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889 viewsTaping it up to paint the trim black
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889 viewsTo prevent death wobble I installed a new high perf offroad steering damper shock, out with old and in with new.
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889 viewsTyler taking down more of the big Maple in our yard.
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887 viewsBadly worn and dry rotted rubber isolators and rusted frame towers
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887 viewsAFTER painting the trim black ! And a new black grille,,
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887 viewsThese are the rims/tires I am wishing to put on after the lift
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886 viewsFactory height (actually a little under due to deteriorated coil spring isolators which are also being replaced)
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885 viewsnew u joint mounting clips and bolts (came with driveshaft from IRO) and some assorted locktite. (blue for u-joint screws and red for yoke nuts)
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885 viewsFront bumper lower part trimmed
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885 viewsTyler digging out the old clay gutter drain pipe.
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882 viewsNow I replaced the plastic bumper cover so I cut start cutting it.
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881 viewsAFTER the lift.
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880 viewsI reused the cut pieces and riveted them back to the trimmed bumper corners so I would have a nice edge instead of a narrow cut one and a way to mount the inner fenders back to it. I would epoxy glue those later in this process for stability as those rivets would never last by themselves under off roading conditions.
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880 viewsTyler on the rope after topping this tree.
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879 viewsdriveshaft mounted to front diff
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879 viewsNow to trim the back of the front fenders. First thing, remove the trim.
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879 viewsBadly rusted front tower
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879 viewsTyler helping to bust through the sidewalk so we can remove the old clay gutter drain pipe.
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878 viewsAFTER trimming the fender (I will trim that top part later after I see if I go with a bushwhacker flare OR if I do something custom) For now I have all the clearance i need and it doesnt look that bad but that will get trimmed eventually !!!
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876 viewsnew oil seal installed on transfer case
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876 viewsYou can see how well the inner fender worked out in the front and that shiny bolt is where I had to move it forward 2 inches from the black plastic clip you also see in there
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876 viewsinner fender working out well on pass side
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875 viewsPretty close on rear but should not be a problem, if it is I`ll trim it.
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875 viewsPass side trimmed
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