hinrichs
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Having just put my 1/4 pounder and stinger on the other day again, Id say factor about 2 hours to get it installed or so. Longest part is cutting off the lower crash bar.
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Having just put my 1/4 pounder and stinger on the other day again, Id say factor about 2 hours to get it installed or so. Longest part is cutting off the lower crash bar.
Templar
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That's good news. I may do this tonight then. Stinger is still at the powder coaters - irritation. I was curious since you have done a couple of these installs now, did you rotate the motor forward or backward? I read of people doing it both ways in StrizzyChris's "EVO 1/4 Pounder install and Swaybar Relocation" thread. - also sent you a PM.
Stegertime
Caught the Bug
Oh man, that would be tough! A nice scenic drive helps when you have to keep the speed down, hope you can get some miles soon.
I had the 1/4 pounder installed at Off Road Evolution along with my Zeon 10. I would have liked to do it myself, but recently moved to the Bay Area and am currently renting so no place to work on the Jeep. I recently made some great WAL friends up here that have been helping me out big time, especially with the D44s (thanks too!
) and have been incredibly helpful and have a ton of combined knowledge. I'm not sure on the length of the Hi Jack, I think it is 48", it's the "xtreme" one with that extra gold colored piece on it. The EVO mount is great be it works with the carrier and also mounts to the tailgate hinge so it's quite secure.
Oops forgot you asked about gears too. The 35s with 4.88 were perfect and helped me out on the trails for sure, I was very happy and shift points were on the spot. I now have 5.13s in the new axles and am hoping to get some 37s here asap. It still rides great with the procal but I feel like it's a little overgeared I think it will be perfect with the 37s. I'm still getting about 16.5-17.5mpg per the dash calculator so I'm happy
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Templar
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No, I decided to start early this morning when it was cooler (I took the family out for Mexican food last night, and the Margarita did not help my motivation one bit...)
Kids woke me up early as usual and I started about 6:45 AM - just taking a break to enjoy my coffee before I start cutting the crash bar.
The EVO 1/4 Pounder install and Swaybar Relocation thread by StrizzyChris helped with this one, one side came out no problem, the other I used his little trick with the self tapping screw to work like a charm.
Templar
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Thanks bud
I found that just using a dremel with a cuttoff wheel on the inside worked a lot better than a cuttoff wheel which does not fit well back there.
Passenger side cut.
Test fitting right now, still need to rotate the sway bar motor.
Templar
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Yes, I have a buddy who owns a body shop on the west side. He did our mini van when my wife was rear ended a while back, they do great work. He would not go off a paint code to match, he said Red is one of the hardest colors to match and insisted on having his guy match the paint while the Jeep was there. I'm glad he did, they look good. Now that they are installed I need to bring it back for him for the final sanding and buffing.
Templar
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Thanks bud
I LOVE your rig - it's just sick - and I hope I can see it in person some day - seriously. If you wind up going to any of the local meet and greets or want to grab a burger and a beer sometime please let me know!My wife liked the stock black fenders better, she says it made it look more "beefy". She does not get (or care) about the whole clearance thing :cheesy: But she is right, the stock fenders do look really good - she just doesn't give a crap about my reasoning
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Templar
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Thanks Man - Right back at you, you have a sweet rig as well!
RDE2ROK
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Thanks bud
My wife liked the stock black fenders better, she says it made it look more "beefy". She does not get (or care) about the whole clearance thing :cheesy:
:cheesy: that's funny, my wife said the same thing " looks more Beefy", :cheesy: I thought the color match Red woulda looked pretty cool myself!
We will be at the offroad Expo in Scotsdale on Sept 25. The jeep will be in one of the booths. I will keep you posted on exactly when I will be there. Also at jeep Jamboree at Airpark Scotsdale Oct 10th. :beer:
Templar
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All done. The swaybar motor rotation turned out to be simple. Now I just need to get my stinger back from powdercoating, and fill up that gaping hole with a winch, and I will be all set. No more rubbing the stock bumper (annoying!) and one more thing partially marked off the to install list... :clap2:
Next up: trim and re-install splash guards.
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Next up: trim and re-install splash guards.
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Stegertime
Caught the Bug
Hey Templar, here's a shot of high jack and how far it sticks above the hood
Templar
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Perfect. Thanks for posting that pic, much appreciated!
Templar
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I did not keep track but I bet it took me longer overall. I took a coffee break and took a lot of water and go in the air conditioned house breaks