Doorplease
Explorer
Where do you live again? Haha
This is a sick mount, as soon as I brush up on my welding skills I will be copying this design.:clapsmile:
ANOTHER Guy With A Gen 2.5 Build - Sure, why Not? It's My First!
- Thread starter KIRK!
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This is a sick mount, as soon as I brush up on my welding skills I will be copying this design.:clapsmile:
KIRK!
Amateur Philosopher
Well, I wasn't completely pleased with the Hi-Lift mount. I kept looking at it and decided it needed gussets on the bottom of the arm too.
After pulling it off the Monty I just ground the paint off where I was going to be welding. Not super crazy careful because it's just a bulky heavy duty mount.
I had a few of these gussets laying around, so went with two of them.
Buzzed them on.
Cleaned up the slag splatter and decided to go with the same Duplicolor spray-on bedliner that I did on the front bumper. I was skeptical as to how it was going to hold up when I did the bumper, but it is still looking good.
Mounted up.
With the jack back in place.
After pulling it off the Monty I just ground the paint off where I was going to be welding. Not super crazy careful because it's just a bulky heavy duty mount.
I had a few of these gussets laying around, so went with two of them.
Buzzed them on.
Cleaned up the slag splatter and decided to go with the same Duplicolor spray-on bedliner that I did on the front bumper. I was skeptical as to how it was going to hold up when I did the bumper, but it is still looking good.
Mounted up.
With the jack back in place.
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PetitFrereArmada
Explorer
Wow. Amazing what some of you can do to your rigs to make them great offroad rigs.
Keep up the great work.
Keep up the great work.
SoCalMonty
Explorer
Kirk, let's go back to your hi-lift mount for a moment.
I know we all have "saggy hinge paranoia", but I'm wondering...how much extra weight do you think the spare tire carrier and/or tailgate can handle??? I've got a ton of ideas for adding things there, but I would hate to finish mounting things only to find out the hard way that it's too heavy for the hinges.
What do you think?
I know we all have "saggy hinge paranoia", but I'm wondering...how much extra weight do you think the spare tire carrier and/or tailgate can handle??? I've got a ton of ideas for adding things there, but I would hate to finish mounting things only to find out the hard way that it's too heavy for the hinges.
What do you think?
off-roader
Expedition Leader
CAP510 has been running a huge 37" tire back there for years. It does show some wear but not enough to be concerned IMHO.
GrassCat
Adventurer
SoCalMonty
Explorer
Well, I've got a 33 on mine...the difference in tire weight is only about 25 lbs between a 33 and 37 (roughly 50 vs 75 lbs).
If his 37 is coming close to maxing it out, then that doesn't leave much carrying capacity on top of a 33. Even a 5 gal. Nato can would weigh more than 25 lbs when full.
Oh well...time to add a swing away rack to the bumper I guess!
If his 37 is coming close to maxing it out, then that doesn't leave much carrying capacity on top of a 33. Even a 5 gal. Nato can would weigh more than 25 lbs when full.
Oh well...time to add a swing away rack to the bumper I guess!
jeep-N-montero
Expedition Leader
Kirk, do you have all of your build pictures stored somewhere, the ones on here are gone already.
KIRK!
Amateur Philosopher
I know. I canceled my hosting. I need to repost. I'll see if I can get them back up in the next couple days.
nckwltn
Explorer
might be a bit of a pain, but flickr now allows for a crazy amount of photos to be uploaded for free. A few years back that wasn't the case. Better than photobucket by a mile
KIRK!
Amateur Philosopher
Thanks. I got them hosted. I have about half of them replaced I the thread. I'll finish tomorrow.
jeep-N-montero
Expedition Leader
Kirk, I didn't see where you answered this, can you tell us where you picked up the side blinkers from?