The build of Big Red (Knuckles)
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WJCO
Meme King
Interested to hear the mileage on them. I did progrip fronts and ebc rears on mine and the rear ebc pads went metal to metal about 2 weeks ago (very low mileage). Different application for sure, but still interested in your wear results on yours.
cozdude
Guy with a Red 2-Door
Yea I’m gonna have to do some research as to how many miles I had when I threw them on. It’s been almost two years since install.
I know that the jk is naturally rear biased. I had stock pads before wear out in 25k miles back when I first got knuckles.
Ddays
Hooked
How did your front rotors wear? Mine were excellent. And my pads ended up having around 30k on them and the rears were only miles from going metal on metal.
Be curious how yours wore as well. I was going to have mine put on a lathe to see how they were wearing but the looked so good I didn't bother.
cozdude
Guy with a Red 2-Door
Just did a little research. I installed the pro grips on 12/23/16. My next post was almost a month later when I changed my spark plugs at 63k miles. Being that I’m just shy 75k and taking in account driving I’m gonna say I have about 13-15k miles on the pads. I will post accurate brake measurements when I take the pads off next week.
Honor2afault
Caught the Bug
Really interested in this as well, my set just showed up today, my fronts still look new but rears are at the squeal stage so grabbed 2 sets of those. And totally agree with the ease of ordering through dynatrac.
cozdude
Guy with a Red 2-Door
So I got around to doing the brake pads on knuckles last night after I was done work. I started up front. After 15k-ish miles on them the fronts were still in good shape and had plenty of material left as you can see in the pics below.
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10/32
As for the rears you can see I was down to only 3/32 material left.
Naturally being a dumb ass I forgot to take a pic of what the rear thickness is out of the box :doh: but I would assume that they are about 10/32 as well like the fronts.
As for the rotors, they were not warped or grooved. All I did was spray them down with brake clean, take some sand paper to them in a non directional pattern to create a new surface, and spray them back down with brake clean.
6/32
10/32
As for the rears you can see I was down to only 3/32 material left.
Naturally being a dumb ass I forgot to take a pic of what the rear thickness is out of the box :doh: but I would assume that they are about 10/32 as well like the fronts.
As for the rotors, they were not warped or grooved. All I did was spray them down with brake clean, take some sand paper to them in a non directional pattern to create a new surface, and spray them back down with brake clean.
WJCO
Meme King
Good to see. So did you just leave the front alone or did you replace the pads?
I've got about 5K on my fronts (I think) and I just had the wheel off yesterday and they look like they're about 75% left. I hope I get a decent amount of time on them.
cozdude
Guy with a Red 2-Door
Replaced them. Figured I mine as well when I had it apart. Gonna keep them tho just Incase I need them for some reason.
cozdude
Guy with a Red 2-Door
Nothing big but new interior led lights installed. Only been living in the dark for over a year now lol
The lights I got are in this thread here .... LED interior light replacement package
https://wayalife.com/showthread.php?t=47452
The lights I got are in this thread here .... LED interior light replacement package
https://wayalife.com/showthread.php?t=47452
WJCO
Meme King
Nice! Huge difference. We may have to get some.
catahoula
Caught the Bug
Shit! I need me some of those!!
Andy5160
Hooked
Andy5160
Hooked
cozdude
Guy with a Red 2-Door
Haha! That’s great! My brothers old Subaru atx was named sonic! His new black wrx sti is called Shadow
cozdude
Guy with a Red 2-Door
No real update. Just looked over the jeep today to make sure everything was good. Adjusted the fox steering stabilizer so it sat in the middle of its stroke. Also aligned knuckles after I was done work. I think my toe was out just a little
Before
And after
Still need to grind off rust on my evo sliders and repaint them. Really wish I never ordered them pre powder coated back in the day. The place evo used to use is shit
Before
And after
Still need to grind off rust on my evo sliders and repaint them. Really wish I never ordered them pre powder coated back in the day. The place evo used to use is shit
JK07
New member
Any experience with that Steel It spray paint? Thinking I might give it a try.
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