Picking up where I left off
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downthepines
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PRP seats finally came in. Can’t wait to see them installed.
The body paint looks more flat in that Pic? Like desert sand color? I'm sure it's just that pic. Unless I missed you changed the tone? Work looks good.
I did a full vinyl wrap on it. This is the stuff I used:
https://metrorestyling.com/products/kpmf-satin-stealth-tundra-vinyl-wrap-k75531
One thing I was curious of, why not take off the rubicon decal before the wrap? The wrap looks good and I may do that before corner armor.
No reason honestly. I just thought it might look sort or cool if it had that embossed look.
I will end up powder coating the corner armor to match the wrap most likely.
@mrblaine I've been staring at this photo and noticed you flipped the sides of the antirock bracket and mounted them a hair further back. Is it one of those things where you'll understand why when you get to that point?
The further you can move the bar from the center of the tire, the more clearance you have for everything under articulation. The center of the tire's circle is the highest at the apex of the circle. Clearance increases as you move away from the apex. I also want the rod end on the end of the link to follow a very defined path of my choosing. In the pic below, the circled part is clearanced for the arc the head of the rod end moves in. The angle part under the frame is directly behind the ball on the head and prevents the rod end from ever being trapped or hooked under the frame since the ramp won't allow it.
I flipped AR brackets around to keep them somewhat aesthetically pleasing when I moved them to the location that put the rod end where I wanted it to travel.
Blaine - does that approach give enough room to run a coilover? Hard to tell from the pic.
Depends on axle width, tire effective backspacing and uptravel. But generally on a stock width axle and a typical 3.75" back spaced 35, the rules are similar but it won't make it due to the larger diameter of the coils. You would have to lean the shock way back to get it out of the way of the tire. With a 12" Fox 2.0, the shock mount goes all the way through the frame by at least an inch. But, that can all change if you are one of those idiots that believes 2" of up is a good thing, that moves the top of the shock down to where maybe the body is just in the way and not the springs.
I've done it on a TJ Unlimited with Fox 12's, 6 - 6.5" of up at around 4" of lift height on 35's with around 4" of BS and clearances have to be precise. It was also a mid arm so I didn't have to deal with the trackbar shift which would have sucked. That install required cutting all the way through the frame.
How long did it take to get the seats? I’m getting close to pulling the trigger on some daily drivers, their site says 9 weeks right now, did it take longer than that?
I think mine took about 10 weeks, which fits into the time they quoted me.
No, I almost did but then I waited until December. Finances were running a bit thin at the time. Damn holidays!
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