This is a John-thread:
Does anyone have a list for the March 4Wheel Parts meeting?
I'll be looking for some front shocks and some a way to get my tie rod flipped over so it doesn't hang so lo.
Maybe some other small items as well.
My list is going to depend on my cash flow. but for sure going to get a PSE rock ram for the steering as well as a cooling rez.
Maybe parts: currie rear sway bar, rear corner guards, rear high flair 6", king bump stops, comp gas tank GR.
pretty sure i will only be able to afford the rock ram but one can dream cant they 😁
if you want to flip your tie rod over get some heim ends and just drill out the taper on the steering knuckles and use a 3/4" bolt. problem solved....
My wishlist includes a new softtop & fender flares, but I haven't talked to the boss about it yet.
"LJ3" wrote: My list is going to depend on my cash flow. but for sure going to get a PSE rock ram for the steering as well as a cooling rez.
Maybe parts: currie rear sway bar, rear corner guards, rear high flair 6", king bump stops, comp gas tank GR.
pretty sure i will only be able to afford the rock ram but one can dream cant they 😁
if you want to flip your tie rod over get some heim ends and just drill out the taper on the steering knuckles and use a 3/4" bolt. problem solved....
Sounds like a good idea. I was hoping I could use some type of a 3/4 ton tie rod and ream the rod ends. I'm just not sure if I'd have enough steel left.
"FAM" wrote: My wishlist includes a new softtop & fender flares, but I haven't talked to the boss about it yet.
i have a set of 4 stock rubicon flairs if your interested??????
"LJ3" wrote: [quote="FAM"]My wishlist includes a new softtop & fender flares, but I haven't talked to the boss about it yet.
i have a set of 4 stock rubicon flairs if your interested??????
Thank you but I want something wider than that. My 6" Warn flares are a good width but are getting badly sun damaged and look pretty ugly. I'm thinking of the 7" Rugged Ridge flares because they're cheap compared to most others and Don's look decent (except the one that's mangled beyond recognition).
I may just try using some Krylon Fusion on the Warns to get by for a while longer.
"FAM" wrote: [quote="LJ3"][quote="FAM"]My wishlist includes a new softtop & fender flares, but I haven't talked to the boss about it yet.
i have a set of 4 stock rubicon flairs if your interested??????
Thank you but I want something wider than that. My 6" Warn flares are a good width but are getting badly sun damaged and look pretty ugly. I'm thinking of the 7" Rugged Ridge flares because they're cheap compared to most others and Don's look decent (except the one that's mangled beyond recognition).
I may just try using some Krylon Fusion on the Warns to get by for a while longer.
Have you tried "forever black"? I've used it before and it seems to last about a year per treatment.
"FAM" wrote: [quote="LJ3"][quote="FAM"]My wishlist includes a new softtop & fender flares, but I haven't talked to the boss about it yet.
i have a set of 4 stock rubicon flairs if your interested??????
Thank you but I want something wider than that. My 6" Warn flares are a good width but are getting badly sun damaged and look pretty ugly. I'm thinking of the 7" Rugged Ridge flares because they're cheap compared to most others and Don's look decent (except the one that's mangled beyond recognition).
I may just try using some Krylon Fusion on the Warns to get by for a while longer.
"FAM" wrote: I may just try using some Krylon Fusion on the Warns to get by for a while longer.
Rustoleum Textured Black is what I use for touch up on my flares. It's also what I used on my door and hood hinges. Just a thought.
"kevheb" wrote: [quote="FAM"]I may just try using some Krylon Fusion on the Warns to get by for a while longer.
Rustoleum Textured Black is what I use for touch up on my flares. It's also what I used on my door and hood hinges. Just a thought.
But I think that just peels off plastic, correct? You use it on metal. I think there would need to be an additive of some type to retain flexibility?
"BKGM Jeepers" wrote: [quote="kevheb"][quote="FAM"]I may just try using some Krylon Fusion on the Warns to get by for a while longer.
Rustoleum Textured Black is what I use for touch up on my flares. It's also what I used on my door and hood hinges. Just a thought.
But I think that just peels off plastic, correct? You use it on metal. I think there would need to be an additive of some type to retain flexibility?
Yeah, what was I thinking. :throw:
Not sure if that would work on plastic.
There is an adhesion promotion spray for plastic.
Fred....Try this method. I tried it on a couple year old Chevy truck that had the plastic bed protectors around the top of the bed that were very faded and discolored. They were turned light gray/white and with one application of this stuff it turned them back to black and they still look that way 5 months later. Here it is:
"Hit up Lowe's or Home Depot. Get a pint of "boiled linseed oil" and a pint of paint thinner. Get home, mix them 60:40 (thinner:linseed), stir. then while wearing gloves, dap, dip or squirt the mix onto a clean, lint free towel or a wax/foam pad and then just wipe it all over the plastic parts as if it were tire shine. this is my own personal trick from 15+ yrs in the automotive industry and being a paint chemist.
if my mix doesn't change it, and leaves a gray/white look still, then the plastic has been bent as well and the hazing you are seeing are actual molecular stress marks. only fix besides paint would be a new part. otherwise most sun fading has no chance standing up against my mix. after the 5th application, you should be done applying it (over weeks)
if you get any on the paint, just wipe off with a damp towel. don't use on the seat, tires as it will just make a mess."
I've also read that a heat gun will turn them black again.
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