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I was now low on garage time and decided to take a break from the front end. Thought I would jump on some easy stuff to make it feel like I was getting somewhere. I ordered a complete bushing kit from Specter Off-road. Hopefully one day I will buy some Metaltech lower control arms for the rear or beef up the stock ones. Right now I was just going to replace the bushings in the stock arms.
The upper arms were toast so I went ahead and ordered the Metaltech adjustable upper arms.
My intentions for the brakes were to rebuild the calipers and get the rotors turned. Upon removal I soon realized that all of these parts were beyond saving. I had read that people were having good luck with the replacement calipers from NAPA Auto Parts. One thing I really liked about these was that they were painted. Some come bare and they rust within hours of hitting moisture. I turned in my old ones for the core charge and took home brand new calipers and rotors. My research also told me that the hardware that came with these calipers was junk. I didn't even take my chances and ordered the banjo bolts and copper washers from my local dealer. I also bought new pads front/rear and new shoes for the emergency brake.
With no sleep and limited time I was in overdrive putting stuff together. However, this did not shake my OCD as you can see here. I painted the outer part of the rotors with high temp paint to keep them from rusting.
During the nights when I couldn't be in the garage I spent that time hunting down parts. My original plan was to build my own bumpers. If any of you fabricate you know how long this takes. With that in mind I decided to look about buying bumpers. I landed on the 4x4 labs bumper for the rear. Great company to deal with. I asked them if they could customize something for me and they said "no problem". I ordered mine with a single swing out and had them make the tube that mounts to the spindle out of 2x3 tubing instead of 2x2. I like the look of this plus I believe there will be less twisting when I go mounting my gargantuan spare on it.
This bumper is awesome! The quality and craftsmanship is amazing. I wish I could weld like that. I didn't even want to look at my work after seeing this thing. Ha
The upper arms were toast so I went ahead and ordered the Metaltech adjustable upper arms.
My intentions for the brakes were to rebuild the calipers and get the rotors turned. Upon removal I soon realized that all of these parts were beyond saving. I had read that people were having good luck with the replacement calipers from NAPA Auto Parts. One thing I really liked about these was that they were painted. Some come bare and they rust within hours of hitting moisture. I turned in my old ones for the core charge and took home brand new calipers and rotors. My research also told me that the hardware that came with these calipers was junk. I didn't even take my chances and ordered the banjo bolts and copper washers from my local dealer. I also bought new pads front/rear and new shoes for the emergency brake.
With no sleep and limited time I was in overdrive putting stuff together. However, this did not shake my OCD as you can see here. I painted the outer part of the rotors with high temp paint to keep them from rusting.
During the nights when I couldn't be in the garage I spent that time hunting down parts. My original plan was to build my own bumpers. If any of you fabricate you know how long this takes. With that in mind I decided to look about buying bumpers. I landed on the 4x4 labs bumper for the rear. Great company to deal with. I asked them if they could customize something for me and they said "no problem". I ordered mine with a single swing out and had them make the tube that mounts to the spindle out of 2x3 tubing instead of 2x2. I like the look of this plus I believe there will be less twisting when I go mounting my gargantuan spare on it.
This bumper is awesome! The quality and craftsmanship is amazing. I wish I could weld like that. I didn't even want to look at my work after seeing this thing. Ha