UJOR De-Quiglify in progress....
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Gravity
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All done! No pics because it looks just like the above picture.
Unfortunately there was a shipping mixup and the wheels which look awesome - ATX Chamber2 w/ST Maxx 305/70/18s, showed up with 8/6.5 bolt pattern and not my requested 8/170mm. Of course this was all discovered after I had crammed the wheels into my wife's car and brought them all home....
Considering how smooth this whole process went, I'll be OK with that 1 hiccup. Only had to call Chris with one or 2 minor questions. Great kit and I am beyond stoked of how it came out!
I really wanted to get it out this weekend tho and get it all dirty. Correct wheels arrive tomorrow but I'll be out of town on business so full pics of Agnes with her new shoes will have to wait til I get back and get the wheels installed Monday.
Unfortunately there was a shipping mixup and the wheels which look awesome - ATX Chamber2 w/ST Maxx 305/70/18s, showed up with 8/6.5 bolt pattern and not my requested 8/170mm. Of course this was all discovered after I had crammed the wheels into my wife's car and brought them all home....
Considering how smooth this whole process went, I'll be OK with that 1 hiccup. Only had to call Chris with one or 2 minor questions. Great kit and I am beyond stoked of how it came out!
I really wanted to get it out this weekend tho and get it all dirty. Correct wheels arrive tomorrow but I'll be out of town on business so full pics of Agnes with her new shoes will have to wait til I get back and get the wheels installed Monday.
Gravity
Observer
And may I now present Agnes ver2.0 - just back from her Maiden Voyage around the block...
For the wheels I went with ATX Chamber 2 18x9s and they're shod with Cooper ST MaXX 305/70/18 (these measured out at a legit 35" vs many of the other 16 or 17 options at 34.6ish and these had a much higher weight rating as well. Agnes is a bit portly at just under 11k and the load rating was more important to me vs the taller sidewall for comfiness offroad. These should still do pretty dang good tho...)
Off to get her aligned in the am, then I need to rack up some break in miles and get the driveshafts dialed. Should have the front from Tom Woods in the next few days. They were steering me away from adding the CV joint onto the Reverse Slip of the Quigley specced Transfer case. I have sent pics of the current setup of the orig Quigley rear shaft alignment for their techs to review, should know more in the am if I'll run with the orig or have them build something up...
For the wheels I went with ATX Chamber 2 18x9s and they're shod with Cooper ST MaXX 305/70/18 (these measured out at a legit 35" vs many of the other 16 or 17 options at 34.6ish and these had a much higher weight rating as well. