"Pacing myself" build

[DrDmoney]

Ok , this is how tight I am. Rather than spend $20 for a clean Ebay holder, I glued mine back together. First 2 attempts failed. 3rd one is holding. The glue was free, ha!
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FTR I have a spare

 

[bobthetj03]

FTR I have a spare
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I have beer!

 

[lowranger]

Thanks for the "Jeep Waves" JB! 🖐

 

[DrDmoney]

I have beer!

It’s yours if you want it. I’ll never use it.

 

[bobthetj03]

It’s yours if you want it. I’ll never use it.

I'll take it next run we happen to be on together. Thanks!

 

[JMT]

Post Rubicon run triage,
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Geez brah! Does that trail rash merit a look at 35’s???!!!

 

[bobthetj03]

Geez brah! Does that merit a look at 35’s???!!!

Nope! Maybe if I win the Lotto and can dedicate it for trail only, but you know the odds in that.

 

[JMT]

Wish I could help your cheap a— out with my 933’s and go to 934’s, but I don’t have anything to gain by it. Hope you get them soon, undamaged!

 

[bobthetj03]

Wish I could help your cheap a— out with my 933’s and go to 934’s, but I don’t have anything to gain by it. Hope you get them soon, undamaged!

Just gonna have to pony up and get them.

 

[JMT]

Just gonna have to pony up and get them.

That’s the drill. I finally ponied up for a front lower control arm, all of $25, and an O2 sensor that’s been out for 3 months, another whopping $23

 

[DrDmoney]

I'll take it next run we happen to be on together. Thanks!

Sounds good

 

[bobthetj03]

Adjusting sleeve showed up, so got the pieces ready to go. Will get it installed after work one night this week. I pressure washed under the chassis and will do my touch ups to all my Rubicon kisses as well.

 

[bobthetj03]

Swapped out the tie rod last night. No pics cause I was pressed for time, but I took advantage of the flex while the tie rod was off to pull the front springs and swap my 0.75" spacers for 1.00" ones. I'm just not a fan of the factory rake that my new to me rear springs were giving me, so for now, this was a compromise. You wouldn't think 0.25" would make a difference, but it actually looks better. I'll post some stance pics tomorrow.

 

[bobthetj03]

Sits 1* higher in the rear post 1" spacer up front . Good enough for now.

 

[bobthetj03]

In an effort to keep the soft top on thru October, I needed to clean up the back window. I could barely see thru it to back up, so out came my detailing bag of goodies to see if I could see again. The side windows are too far gone, so not gonna worry about them. I'll have to break down and buy some new ones from Bestop when the money tree grows some more.
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[Alex01]

In an effort to keep the soft top on thru October, I needed to clean up the back window. I could barely see thru it to back up, so out came my detailing bag of goodies to see if I could see again. The side windows are too far gone, so not gonna worry about them. I'll have to break down and buy some new ones from Bestop when the money tree grows some more.
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Wow that came out amazing. Well done sir.

 

[bobthetj03]

Wow that came out amazing. Well done sir.

Thanks. At least I can see now. Not too bad for 1/2 hrs. work. Supposed to be in the 80's all next week, sooo.....

 

[Vasq]

Damn that is quite the difference, nice job!!

 

[bobthetj03]

Damn that is quite the difference, nice job!!

Thanks! I wasn't sure what to expect, because it was really rough, but I think it'll be ok till next season.

This is what I used. I taped the edges down on a table and went to town.

 

[bobthetj03]

All that work and this happened.