My life with a Brick
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JKbrick
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Went up and down the frame and touched up all the little rust spots, the two seams on the gas tank were the worst, and the ends of the sway bar is what I noticed first. Pics after paint
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VeruGE*144
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Did you also coat your frame with used motor oil? I heard it helps to prevent rust...... [emoji23]
Jokes aside, I used this last time instead of WD40. Smells good [emoji524]
Jokes aside, I used this last time instead of WD40. Smells good [emoji524]
JKbrick
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I haven’t seen that before, I usually don’t touch it up, usually just spray tire foam on everything. I’ll touch it up and look for that stuff [emoji106]
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The wife is on night 2 of 4 night shifts in a row so I popped off the top, said screw the yard work, and took my daughter out to dinner
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wjtstudios
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Perfect weekend to spend time with your daughter! Yard work can wait!
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WJCO
Meme King
Sounds like a great idea :thumb:
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VeruGE*144
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Awesome!!!!!
Gadget
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Lucky man, I am so itching for the day when my 4 month old granddaughter is big enough that I can put the top down and go get ice cream with her.
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JKbrick
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Found some damage from the Badlands, was just starting to check it over for the Drummond trip
Must need to cut the threads off the upper sway bar mounting stud
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Must need to cut the threads off the upper sway bar mounting stud
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OverlanderJK
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Maybe it’s the angle but looks like the line hit the frame while flexing. Your axle moves side to side and looks like it hit there.
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VeruGE*144
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Ouch, that sucks Mark. It’s shouldn’t be to bad of a fix. When I cut mine lines, I leased a flare tool from autoparts store. You can also buy one, I think they are like $20 on amazon.
Also picked up one of those to cut the line. I am sure you have plenty of those cutters laying around.
Looks like a good time to install those extended brake lines, and ditch the drop brackets. Be careful with those cheesy flare tools, make sure it clamps on the line good. I think it took me two tries to make good flare. You need to make a double flare. Factory hard line is 3/16”, your auto parts store should carry the flare nuts as well. I think you will also have to scratch off the protective coating on the hardline in order to fit the flare nut on there. Just don’t be like me and try to grab it with pliers if it gets stuck on the line, they are pretty soft.
Also picked up one of those to cut the line. I am sure you have plenty of those cutters laying around.
Looks like a good time to install those extended brake lines, and ditch the drop brackets. Be careful with those cheesy flare tools, make sure it clamps on the line good. I think it took me two tries to make good flare. You need to make a double flare. Factory hard line is 3/16”, your auto parts store should carry the flare nuts as well. I think you will also have to scratch off the protective coating on the hardline in order to fit the flare nut on there. Just don’t be like me and try to grab it with pliers if it gets stuck on the line, they are pretty soft.
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