The building of knuckles

MTG said:
Thanks for the tips. I plan to actually buy a good tool and ditch that HF crap that I used on my rock skins.
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Haha, yeah, powder coating is painting... I was just asking if you were having it professionally done or not... Paid $250 for black powder coat on my skins and carrier... Lost a lot of it on the brackets during install, but rattle canned it. The johnny joints peel that paint REALLY easy... The shipping labels are extremely hard to remove, that's why I was asking. If you decide to do it yourself, it would probably still be worth it to have them blasted first just to remove the stickers!

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Once you receive your carrier brackets, if you want to use the corner mounts for a CB, make sure to drill the holes on your brackets BEFORE you paint. ;)
 
Prime8 said:
Haha, yeah, powder coating is painting... I was just asking if you were having it professionally done or not... Paid $250 for black powder coat on my skins and carrier... Lost a lot of it on the brackets during install, but rattle canned it. The johnny joints peel that paint REALLY easy... The shipping labels are extremely hard to remove, that's why I was asking. If you decide to do it yourself, it would probably still be worth it to have them blasted first just to remove the stickers!
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Yeah, I'm talking about actually painting the skins white to match the body. :thumb:
 
MTG said:
I got my baby back!

While they were working on it, I had them throw my PSC diff covers on as well. View attachment 12802

Quick cell shot...I was on my way to a meeting and didn't feel like lying in the parking lot in my wok clothes. LOL!
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Is that the only location you can mount the resivor on the shock?

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Doknocker said:
Is that the only location you can mount the resivor on the shock?

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LOL!

That's the way the came. It's held on by a hose clamp. I assume you can move it, but I'd call King to see if there would be an issue.

Curious as to what you're thinking?
 
LoPo said:
Once you receive your carrier brackets, if you want to use the corner mounts for a CB, make sure to drill the holes on your brackets BEFORE you paint. ;)
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How did you drill yours? Can you post a pic on my build thread (The Slimer Build Thread) please? Getting a cb soon, so I'll need to mount the antenna. Isn't the round hole on top of the skin itself for an antenna?

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Prime8 said:
How did you drill yours? Can you post a pic on my build thread (The Slimer Build Thread) please? Getting a cb soon, so I'll need to mount the antenna. Isn't the round hole on top of the skin itself for an antenna?

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I haven't drilled them yet. I still use my antenna mount on the tailgate, but I want to move it to rock skin eventually. I was just pointing that out since it'll be the cleaner option to have done before powder coat/paint.
 
LoPo said:
I haven't drilled them yet. I still use my antenna mount on the tailgate, but I want to move it to rock skin eventually. I was just pointing that out since it'll be the cleaner option to have done before powder coat/paint.
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Good call. I wasn't planning on moving it yet (I think I'd need a shorter antenna), but maybe I'll drill the hole a little bigger for down the road?
 
MTG said:
LOL!

That's the way the came. It's held on by a hose clamp. I assume you can move it, but I'd call King to see if there would be an issue.

Curious as to what you're thinking?
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I was thinking somewhere in the wheel well or on the frame. I guess flex might be a factor?

Are they done the same in front?

I do think the it has a cool double shock look to it where they mounted it.

Edit: I want the king res. visible... toying with the idea of no wheel well liners.

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MTG said:
Good call. I wasn't planning on moving it yet (I think I'd need a shorter antenna), but maybe I'll drill the hole a little bigger for down the road?
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A bigger hole? Someone's feeling a little confident today. :cheesy:
 
So I haven't driven her very much (approx 50 miles) but my initial impressions are as follows:

1) it shifts quicker through the gears. Particularly 1-3
2) it feels faster, though I haven't tried to gun it
3) it runs at lower RPMS while on a grade (this is one of the main reasons I regeared). 3500 rpm vs 5000+ on my drive home.
4) my Eco light is on more, but I think that's because I was trying to drive slower. ;)

Here is a shot at 70 mph, relatively flat grade, at approx 5400 feet elevation.
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~2800 rpm
 
Glad to hear your happy with the regear and those skins/carrier are going to look great! Make sure you get it done before KOH...cant wait to see it!
 
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