeep i have ran without front or rear sway bars. it will give you more flex and will help your tires stay on the ground during articulation. i would say that both of you should take at least the rear sway bar out and maybe even disco the front once down there.

what he said bill. it helps with flexin yo. i had the rear bar completely off the green jk when we had it. some ppl take both off and leave them off. IMO thats crazy and dangerous. remove rear and set up the front with discos.

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truthfully, with the fronts connected, you'll probably never notice the rear not connected.

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I run the front only and I like it better than none at all. Plus. you can't do a Jeep wheely with the front disconnected.

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Wow poor paps is getting his build thread on here.

Back on topic

Lookin saucey there mike I like the windsheild mount lights alot.I've seen them on XJ's and I don't care for them. But on wranglers they look at home there.Do they put off alot of glare on that chiney JK hood? Man I want one of those.

its not real bad. i put 100w aircraft s in them instead of floods so that help a bit. but i havent really had a chance to run them. for a long time. just flippin them on runnin down the rd real quick. thought i was huntin coons in the trees. need a little more aiming done to them.

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havent done anything in a LONG time. but as some know, got called out to help a stuck tank and broke my fender doing it.

well thanks to highrlr i got a,new to me, set of stock jk fenders.

topper was doing a gear job on a jk with 4"s and 35's under it that the guy had cut the fenders on. i went to see what it looked like. didnt look to bad. im thinkin im gonna try and cut the broken fender/s that are on it now. if i dont like it i can throw on the other set i now have settin in the garage.

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building something

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Boogers and shit!! I know what it is...can I tell?

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2016 JKU with some stuff

most everyone already knows im building a stinger.

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? for those of us who have no clue txs

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still in the making. 1st pics of it. hope to finish it wed nite.

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looks great mike

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Nice!

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Looks purdy!!

we need to have a few working parties and get started on yours again....

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Yessiree we do.

"X2 I SECOND THAT MOTION?"

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hope n to finish this tonite!

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are you building any supports off it? hell just text me whenever you're goin over there...i might be free to check it out.

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eh not gonna make it tonite. topper has to work late. hope nobody drove out there.

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hey mike looks real nice.let me know when you r going over to finish it if i can i would like to come out and check it out and watch and learn.

went over and did a little more last nite. its so close to being done. had to pull it off to grind out a weld that didnt really play well lastnite. so maybe this weekend i will be able to get back over to toppers and get it completed.

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almost done. little bit of dress up grinding and some paint and we will be done!

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Get some paint and mount it already!!!!!!!!!!!!

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yes el conquistador topper.
sorry el conquistador topper
right away el conquistador topper

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well finally got it done. hope the pics came out ok.

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very nice cant wait to see it in person

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it turned out real well mike.looks sharp.

Looks good!!

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seen it with my own eyes, very nice

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thanks bill.

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im thinkin i really like these!
Smittybilt XRC Armor Front Fenders JK

Smittybilt XRC JK Armor - The new line of XRC JK Front Fenders were specifically engineered to provide the maximum protection and clearance needed when you're pushing your rig through the toughest conditions.

Each piece of XRC JK Armor is manufacured out of 3/16" cold rolled steel and then powder coated in Smittybilt's signature series two-stage finish. Each section of XRC JK Armor is designed to be a complete bolt-on with stainless steel fasteners and requires minimal modification to the vehicle. All of the XRC JK Armor comes with an inner fender liner to keep mud, snow or any other debris out of the engine compartment and wheel wells.

* No modifications required
* Complete bolt-on design
* 3/16" cold rolled steel - solid platform
* Stainless steel fasteners - no rust
* Replaceable slide plates - you'll need them
* Complete inner liner - to keep mud, dirt & snow away from engine compartment
* Provides additional wheel well clearance
* Cutting edge design
* Removeable side ducts to accomodate a snorkel

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mighty y

i vote yes...

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Somebody got a 4wd catalog, did they? I saw those on the cover and I like them a lot! To bad they don't make that style for a TJ. Oh wait, bought a new house and can't spend on the Jeep.

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ABSOFREAKINLUTLEY MIKE THOSE WOULD LOOK GREAT ON YOUR JK VERY NICE FIND

sry didnt relize caps was on

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GOD,
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saw those the other day in a catalog that came. I think they look pretty sweet!

i wish they made those for xjs my flares are gettin ready to come off they arent on very tight

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hummmmm 4dr rubi rails modified to fit on a 2dr and then modified to my liking. i think that sounds like a good idea.

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ya it does, and I'll bring the Chip's ahoy cookies for us to eat while we work on it...

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2016 JKU with some stuff

Paps, I how the JK's turning out!

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well thank you. wouldnt be this way with out the help from a few guys on here.

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