First bashing comes on Sunday!
safety glasses are a solid recommendation… I don’t know how I didn’t get debris in my eyes dropping the old ones.
I dropped a bolt putting on some new plates and it literally hit about a quarter inch under my right eye; left a mark. I got up and got those glasses... Getting the dirt and rocks in your eyes is definitely not fun.
so, part of my decision to not (yet) was when the FabFour sliders were installed, two factory bolts from the front fender to pinch weld were removed (and misplaced by me), so I wanna get a plate that runs from the front fender bolting place to the back, and sandwich the pinchweld, and once I have that plate, I can drill the extra holes.
Just finished putting on their UHMW skid plates. Without a lift. Yeah, that was a whole thing.
that’s the next project on the list! looking forward to it!Just finished putting on their UHMW skid plates. Without a lift. Yeah, that was a whole thing.
Hit me up if you’re interested in a couple tips I learned during the install that will make the things go smoother.that’s the next project on the list! looking forward to it!
I’ll shoot you a message for sure! I gotta pick up the steel braces from powdercoat
How did it go? My install was a shit show. So much extra work to get everything lined up, missing brackets (which they quickly replaced…sorta), and that rear transfer case bend was off slightly so it made life miserable. Ended up having to elongate the rear holes. Now that it’s installed it looks great, but I dread when I have to remove it for any maintenance.Just finished putting on their UHMW skid plates. Without a lift. Yeah, that was a whole thing.
uhhh yeah, I dread that too. I’m gonna change my front diff fluid and t-case fluid before they go on… 🫣
Really it went pretty smooth. I didn’t have all the factory bolts they assumed I had and they were willing to overnight them for me, but I had some bolts that worked and I’m getting theirs in Moab tomorrow. Besides that the swaybar brackets kicked my ass but that was more my fault. Put them in and didn’t put their bracket in as I didn’t know what they were until calling about the bolts. Tyler said they’re technically not needed as it still transfers force up to the frame to prevent bending the plate, but if you’re going to be hard on them the brackets should be used. It was pretty painless even with the skid installed until catching a false thread on the rear bolt of the swaybar. That cost me a bunch of time and swearword donations.
I was hoping the 3.0 steering rack would show up so we could install the 32 spline FDU and rack before bolting these up. No dice.
