It also doesn't hurt that he was able to get a Load Range C in that tire size which would not have been my first guess.Good points. Easy on the wallet is always good and finding replacments if needed will be hopefully easily sourced locally too.
It also doesn't hurt that he was able to get a Load Range C in that tire size which would not have been my first guess.Good points. Easy on the wallet is always good and finding replacments if needed will be hopefully easily sourced locally too.
Thank you. I've really enjoyed doing this one. The owner has a dream and a very specific build plan that I'm fortunate enough to have the skills to assist him in the accomplishment thereof. I owe him a small debt of gratitude for verbalizing my typical build philosophy with his TPE explanation. I've done things that way for years without really having a name for it, I've just considered it a balanced build philosophy that once defined should be adhered to. The TPE is why my first question I ask anyone that wants some help solving their problems with a rig is "what are you going to do with it?"After reading this thread for the upteenth time, and reading all 70+ pages about the mid arm lift on Jeep Forum...I think I need to do a "Stage Three" (35's and mid arm) on my build. This LJ just looks so, so, right. Its like everything I could ever imagine wanting on my "Dream" jeep.
Well Done @mrblaine . You sir, can create and execute better than most. It is apparent in your comments and in the pictures you post. You are a true craftsman, in every sense of the word.
Don't know, but based on the other installs I've done and the fact that this one is much stronger, I don't see an issue.I see the Exogate is installed, how's that 35 holding up on the Exogate?
Thank you. I've really enjoyed doing this one. The owner has a dream and a very specific build plan that I'm fortunate enough to have the skills to assist him in the accomplishment thereof. I owe him a small debt of gratitude for verbalizing my typical build philosophy with his TPE explanation. I've done things that way for years without really having a name for it, I've just considered it a balanced build philosophy that once defined should be adhered to. The TPE is why my first question I ask anyone that wants some help solving their problems with a rig is "what are you going to do with it?"
Finally got the steering wheel back.
No one that I would recommend. I acquired the kit from Redline, after doing so I then learned that their installation consists of you getting the kit and then you ship off the steering wheel with the kit to a 3rd party to have the work done. I asked the local upholstery shop if they could install it and they said they had done many. They charged an inordinate amount considering the barely acceptable level of work the second time. They screwed it up so bad the first time I made them redo it. It was unfinished, the ends of the leather didn't tuck under the trims on the wheel and the stitching looked like a blind monkey had been practicing some sort of weird abstract art with an orange crayon. I'm not thrilled with the way it is now but it is either accept it or pay someone to fix it. I'll leave that up to the owner. If it was mine, it would be fixed.Blaine, Who did you have recover the steering wheel?
It was at one point a Tough Stuff Product item that I developed many years ago. He quit making them because there was too much competition. With that much competition it should be easy to find one, right? No one makes them any more so I had to have some made.The stainless steel sill cover is a great idea!
It was at one point a Tough Stuff Product item that I developed many years ago. He quit making them because there was too much competition. With that much competition it should be easy to find one, right? No one makes them any more so I had to have some made.
I have 20 of them in stock. I haven't figured out shipping costs yet, but we should be able to deliver one to you for 40 bucks. They cost me 25 each, a few bucks for profit, box, and then shipping on top of all that should work.Yeah, I was about to say, I haven't been able to find one at all! If you make them, I'd buy one! I think it's a simple idea, but a good one.
Why stainless steel and not aluminum? It seems like a high traffic area to install something that could rust if not painted/scrathed up. The aluminum seems like it would be easier to protect against the elements. Same applies to door sill guards, no?It was at one point a Tough Stuff Product item that I developed many years ago. He quit making them because there was too much competition. With that much competition it should be easy to find one, right? No one makes them any more so I had to have some made.
Because in this application without any welding or other issues that affect the corrosion resistant properties of S/S, it is the superior material, plus aluminum soft enough to bend would also scratch very easily.Why stainless steel and not aluminum? It seems like a high traffic area to install something that could rust if not painted/scrathed up. The aluminum seems like it would be easier to protect against the elements. Same applies to door sill guards, no?
Should do a run of matching door sill trim guards too, mine have been beat on.Because in this application without any welding or other issues that affect the corrosion resistant properties of S/S, it is the superior material, plus aluminum soft enough to bend would also scratch very easily.
I would be up for that.....Should do a run of matching door sill trim guards too, mine have been beat on.