Stumptaco's has gone over to the darkside..XJ style.
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StumpXJ
SE Expedition Society
Thanks KC! Yeah, the TruXus took a bit to balance them... I was going to Dynabeads in them instead of all of the weights. I still may do this, but in the mean time, I really need to paint the weights that are on there...LOL.
I am definitely getting out to have some fun in the next couple weeks, just waiting on the wife to take here big engineers exam (the PE exam) next friday, then we can get back to normal. She has been studying like a mad woman for past 3 months or so. The test is kind of the equivilent of the bar exam, but for engineers.
~James
I am definitely getting out to have some fun in the next couple weeks, just waiting on the wife to take here big engineers exam (the PE exam) next friday, then we can get back to normal. She has been studying like a mad woman for past 3 months or so. The test is kind of the equivilent of the bar exam, but for engineers.
~James
Very nice rig. I love it.
You should never need more than 1.75 ounces to balance a tire and it looks like you may have close to 4 ounce of weight there. I suspect that the heavy side of the tire and the heavy side of the rim are matched up. That typ of weight on your rim will reduce your tires life over time and could fall off and be vary hazardous. If you were to bump one loose on a trail then at highway speeds could come loose and you are looking at 1.75 ounce bullet.
Have them break the beads and rotate the tire 180 degrees around.
I worked at a specialty tire shop for many years and we did this all of the time. We have pulled weights out of fenders before.
Just a thought.
You should never need more than 1.75 ounces to balance a tire and it looks like you may have close to 4 ounce of weight there. I suspect that the heavy side of the tire and the heavy side of the rim are matched up. That typ of weight on your rim will reduce your tires life over time and could fall off and be vary hazardous. If you were to bump one loose on a trail then at highway speeds could come loose and you are looking at 1.75 ounce bullet.
Have them break the beads and rotate the tire 180 degrees around.
I worked at a specialty tire shop for many years and we did this all of the time. We have pulled weights out of fenders before.
Just a thought.
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OverlandZJ
Expedition Leader
Loving it James, great job as usual. Curious why you didnt do the the rear hatch from the body line down as well?
How about a pic of the flooring with the interior reinstalled?
How about a pic of the flooring with the interior reinstalled?
StumpXJ
SE Expedition Society
Thanks everyone!
Carman, you are right, and thats the reason I want to go with Dyna beads. I mounted these my self (mechanic for almost 10 years), and broke the bead and rotated the tires multiple times to get the best balance possible by finding the heavy side. They are just hard tires to balance, some were beter than others. Before I bought these I did a lot of searching, and that was one of the biggest complaints... so I knew going in they would be tough.
John, you and my wife think alike. I am going to paint the rear hatch from the body line down, just havent gotten to it yet. Should only take a couple hours to do, but I a going wheeling/camping before I do any more to this thing.
Here a few shots for the day.
I got these awesome removable tie downs for my kitchen on the rear platform. They are really slick little gadgets, and work flawlessly. The bolts they came were long enough to go through the wood, and all through the unibody, so they are mounted very solidly. They are rated for 4000 lb vertical pull, so it should hold my 45 pound kitchen just fine...
This is how the kitchen fits in the Jeep. I put it in and pulled it out a few times by myself to get the hang of it, and its pretty simple. I slide it out to the edge of the bumper, fold down the outside legs, then fold down the legs on th bumper side. Then its easily movable as a stand up unit, even by myself.
All strapped in. The little 4 drawer craftsman tool box is bolted to the floor with (4) 1/4-20 bolts. I have learned my lesson the hard way in the past by not having tools onboard when you need them. Now that I have a Jeep, I am sure to bring them with me 24-7
The orangish duffle bag holds all of the straps, shackles, bungees, and hi lift accesories. They are really heavy duty bags, and hold the weight and bulk with no problem. The little black bag is my MV50 compressor. You can also see the front tie down for the kitchen.
Carman, you are right, and thats the reason I want to go with Dyna beads. I mounted these my self (mechanic for almost 10 years), and broke the bead and rotated the tires multiple times to get the best balance possible by finding the heavy side. They are just hard tires to balance, some were beter than others. Before I bought these I did a lot of searching, and that was one of the biggest complaints... so I knew going in they would be tough.
John, you and my wife think alike. I am going to paint the rear hatch from the body line down, just havent gotten to it yet. Should only take a couple hours to do, but I a going wheeling/camping before I do any more to this thing.
Here a few shots for the day.
