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Spazbyt

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I picked up these magnetic silicon things on Amazon. They are originally for keeping miscellaneous small cords organized but they also work realy well keeping the wires I have run along my roll cage in place. 20220918_190735.jpg
Befor:
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After:
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You could even get creative with them and hold other light weight items down. I'm going to slap a few extra on just in case I find a need for them. 20220920_173158.jpg
 

Spazbyt

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So after getting the first tire mounted I think I may need ring spacers. I got them on order but like everything else they are back ordered. Lucky I can still continue working because the slowest part for me aside from tightening the ring down is getting the bead down on the front of the wheel. I had to rig up some tools to get the job done. First I used a bar clamp in reverse to stretch the bead so I could hammer it the rest of the way home. 20221029_174938[1].jpg Then the bead was starting to pop off so I was chasing my tail before I used some washers and some scrap L brackets I had laying around to clamp the bead in place.
20221029_174352[1].jpg 20221029_174325[1].jpg Luckily I think I'm getting the process down and hopefully everything goes smooth from here on out. I already mounted the tire once before realizing I had TWO valve steams to install.😬Then some how in the chaos of hand to hand combat I got the tire on backwards. :oops:
If that wasn't enough I broke the TPMS sensor getting the tire back off. 🤬

Welp, failure is always a option.
 

Spazbyt

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That’s a good idea, and it looks good as well!
Thanks, I was originally going to make it out of thicker plastic but I had a sheet of Kydex that was damaged just laying around. Turned out to be nice because the Kydex is a lot lighter and its tough as nails. Working with the Kydex does make me want to make a holster for something now though. 🤔
 

Sgt_USMC

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My cousin has done several. He loves Kydex. I don’t have any experience with it, but do like the level of customization that you can get with it relatively easily. I have only used Blackhawk or hard nylon drop holsters.
 

Spazbyt

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I have been patiently waiting over 2 months for Beadlock ring spacers to show up so in the meantime I made some room for the new 37". The MCE fenders I got fit perfectly and are very well made.
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I'm still working on cutting the inner fenders to fit and cleaning up some hardware. Does anyone have any thoughts on using Raptor liner on the rear inner fenders? 20230104_094414[1].jpg
 
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Spazbyt

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After months of waiting I finally got my spacers. 20230120_173838.jpg
Now that I have spacers installed the ring doesn't seem to be flexing but oddly enough the tighter the ring gets the closer my hardware gets to the walls of the counter sink in the rings. So much so that by the time I have the bolts torqued some trap the socket against the ring and its a real PITA to get the socket off or back on. 20230121_111853.jpg 20230121_111725.jpg
Have any of you guys seen anything like that? I'm only concerned because if I where to use other socket there is a good chance it wouldn't fit.
 

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Got some speakers to install today. 20230218_132521.jpg
I miss having the factory speakers after putting the cage in. I'm not going to put a subwoofer back in so hopefully these 6.5" will take up some of the slack.
 

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Put the roof and doors back on today and installed some fox 2.0 over flow shocks. I still want to cycle everything just to be safe.
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Unfortunately my front coils are looking pretty rough. Had I planed better I could have had then powder coated while I was at it. Oh well, that will be a winter project now.
 

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I cycled the suspension and noticed I probably have about 3 inches of available up travel in the front. The question is should I get some Synergy adjustable bump stops to get an additional 2ish" of up travel? 20231112_112048[1].jpg 20231112_112130[1].jpg
 

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My 1350s driveshafts showed up today. I can't wait to get these on the Jeep. Hopefully, the installation goes off without a hitch. Luckily, I installed crush sleeve eliminators so hopefully that removes some heartburn.
20240112_103901[1].jpg I also got a set of GenRight half doors unfortunately the rear doors are back ordered and I need to get a set of door hinges for them too. My goal is to eventually do the removable B pillar sometime down the road.
 

Spazbyt

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I installed the new drive shafts this weekend. Looks like it was just in the nick of time.
CV boots? Who needs um?
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In usual Jeep project fashion, a simple drive shaft install took an unexpected turn, almost leading to a complete rear-end rebuild. :oops: The pinion nut was causing trouble with the threads during the initial rear-end setup. The peened pinion nut, having been taken on and off multiple times before had messed up the threads on the pinion.
Fast forward to the weekend, and the pinion nut stubbornly resisted removal, leaving the threads worse for wear. Fortunately, a seldom-used tool, the thread file, came to the rescue. With a few passes, I cleaned up the pinion threads, allowing the pinion nut to go back on. A reminder that sometimes, the right tool at the right moment can save you a lot of trouble.
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