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Mvigo's '04 Rubicon
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Had some time today to massage the rear AntiRock arm back into its correct position. One big vice and one BFH did the trick.
Unfortunately, the sheet metal back there on passenger rear is a mess, I will deal with it over the winter, once I figure out which corner armor to get. Probably stick with Savvy. The corner armor is typically 3/16", which will push out my Hansen rear bumper tire carrier 3/16" but not the bumper itself, unless I shim it out at the crossmember 3/16". Not very enticing. There is not much adjustment that can be made to have tire carrier swing properly and I hate to test it out and have it not work smoothly because there would be 2 holes in the corner armor I would have had to drill for the tire carrier bracket that wouldn't be needed. Or, I could cut into the armor to accommodate the bracket. Or, I might just have to replace it with a MORyde tire carrier and a different bumper. Lighten the load back there would definitely help, I could perform the butt crack surgery while I am at it.
Unfortunately, the sheet metal back there on passenger rear is a mess, I will deal with it over the winter, once I figure out which corner armor to get. Probably stick with Savvy. The corner armor is typically 3/16", which will push out my Hansen rear bumper tire carrier 3/16" but not the bumper itself, unless I shim it out at the crossmember 3/16". Not very enticing. There is not much adjustment that can be made to have tire carrier swing properly and I hate to test it out and have it not work smoothly because there would be 2 holes in the corner armor I would have had to drill for the tire carrier bracket that wouldn't be needed. Or, I could cut into the armor to accommodate the bracket. Or, I might just have to replace it with a MORyde tire carrier and a different bumper. Lighten the load back there would definitely help, I could perform the butt crack surgery while I am at it.
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Correct, but, is a lighter wallet better?
Depends on whose wallet. Easy to spend your money.
jesseshoots
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That's a cool vise. Probably per WW2. That quality is not available today.Had some time today to massage the rear AntiRock arm back into its correct position. One big vice and one BFH did the trick.
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Unfortunately, the sheet metal back there on passenger rear is a mess, I will deal with it over the winter, once I figure out which corner armor to get. Probably stick with Savvy. The corner armor is typically 3/16", which will push out my Hansen rear bumper tire carrier 3/16" but not the bumper itself, unless I shim it out at the crossmember 3/16". Not very enticing. There is not much adjustment that can be made to have tire carrier swing properly and I hate to test it out and have it not work smoothly because there would be 2 holes in the corner armor I would have had to drill for the tire carrier bracket that wouldn't be needed. Or, I could cut into the armor to accommodate the bracket. Or, I might just have to replace it with a MORyde tire carrier and a different bumper. Lighten the load back there would definitely help, I could perform the butt crack surgery while I am at it.
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Funny you say that as I I love that vise and the table it came with. I went to a commercial business who specializes in offloading commercial businesses. The work table and vise were loaded into my pickup with a forklift, I paid the guy $200 for all. I think scrap alone is worth $500 as the table the vise is attached to is very heavy.
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Spent a couple of hours today replacing my front Currie AntiRock with a SwayLOC, HUGE difference! Not a slight difference in how the Jeep handles on road now, a massive difference! Hard to believe this TJ can handle any better but it does!
First off, the SwayLOC came packaged very nicely, decent directions and all the bits and pieces were there. Fit and finish of the product is nice. Install couldn't have been easier. Spent 30 mins taking off the Antirock and an hour and a half installing the SwayLOC. No problems with the install.
My only gripe would be this:
the sticker engineer either had a bad day, or was hungover. I will remove the sticker when I get a chance.
All that said means I will have this up for sale in a couple of weeks:
Front Antirock is 3 years old and has about 5000 miles on it.
I have ordered Savvy corner guards and have in hand Genright Body mount lift kit brackets. Those will be winter projects to tackle along with redoing my exhaust.
In trying to solve the higher crawl ratio problem I think I want, I spoke with SilverSport Transmission regarding the Tremec 4050HD and have determined it won't fit (too long) in my Rubicon. Installing an Atlas transfer case is too much trouble, so I am resigned to the 78:1 crawl ratio I currently have. And, as much as I would like to have more HP's under the hood, reliability is too much of concern of mine to swap anything new into my Jeep.
Lastly, for those that asked about my vise, it is an Athol Mfg mdl #625:
First off, the SwayLOC came packaged very nicely, decent directions and all the bits and pieces were there. Fit and finish of the product is nice. Install couldn't have been easier. Spent 30 mins taking off the Antirock and an hour and a half installing the SwayLOC. No problems with the install.
My only gripe would be this:
the sticker engineer either had a bad day, or was hungover. I will remove the sticker when I get a chance.
All that said means I will have this up for sale in a couple of weeks:
Front Antirock is 3 years old and has about 5000 miles on it.
I have ordered Savvy corner guards and have in hand Genright Body mount lift kit brackets. Those will be winter projects to tackle along with redoing my exhaust.
In trying to solve the higher crawl ratio problem I think I want, I spoke with SilverSport Transmission regarding the Tremec 4050HD and have determined it won't fit (too long) in my Rubicon. Installing an Atlas transfer case is too much trouble, so I am resigned to the 78:1 crawl ratio I currently have. And, as much as I would like to have more HP's under the hood, reliability is too much of concern of mine to swap anything new into my Jeep.
Lastly, for those that asked about my vise, it is an Athol Mfg mdl #625:
02GreenTJ
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Had I known you needed a Swayloc I could have picked one up and saved you shipping.
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Not sure what the cost would be but, as of now, not willing to incur that cost for that small of a gain in crawl ratio.
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You don't know what you don't know, but now that I DO know, yes, I would wholeheartedly agree with you, assuming, of course, everyone wants a really good, well mannered TJ that drives better than the OEM version...Bro, everyone needs a swayloc