I haven't really updated lately. I sold the 4 IPFs on the ARB, modified the factory bumper mounts so I can put it back on. Moved the factory trans skid plate lower so when I hit it, it won't fold into the transmission itself. I wheeled this weekend in the GA Trail Riders 1st annual event at RiverRock and looks like I have my work cut out for me in repairs.
Some of the things that didn't fair to well and need to be replaced:
Power Steering : Main seal blew going from the shaft into the rack, it's a class II leak (saturated parts, but no spraying). The pump is starting to have a "dirty" hiss and a "clean" whine, I flushed the entire system out, but no luck.
Skid Plates:Cracked the transmission skid plate in two pieces. Needs to be replaced. Bent the front ARB and main front skid up pretty bad.
Rear Bumper: Broke that again, even after redesigning and reinforcing the mounts it was still ripped off, did not come off but it tore the mounts clean from the body.
Body and Paint: Came off several ledges, which caused my rear quarter panel to slam into multiple rocks and "kiss the wall" pretty good. Some of the scrapes are through the paint down to the metal. Those will need to be touched up. I don't plan on fixing the dents, since those will probably just happen next trip out there .
Sliders: I managed to slide full force into the driver side slider, resulting in a rather large dent in the out rigger. I came off another ledge and slammed down into the slider so hard it actually flexed up and went into my rocker panel (it's not the sliders fault, I could of taken another line and chose the harder one, I have to sliders mounted as high and as close to the body as possible too)
Control Arms: Could not make it up a ledge, I had to back down and landed on a sharp rock. It took a good bite at the rear control arm (or trailing arm for some). I don't feel any pulling, but plan on fixing that issue sooner or later as it doesn't look good.
Rear Diff: I wish there was a true diff armor cover for the 100 Series, I took the first layer of metal off of it and was constantly getting hung up on the rear diff and driveshafts. I barber polled the DS pretty good.
Tires: Ran them at 26PSI and still had major chunking. No sidewall cuts nor flats which was good, but the tires seriously could of held up better.
Here are some pictures since you guys probably don't want to hear about my problems lol
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