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At my last warranty service oil change at the dealership. I was called out to the shop to talk about my rear calipers, pads and rotors needing to be replaced. Drivers rear caliper was sticking, pad/rotor down to bare metal. (And) Oh yeah, this rear shock is leaking. Which I had already spotted. "Do you want us to do it?"
Uhhh,.........................................................................................................No.
Bought a plethora of parts through Quadratec.com including a lift kit. A high end aftermarket Jeep specialty company. Highly recommend. Great Co. to do business with. All of my mods have come through them.
4 high end off-road shocks, aftermarket springs, lift kit, calipers, rotors, pads.
Buddy down the road, did the install/work at his shop.
Looks great. Drives great. Very pleased.
Now talking about getting my undercarriage bead blasted, and rubberized coated. I was not happy to see the amount of rust evident when I was under the Jeep at the dealership. It had looked like new, last time I was under it.
Lots of salt in play around here, in the Winter.
2010 Jeep JK Unlimited Sport Wrangler. 48K miles.
Uhhh,.........................................................................................................No.
Bought a plethora of parts through Quadratec.com including a lift kit. A high end aftermarket Jeep specialty company. Highly recommend. Great Co. to do business with. All of my mods have come through them.
4 high end off-road shocks, aftermarket springs, lift kit, calipers, rotors, pads.
Buddy down the road, did the install/work at his shop.
Looks great. Drives great. Very pleased.
Now talking about getting my undercarriage bead blasted, and rubberized coated. I was not happy to see the amount of rust evident when I was under the Jeep at the dealership. It had looked like new, last time I was under it.
Lots of salt in play around here, in the Winter.
2010 Jeep JK Unlimited Sport Wrangler. 48K miles.
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I?m noticing significant rust on my ?11 Sahara too, especially brake and front hub hardware. The damn pre-treatment they put on the roads here and in the Pa mtns has all but destroyed the underside of my F250 diesel. 0 -
My rear calipers were called out specifically due to "Salt corrosion damage."
Partially my fault. I do not drive my Jeep much. I prefer to roll the mileage from my daily commute, onto my Nissan Versa bought specifically to keep the mileage down on my Jeep. Letting things sit, does not help anything.
I need to clear a space in my 30'X40' Metal outbuilding to keep my Jeep indoors. Doh..................................
My Buddy and I were both laughing about the fungus/moss on my Jeep.
:? :roll: Guilty as Charged.0 -
IME powder coat will just mask the problem, without having some sort of pretreatment done first. 0 -
I just did an undercoat on a 1965 Ford Mustang that my son and I are in the process of restoring. I just went I bought the sandblaster from Harbor Freight and did it myself with an aluminum oxide 70 Grit medium. Then I sprayed it with an epoxy primer from raptor bed liner. We did that Friday night, and tonight we're going to spray on the Raptor bed liner as undercoating. They tell me that's better than any other undercoating you can get. Not only is it stronger and more flexible and won't chip as easy as a standard undercoating but it will give you heat and noise resistance that is better than a traditional undercoating.
But was any other type of spray product, prepping a surface is 90% other good job. A surface that is not preprite will not hold any medium you put on it0 -
Mr. Perfect wrote:IME powder coat will just mask the problem, without having some sort of pretreatment done first.
I discussed a beadblasting, (then a pre-treatment, not mentioned,) then a rubberized undercoating. Where did you see "powdercoating," in any of that?0 -
remingtonoaks wrote:I just did an undercoat on a 1965 Ford Mustang that my son and I are in the process of restoring. I just went I bought the sandblaster from Harbor Freight and did it myself with an aluminum oxide 70 Grit medium. Then I sprayed it with an epoxy primer from raptor bed liner. We did that Friday night, and tonight we're going to spray on the Raptor bed liner as undercoating. They tell me that's better than any other undercoating you can get. Not only is it stronger and more flexible and won't chip as easy as a standard undercoating but it will give you heat and noise resistance that is better than a traditional undercoating.
But was any other type of spray product, prepping a surface is 90% other good job. A surface that is not preprite will not hold any medium you put on it
A 65 should make noise0 -
KenK/84Bravo wrote:Mr. Perfect wrote:IME powder coat will just mask the problem, without having some sort of pretreatment done first.
I discussed a beadblasting, (then a pre-treatment, not mentioned,) then a rubberized undercoating. Where did you see "powdercoating," in any of that?
Sorry, when I read rubberized coating, I assumed. Carry on.0 -
Need pics... 0 -
Lift, with the aftermarket Smittybilt flat steel fenders, already on the vehicle. Look killer. (It already looked lifted due to the fenders.)
4 Quadratec Nitro 8.0 Shocks. 4 Quadretec aftermarket extended Coil Springs, Quadratec Lift Kit, (had 4 "Rubicon" Shocks on it.) Apparently they did not hold up. (One leaking after 3 years.) Lifetime warranty on all my new parts.
Higher end stuff, at less $$, with a "Lifetime Warranty." No brainer.0 -
drobs wrote:Need pics...
Wish I could Brother.
I am a Luddite.
I do not do the Picture hosting thing.
Chrome is WAY too invasive. ("We need access, to pretty much EVERYTHING, in order allow you to post/host photo's.")
