ProRock Paint Problems?
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JKbrick
Active Member
Better take it off and send it to Indiana right away! It looks odd how the paint is missing in such a uniform ring on both sides right by the tube but it looks plug welded. Maybe it is painted then they push the tubes in and plug weld
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aermotor
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HAH!
They assemble the whole thing then paint after. There could have been a series of them that got rushed through as this took 6 weeks once I ordered it. I imagine they are slammed and maybe cut a corner on paint. Don't know. But I don't like rust and no paint on a $3200 axle.
JKbrick
Active Member
I know this isn't the point but KBS coatings have some products that look really durable
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OverlanderJK
Resident Smartass
I don't think ore builds the axles. They buy them assembled.
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linehand08
New member
Yea the paint on mine is less than impressive. Probably a kid with a rattle can, with joint dangling out of his mouth lol but as long as the internals turn out fine with no issue I don't care. I did order mine direct.
aermotor
Member
Correct. Maybe he is thinking something happened while it was at EVO?
Ya hearing stories like this is what I would expect from a ProRock... not the subpar result I'm seeing. I already contacted them and they basically said tough luck (see my original post with their email reply). Which is BS. I wish Jim could see the photos.
Glad to hear. I'm feeling like a dud.
Journeyman
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Journeyman
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I don't have my jeep to look at it personally, but here's a pick of my rear 60. If you zoom in on the photo you can see that it does have that same circle around the axle tube right next to the 3rd member both side. It just has paint on it unlike yours. So it looks like your just missing paint.
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aermotor
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ProRocks come with a serial number and you register them for warranty if needed.
I'm not totally following, but mine WAS painted EVERYWHERE but it came off. In many places. There was no missing paint.
Journeyman
New member
Oh good to know. I will register mine. I just figured since I ordered mine direct, that if I ever had an issue I was good to go.
The pic was to show you that my axle has the same ring around the axle tube. So yours looks fine, as in not separating at the center section. Just missing paint.
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The pic was to show you that my axle has the same ring around the axle tube. So yours looks fine, as in not separating at the center section. Just missing paint.
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OverlanderJK
Resident Smartass
That's good to know. I noticed that on mine and I wasn't sure.
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aermotor
Member
EVO did the install and no, my front brake lines were already done and they weren't even touched. The entire lower control arm bracket paint is gone on the inside side. Fluid would also not be up so high on the C by the ball joint, typically.
It's a good point though.
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RSQCON
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First thing is I personally would not have painted it. I would have left it as this qualifies as a manufacturer defect in my book and I would have pressed the issue some more. Being in LA if I were in your shoes I would have driven down to their office. I understand Dynatrac can't put a time frame on the paint job but you are within the warranty period and the issue does not appear to be normal wear and tear. With that said I'm not sure why it's been recommended that you contact Evo. They are a vendor and not the manufacturer. I think you did right by contacting Dynatrac first and waiting for a response even though you didn't get the response you were looking for. Por 15 ftw
jorgelrod
Hooked
Damn that Pro 60 looks sexy AF!!!
Dynatrac
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Aermotor -- Sorry you had this problem, and something isn't right. We're back-tracking your order through our system to see if something odd was requested when it built. Please give us a couple of days to sort things out and get back to you.
Was in the desert a few weeks back and ran into some major mud in a 'dry' lake bed. No big deal, hosed it all off at a DIY carwash. But then a few days later while doing some maintenance I noticed there was quite a bit of paint completely gone from the axle... I don't know how these are painted but I would at least think them to be as good as Mopar axles, but I guess not? :thinking: PR has only been on since January 2017 and was installed at EVO.
Sure, I can rattle can them and that's what I did, just seems odd. Wondering if anyone else has something similar happening.
It's pretty bad for a new axle in Los Angeles of all places. Dynatrac's response was not helpful at all, it was canned frankly, and they didn't respond to my follow up email.
