Hahahaha ^^^^ nice! Pretty hilarious stuff

 

Yeah man for sure. Sounds like a good time to me!

 

Upgrade: Extended rear bump stops

My rear tires rub really bad on my fender flares at full flex... Yeah, I'm not okay with it haha.

So I found these extended rear bump stops at quadratec so I ordered a pair. I might need even need longer bump stops, who knows... I guess I'll find out next wheeling trip, which will hopefully be soon, this spring weather is too amazing not to be out enjoying it!

 

hasn't done anything here just rain rain and more rain

 

Ah man that sucks... Hopefully it will clear up soon!

 

So i went out and found some rocks to flex my jeep on, and my rear bumpstops don't even come close to the axle, which doesn't surprise me... but still

BUT i found this



They are $20 bucks per plate from diybeadlocks.com. Plus shipping puts the total close to $60 bucks. That seems like a lot of $ to me. I could probably build them myself if i knew where to buy some metal at. What are you guy's thoughts? Any ideas are very much appreciated!

 

Should be easy to make as long as u have the dimensiona but what are those for? Also you could get metal from either a tractor supply store or any iron worker business in your area

 

i'm going out next weekend no matter what lol

 

Thats what i'm thinking... I have a drill, and a grinder. Looks fairly easy. But They replace the rear axle leaf spring plate, and it extends out so the bump stop hits that extended plate rather then hitting the axle.

 

Ahh yeah thatd be easy to make ill make some for u then sell it at half the price as what u found them for haha prob only cost them 5-10 bucks tops

 

Upgrade: Power Windows, Mirrors, Locks - Part 1

Having power Mirrors, locks, and windows is not only a convenience, it's a luxury! Both my Manual Mirrors didn't work, nor did both my manual window regulators. The drivers side window would gradually slide down on even the slightest bumps, and the the passenger side window wouldn't roll up once you roll it all the way down. I had to replace them all anyway, so why not replace them with power Mirrors and windows?

Now the conversion to power mirrors is pretty straight forward. You need the mirrors, obviously, the harness that goes across the floor, the door harnesses, and the switch. I got the wiring and mirrors off of a white commanche of all things haha.

Now all this would have been very easy, but since I still would like to have the ability to go doorless I had to wire in some connectors. The drivers side door has 20 wires, and the passenger side has 13. Since I have a 2 door I probably could have eliminated several wires, but I didn't want to mess with it. I work at a semi truck dealership, so I was able to buy these connectors for a huge discount. Once the doors are on the connectors go inside the door, and the rubber boot still fits over the wires so it's shielded from water. The cross over wire harness goes under the carpet. In the middle of the harness there is a wire bundle that goes under the center console and connects to the power mirror switch. Why did they out the switch there of all places?!? Beats me... But it works! 12 volts to the power mirrors is supplied by the dome light circuit via a red wire with a white tracer. I just spliced it in to the + pink floor light wire on the drivers side. The door actuator power feed is supplied through a red wire, and it connects to a 30 amp circuit breaker on the fuse panel. The Power window power feed is supplied through a purple wire, and connects to the "pwr accy" terminal on the fuse panel.

Now as for the power windows, and locks, I still need the door handles with switches, and window regulators. Next time I'm near a salvage yard I'll have to pick them up. At least all the wiring is done!

P.S. I'm really liking the look of the painted front of the mirrors vs. all black. Let me know what ya think!

 

Nice work man! I understand the manual windows issues, I actually just broke my passenger window last week because it go stuck after a friend rolled it all the way down. I may do the mirror swap, especially if I find the white ones like you did, I like that. Awesome build man keep it up!

 

Oh yeah those new white mirrors are looking fresh!

 

I agree

 

Thanks man! That sucks about your passenger window! Time for an upgrade haha. In all seriousness I highly recommend the mirror swap. It's a worthwhile upgrade.

Thanks! For something so simple, it really makes a difference. I'm pretty happy with them.