Arrcherr
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The lights looks great, love the rear facing set. Which Chase light are you going with?
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MericaMade
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Aight need advise. I bent my factory tie rod what should I buy?
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NecessaryEvil
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Synergy is a great product and have not bent mine yet and I have bent my share of tie rods.
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wjtstudios
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My fusion 4x4 has taken a number of hard hits getting up and over ledges. It’s still perfectly straight.
2015 JKUR AEV JK350
1985 CJ8 Scrambler
2015 JKUR AEV JK350
1985 CJ8 Scrambler
MericaMade
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That was my first option and im looking into Exdous as well.
I will go give them a look, thanks for putting them on my radar.
Even though I have the EVO drag link flip and it is fine should I just upgrade that as well?
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Lojo
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MericaMade
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Thanks man. Now just gotta replace the tierod and pick up a ARB twin air compressor.
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MericaMade
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Added some Synergy components thanks to Exdous Jeeps. Bent the stock one on Pinyon Mountian a few weeks ago. Should I level the stabilizer more?
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MericaMade
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Added some JL hood latches, EVO inner fenders, and made a change to the rear shelf so I can lift it to access my gear. I used stock hood latches in the back to lock the shelf down. I still need to get a small lift support shock to hold it open but its working perfect now.
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OverlanderJK
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That shelf looks good. I’d be interested to see more of it.
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TrailHunter
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I second this!
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MericaMade
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I will post up more close ups when I get home from work today. But here are the basic parts I got from Lowes.
6 - 8 inch L brackets - 6 bucks each
2 - 8 inch gate brackets - 4 bucks each
Scrap MDF wrapped in Auto zone carpet - wood was sitting around the house and Auto zone carpet was like 17 bucks.
5/16 and 1/4 hardware. I used 5/16 to bolt everything together from 1 inch to 1 1/2 inch and I believe 1/4 bolt to secure the L brackets in the existing hooks latches in the rear floor. About 10 bucks in hardware
Cut a old floor mat up for the top cover.
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wjtstudios
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Great use of those latches on that shelf. Turned out great.
2015 JKUR AEV JK350
1985 CJ8 Scrambler
2015 JKUR AEV JK350
1985 CJ8 Scrambler
MericaMade
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For the front brackets I just took two 8 inch L brackets and bolted them together for each leg and put a small strip on stick foam padding so it wasen't wood on metal. I used a small spacer to fill the small gap and a 1/4 x 1 1/2 long bolt to bolt the L bracket to the factory tie down points just up front. The rear did not need the spacer.
In the back I use 1 8 inch L bracket and 1 8 inch gate bracket for each leg. Again, a 1/4 bolt to bolt down the L bracket and 5/16 bolts holding everything else together.
You cant see but I cut the back of the shelf in a slight angle across the back so it matches the same angle of the rear seats. This way when you open it, the rear edge is not rubbing the seats.
It 's really just 4 L brackets bolted down to and a piece of wood laying on top. This stops my bags from moving around and does not make any noise. I have been running the shelf without the hinges for a long time and works great. If you don't want the hinges then simply do L brackets up front and back instead of the gate hinge. I just wanted to make it a little easier to access stuff so I slapped on hinges and the front hood latches.
As for bolting the wood to the brackets I just used 1 inch bolts and washer and sunk them into the top of the wood a little so they sit flush and you cant tell with the mat on top. I even added tie downs to the wood as you can see in the first pictures.
You can use taller or shorter L brackets if you like for whatever high you prefer.
I cant figure out how to turn those two photos.
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wjtstudios
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That is a cool set up! Nice work
2015 JKUR AEV JK350
1985 CJ8 Scrambler
2015 JKUR AEV JK350
1985 CJ8 Scrambler
MericaMade
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Got the rear regeared to 5.13s today while I wait for the PR44 to show up in the next few weeks.
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MericaMade
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So for the ARB solenoid to run new front locker are you guys running the line any certain way? And do I need to purchased any special to connect the line to the new PR44?
OverlanderJK
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I would get the braided steel line. Mine runs up by the motor mount and under the brake lines to the compressor. Depends where your compressor mounts.
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