Aluminum evo corners/armor
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JKJody
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Maybe. I been looking at the evo a bit more. Now, i like the fact that aev opens with the gate and holds fuel tucked up in a nice place, however i came down on it pretty hard navigating the old sluice on the rubicon. Just about took the tire off the carrier. Also the bolt that secures the spindle to the housing is chewed up bad because its location. With that said not sure about the aev at this point.
jeeeep
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can the skins be anodized?
JKJody
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Are they available yet?
GCM 2
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It's alumimum, I would think like all other aluminum, it can be anodized. That's a costly option for something that when it gets scuffed up, and you want to repair it, will have to be removed, sanded/smooth, cleaned and re anodized. It's why people either leave it raw or paint it.
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SmokinV10
Caught the Bug
I liked the concept of the AEV design and generally liked the AEV carrier when I had it. Its a great concept to have their fuel caddy tucked away but the system started to have some issues with a 37" tire. I know it is said to handle a 37" tire, but that heavier tire would wobble terribly when shutting the door. Also There is a nut used to tighten/snug-up the spindle holding the tire, that would come loose and cause rattling.
The EVO carrier isn't as easy to open/close but it is solid as a rock and doesn't rattle one bit with a 40" tire.
seanb123
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Did you think of cutting around the plate
hinrichs
Caught the Bug
I'll either fab a new steel side plate or use the alum one I have and weld it to the alum corners
piginajeep
The Original Smartass
NAUJK
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I think he's getting at that the aev knee opens with the trail gate and evo has couple pull pins
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JAGS
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Jen is tougher than smokingV, obviously. She's tougher than most actually.
Might be a bit too soft for the carrier itself??? Mel was at the SnG and jeepfan and I talked to him a bit about the new aluminum products.
JAGS
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Should look pretty much the same as it does now, provided you don't do anything to coat it. It has a natural oxidation process that basically puts a self coating that is roughly the same color as the aluminum.
Painting/coating it actually means you'll possibly have more upkeep than just keeping it raw.
I have the rear facia in raw aluminum, so guess I'll know for sure over time.
olram30
Not That Kind of Engineer
I think it's the same process. Still have to drill and use nutserts.