Hey everyone, I just wanted to let everyone who has an EVO Double Throw Down to keep an eye on your remote reservoir hoses especially if the reservoir is mounted on the frame rail underneath the rear quarter panels. This is where we have ours mounted on Rubicat and where I recently found one of mine to be leaking from.
After getting back home and cleaning things up, I would come to find that the hose had worn all the way through from the body rubbing against it. The crazy thing is, the body sits a whole 1/8" or so away from the hose. Of course, being that the JK has true body mounts in that they're isolators, the body has clearly been moving up and down enough to chafe its way through the hose. Here's a close up shot of what and where I'm talking about.
Here's a better shot of the damaged hose that I took after pulling the coil over off of Rubicat.
I checked the driver side to see if the same thing was happening and can tell you that I just caught it in the nick of time. Unfortunately, unless you have the means to rebuild and/or repair your own coil overs, you would need to send yours into King to have the hose replaced, shock refilled and charged. That can leave you without a drivable Jeep for a few weeks. Fortunately, I do have the means and the knowhow and so I'm back up and running again and with a minimal amount of down time.
For now, I have just moved my reservoirs up and have them secured in place using just the one hose clamp. I will more than likely weld on a new mount or look into relocating the reservoirs when I have a chance.
Again, I just wanted to give those of you with this setup a heads up so that you can prevent a potential problem BEFORE it really is a problem.
After getting back home and cleaning things up, I would come to find that the hose had worn all the way through from the body rubbing against it. The crazy thing is, the body sits a whole 1/8" or so away from the hose. Of course, being that the JK has true body mounts in that they're isolators, the body has clearly been moving up and down enough to chafe its way through the hose. Here's a close up shot of what and where I'm talking about.
Here's a better shot of the damaged hose that I took after pulling the coil over off of Rubicat.
I checked the driver side to see if the same thing was happening and can tell you that I just caught it in the nick of time. Unfortunately, unless you have the means to rebuild and/or repair your own coil overs, you would need to send yours into King to have the hose replaced, shock refilled and charged. That can leave you without a drivable Jeep for a few weeks. Fortunately, I do have the means and the knowhow and so I'm back up and running again and with a minimal amount of down time.
For now, I have just moved my reservoirs up and have them secured in place using just the one hose clamp. I will more than likely weld on a new mount or look into relocating the reservoirs when I have a chance.
Again, I just wanted to give those of you with this setup a heads up so that you can prevent a potential problem BEFORE it really is a problem.