I got these awesome removable tie downs for my kitchen on the rear platform. They are really slick little gadgets, and work flawlessly. The bolts they came were long enough to go through the wood, and all through the unibody, so they are mounted very solidly. They are rated for 4000 lb vertical pull, so it should hold my 45 pound kitchen just fine...
This is how the kitchen fits in the Jeep. I put it in and pulled it out a few times by myself to get the hang of it, and its pretty simple. I slide it out to the edge of the bumper, fold down the outside legs, then fold down the legs on th bumper side. Then its easily movable as a stand up unit, even by myself.
All strapped in. The little 4 drawer craftsman tool box is bolted to the floor with (4) 1/4-20 bolts. I have learned my lesson the hard way in the past by not having tools onboard when you need them. Now that I have a Jeep, I am sure to bring them with me 24-7
The orangish duffle bag holds all of the straps, shackles, bungees, and hi lift accesories. They are really heavy duty bags, and hold the weight and bulk with no problem. The little black bag is my MV50 compressor. You can also see the front tie down for the kitchen.
sandalscout
Adventurer
TOP NOTCH!!! Great job indeed!
OverlandZJ
Expedition Leader
I like those tiedowns...link?
The floor liner does look like it's self molding better with time, the floorboards under dash will probably get even better once you start using the heater more. I may follow your lead with this product.
I hear ya about getting out... i havent still (i'v had the RTT close to a year now) and it's killing me. Turkey Day is the next planned outing.
BTW, your better half is one smart lady.
The floor liner does look like it's self molding better with time, the floorboards under dash will probably get even better once you start using the heater more. I may follow your lead with this product.
I hear ya about getting out... i havent still (i'v had the RTT close to a year now) and it's killing me. Turkey Day is the next planned outing.
BTW, your better half is one smart lady.
StumpXJ
SE Expedition Society
Yes, she is very smart, and way cool because she digs my jeep and related habits. :1888fbbd:
I got the mounts on here actually, here is a link (which has a link to the Mfr.)
http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19236
Honestly I am quite pleased with the vinyl flooring. It was very misleading on what I was actually getting, and was a pain in the ******** to install, but the outcome has been 100% what I wanted from a vinyl floor. The best part about it is I can spray it with simple green, and wipe it out with a towel and it looks like brand new. I hadnt cleaned this stuff since I installed, and today I did just that. It looks new, and it was full of mud and crap as our fall weather (read: RAIN) has been set-in for the past few weeks. I highly recommend doing it, just be prepared for what I mentioned.
In the pictures its kind of hard to tell because the floors are shiny after I cleaned them and the reflection/glare makes the ripples that are still present much bigger than they actually are. It has laid down quite nicely.
Thanks! ~ James
I got the mounts on here actually, here is a link (which has a link to the Mfr.)
http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19236
Honestly I am quite pleased with the vinyl flooring. It was very misleading on what I was actually getting, and was a pain in the ******** to install, but the outcome has been 100% what I wanted from a vinyl floor. The best part about it is I can spray it with simple green, and wipe it out with a towel and it looks like brand new. I hadnt cleaned this stuff since I installed, and today I did just that. It looks new, and it was full of mud and crap as our fall weather (read: RAIN) has been set-in for the past few weeks. I highly recommend doing it, just be prepared for what I mentioned.
In the pictures its kind of hard to tell because the floors are shiny after I cleaned them and the reflection/glare makes the ripples that are still present much bigger than they actually are. It has laid down quite nicely.
Thanks! ~ James
OverlandZJ
Expedition Leader
Thanks for the update James. I remember fall in Germany, it was miserable.
Al reminded me of our upcoming projects. I'm still not sure on a design yet, but i did narrow down my search for a good spindle to these two vendors.
www.4x4labs.com Heaviest i'v found available (3500lb)and my first choice, espescially if i end up with a single swingout.
http://www.ironpigoffroad.com/fab/diy.shtml I'm hearing good things about this 2000lb spindle and probably my choice for a dual swingaway design.
I hope to get mine done soon, looking fwd to what you come up with. Maybe we should compare notes.
Al reminded me of our upcoming projects. I'm still not sure on a design yet, but i did narrow down my search for a good spindle to these two vendors.
www.4x4labs.com Heaviest i'v found available (3500lb)and my first choice, espescially if i end up with a single swingout.
http://www.ironpigoffroad.com/fab/diy.shtml I'm hearing good things about this 2000lb spindle and probably my choice for a dual swingaway design.
I hope to get mine done soon, looking fwd to what you come up with. Maybe we should compare notes.
AlabamaDan
New member
Great build thread!