And so it Begins... the 392
- Thread starter wayoflife
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DirtHeadDavis
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Those are cool looking! Curious to see how they hold up for sure.
jeeeep
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barely profiles, niceOkay, here's a shot of what they look like installed.
And, here are a few shots of what it looks like with a puncher that can make a hole .05 less than half an inch.
Will be looking for the late summer report on the 3M tape.
Mike Pierson
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That’s a good idea for this. How fast can you get into it?Okay, here's a shot of what they look like installed.
And, here are a few shots of what it looks like with a puncher that can make a hole .05 less than half an inch.
Mike Pierson
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Yeah, that’s a good question. We have pretty hot summers here too.barely profiles, nice
Will be looking for the late summer report on the 3M tape.
barely profiles, nice
Will be looking for the late summer report on the 3M tape.
Well, summer is coming and Nevada can get a bit warm. Hope to provide updates.
Sorry, haven't had a chance to get air installed. I do have ideas, I just need to make time to make something. Hope to get to that soon.
benatc1
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Eddie, I read through good chunk of this. How’s the Mopar HD Tire carrier holding up? My 392 came with one installed, has spacer but I’m not reaching bump stops, having the same wheels you do, I’ll look up the energy suspension ones and hopefully that’ll at least squash against the tire. But curious how it’s been as whole.
So, mine has been holding up well but I did extend the bump stops so that they're pressing against the sidewall. I did install the Energy Suspension ones BUT THEN, installed the factory rubber ones on top of them. Essentially, I cut off the nipples, flipped them over and plugged them into the Energy ones.
benatc1
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Thanks for the feedback and pic!So, mine has been holding up well but I did extend the bump stops so that they're pressing against the sidewall. I did install the Energy Suspension ones BUT THEN, installed the factory rubber ones on top of them. Essentially, I cut off the nipples, flipped them over and plugged them into the Energy ones.
Glad I could be of help
While we were never planning on building up and wheeling our 392, Jeeps of ours always have a way of... doing what they do. And, since we have a lift installed and running bigger tires, we felt that it would only be prudent to give it a means to help itself out or others in a jam. Needless to say, another mod is coming its way.
Disciple Off Road
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benatc1
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Looking fwd to see what you do here, I was going to swap my evo bumper over, but the more I see the factory steel bumper the more I like it, so thinking about winch plate and going with it. Then keep evo bumper on jeep to sell.
Mike Pierson
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Or you could sell me your evo bumper.
benatc1
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Maybe worth a conversation!Or you could sell me your evo bumper.
Nice!! But…what’s it going to be mounting to?
Like Ben, I really like the factory steel bumper and will be keeping it on the 392. I did buy a WARN winch plate to make it work though
Time to get our new WARN ZEON 10s installed! Fortunately, removing the factory bumper is the easy part!
And, as luck would have it, installing the WARN winch plate is a piece of cake too or at least, this part of it.
Not gonna lie, a part of me almost wants to add some D-ring mounts and stop here, just like we did on JET back in the day.
Because of the way things are laid out under the hood of a 392, the positive battery lead just made it over to the terminal but I wasn't able to run it along the fender and firewall like I would have preferred. But, I think it crossing over will be fine.
Final installed pics coming soon
And, as luck would have it, installing the WARN winch plate is a piece of cake too or at least, this part of it.
Not gonna lie, a part of me almost wants to add some D-ring mounts and stop here, just like we did on JET back in the day.
Because of the way things are laid out under the hood of a 392, the positive battery lead just made it over to the terminal but I wasn't able to run it along the fender and firewall like I would have preferred. But, I think it crossing over will be fine.
Final installed pics coming soon
jeeeep
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after using the Mopar winch plate on my JL and helping a friend with his using the Warn plate, the Warn plate is much easier.Time to get our new WARN ZEON 10s installed! Fortunately, removing the factory bumper is the easy part!
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And, as luck would have it, installing the WARN winch plate is a piece of cake too or at least, this part of it.
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Not gonna lie, a part of me almost wants to add some D-ring mounts and stop here, just like we did on JET back in the day.
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Because of the way things are laid out under the hood of a 392, the positive battery lead just made it over to the terminal but I wasn't able to run it along the fender and firewall like I would have preferred. But, I think it crossing over will be fine.
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Final installed pics coming soon
When I pull the bumper off to recoat/replace I'm using the Warn plate.