Uhh,....................................................................................................................No. Not happening.0 -
Although now lifted, the aftermarket shocks and springs stiffened up the ride. No body roll at all. Less than stock. Very pleased. 0 -
Man, I miss my Jeeps. Had a '78 CJ-7 Quadra-Trac and a '95 Wrangler.
Hopefully, soon again.0 -
RobOz wrote:remingtonoaks wrote:I just did an undercoat on a 1965 Ford Mustang that my son and I are in the process of restoring. I just went I bought the sandblaster from Harbor Freight and did it myself with an aluminum oxide 70 Grit medium. Then I sprayed it with an epoxy primer from raptor bed liner. We did that Friday night, and tonight we're going to spray on the Raptor bed liner as undercoating. They tell me that's better than any other undercoating you can get. Not only is it stronger and more flexible and won't chip as easy as a standard undercoating but it will give you heat and noise resistance that is better than a traditional undercoating.
But was any other type of spray product, prepping a surface is 90% other good job. A surface that is not preprite will not hold any medium you put on it
A 65 should make noise
Oh it will, time we put on the right mufflers and headers. You just won't hear the guy pulled out next next to you listening to his rap music so loud you hear at 5 miles away0 -
POR-15
I have totally rebuilt 7 Jeeps in the last 20 years all were old CJ or militay Jeeps. I had the frames shot with steel to locate cracks then I I fixed them and sprayed with POR-15.
POR-15 is very tough and seals the metal so it will never rust. Check it out they have a website.
BTW if your "Jeep" has a hard top, power steering, auto transmission, Air Conditioning, Chrome, a Radio it is what I consider a chick jeep
Just hacking at you dude0 -
Sam06 wrote:
BTW if your "Jeep" has a hard top, power steering, auto transmission, Air Conditioning, Chrome, a Radio it is what I consider a chick jeep
What do you mean, all Jeeps have air conditioning ( during the winter), power steering ( it's called Strongarm), automatic transmissions ( when your passenger shifts for you), and a radio ( when your passenger sings)
But a real Jeep has a flip down windshield and a handle to operate the passenger side windshield wiper0 -
BTW if your "Jeep" has a hard top, power steering, auto transmission, Air Conditioning, Chrome, a Radio it is what I consider a chick jeep
Just hacking at you dude
Lol. That's what I tell people, too! Also, a four-door Jeep is a soccer mom or Jurassic Park vehicle. Lol.0 -
Very pleased with my 66 mile commute. Handled really well. New shocks and beefier coil springs stiffened up the ride. Although sitting higher, less roll than before. Everything is tightned up, suspension wise.
Stopped at the car wash on the way home and ran it through three cycles. (Manual wand.) Blasted off all the accumulated crud. Concentrated on the undercarriage as well. Looks great.
Sam, when I went looking for a "used Jeep," I was hoping to drop about $9K on an older 4cyl, manual model. After looking all day, over in Boone, NC. I stopped off at the Jeep dealership. $23K later, I was driving out. (And) No, it is not a hardtop. :roll:
I've done quite a few mods to it. It gets lots of compliments. Now it really will. It looks Killer.
Got a few thumbs up from other modified Jeep owners coming the other way. Modified Jeep owners are like Motorcyclists, we wave at each other - cause we "get it."
Like my Camo bumpersticker on my front air foil states - "It's a Jeep Thing, You Wouldn't Understand."
Happy with the $$ I dropped on it. Pleased with my mods.0 -
Im hurt Ken!! My JK is a hardtop. Do I have to surrender my man card?
That being said, I?ll match you my ?11 JK and raise ya a ?46 and a ?48 Willys, no tops...that just happen to be sitting in the shed!
May I stay in the club now??0 -
:? ChrisStreett wrote:Im hurt Ken!! My JK is a hardtop. Do I have to surrender my man card?
That being said, I?ll match you my ?11 JK and raise ya a ?46 and a ?48 Willys, no tops...that just happen to be sitting in the shed!
May I stay in the club now??
Since I am pretty sure you could kick my A$$, Yes - you can stay in the club. :?
My next door neighbor/Buddy has a couple old Willy's Army Jeeps as well. Nice stuff.
Any mods to your 11' JK?0 -
These old ones are civilian models. I grew up driving the ?48 when I could first reach the pedals. They?re bone stock with the 4 cyl ?Go Devil? engines. We did convert ?em from the old 6V electrics once upon a time.
The JK is mostly a daily driver. It has a 3 1/2? Rough Country lift/set up that raised/leveled it and a set of 33? Fuel wheels/tires. It?s a real deep green with brown leather interior. I do have to keep a step stool in the back to help my dad (89 years old) get in and out though.
I?ll take a pass on the ass kicking deal Ken. We?d probably just get tired of pounding on each other for no reason anyway. I?d much rather just sit on the porch, crack a jug of good brown liquor, tell a few lies and solve some of the world?s problems. We?ve both probably had about enough fighting-unless it becomes necessary-for our lifetimes. Buddy would, I?m certain, join us and try to bum a few treats.0 -
ChrisStreett wrote:Im hurt Ken!! My JK is a hardtop. Do I have to surrender my man card?
That being said, I?ll match you my ?11 JK and raise ya a ?46 and a ?48 Willys, no tops...that just happen to be sitting in the shed!
May I stay in the club now??
No you just need to wear a dress when you drive it0 -
Maybe the dark windows will help. 0 -
Pics or it never happened. 0
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