2004 LJ In Flux

Also, are these csunk holes in the arms for anything specific?

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Picked up some parts on trade so in dude dollars they are free lol.

Arb, 35 spline shafts and a jacked Dana 44 housing. Shafts look good, arb seems ok but haven’t inspected it. The housing is tweaked and will need to be straightened. Most of the brackets will get cut off. If all goes well I’d like salvage this train wreck and use it to make the rear mid arm happen sooner then later.
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The guy smoked the pinion and drove home on it. Race seems to have taken the brunt. The lip where the seal sets will need some attention as well.
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I’m not even sure what say about this lol. I’ve seen chipped and lost teeth but daaaayuuum.
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Fluxor said:
Picked up some parts on trade so in dude dollars they are free lol.

Arb, 35 spline shafts and a jacked Dana 44 housing. Shafts look good, arb seems ok but haven’t inspected it. The housing is tweaked and will need to be straightened. Most of the brackets will get cut off. If all goes well I’d like salvage this train wreck and use it to make the rear mid arm happen sooner then later.
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The guy smoked the pinion and drove home on it. Race seems to have taken the brunt. The lip where the seal sets will need some attention as well.
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I’m not even sure what say about this lol. I’ve seen chipped and lost teeth but daaaayuuum.
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Anything worth doing is worth doing right. And that was certainly done.. right?
 
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Fluxor said:
Picked up some parts on trade so in dude dollars they are free lol.

Arb, 35 spline shafts and a jacked Dana 44 housing. Shafts look good, arb seems ok but haven’t inspected it. The housing is tweaked and will need to be straightened. Most of the brackets will get cut off. If all goes well I’d like salvage this train wreck and use it to make the rear mid arm happen sooner then later.
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The guy smoked the pinion and drove home on it. Race seems to have taken the brunt. The lip where the seal sets will need some attention as well.
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I’m not even sure what say about this lol. I’ve seen chipped and lost teeth but daaaayuuum.
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Nice score.So long as the races didn't spin much in the housing you're ok.
 
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Fluxor said:
Picked up some parts on trade so in dude dollars they are free lol.

Arb, 35 spline shafts and a jacked Dana 44 housing. Shafts look good, arb seems ok but haven’t inspected it. The housing is tweaked and will need to be straightened. Most of the brackets will get cut off. If all goes well I’d like salvage this train wreck and use it to make the rear mid arm happen sooner then later.
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The guy smoked the pinion and drove home on it. Race seems to have taken the brunt. The lip where the seal sets will need some attention as well.
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I’m not even sure what say about this lol. I’ve seen chipped and lost teeth but daaaayuuum.
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Now that was a HOT gear at one time, that’s what i would say
 
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Swiss-cheese TJ-6 said:
Just finished up the install on the new Flux Boatside Rockers and wanted to share some thoughts now that everything’s buttoned up. I swapped over from my bent GenRight rockers, and this new design is a big step up in a lot of ways.


I pieced the install together over the course of a week—mostly because I kept having to run out for tools and hardware because I just moved. That said, the actual fitment was straightforward and the design really impressed me. I through-bolted all the fasteners along the bottom of the tub instead of using rivnuts, and on the sides I only used about six rivnuts—limited to the dual-wall sections. Everything else is through-bolted and rock solid. I was even able to catch a couple bolts into the cage tie-in pads.


Flux includes all the hardware, and I have to say I really prefer it over the stuff that came with the GenRight setup. The Torx-head stainless fasteners feel a lot more secure, and I’ve had way better luck with them compared to the 3/16" Allen heads that stripped constantly on the GR panels. The stainless overlay is also super stiff—stiff enough that it actually helped pull/straighten out the huge dent from my previous set of sliders. For anyone following the thread, that bent GR slider was mine—and this Flux setup is how I chose to fix it without throwing a bunch more weight at the problem like I would’ve with GR’s mild steel version, which also has the same design flaws as the last set.


If there’s anything I think I’ll miss, it’s the step I used to have with the GenRight sliders. I’m considering welding in a frame-mounted tube slider just above the boat side chamfer—partly to deflect rocks, partly to get a little bit of a step back. But realistically, that step is what got me into trouble in the first place. It added a ton of leverage and ended up folding the rocker into my tub.


All in all, the Flux design is immaculate—clean lines, tight fitment, and clearly well thought out. It’s definitely a standout piece of armor and 100% worth the upgrade.

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What’s the point of the Rock Slider when you put a hole in it with the exhaust sticking out?
 
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What’s the point of the Rock Slider when you put a hole in it with the exhaust sticking out?
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If it is going to be there then exit the slider on the vertical face rather than where the rocks are likely smear across the pipe.
 
I think like most things the mods snow ball and you work with what you have. I have a tone of things that if I build another LJ would be different. If I had the the exhaust done, that's where it landed and its never been an issue I wouldn't hesitate to leave well enough alone.
 
Steering box skid in the works. Will be same 304 SS as all the other parts. Drill two holes in the steering box frame mount, drill out the rash guard and bumper for a M10, fish the nut plate in the steering box mount and lock tight. It should work with most front bumpers. I have to dial in the gap around the box with some prototypes.
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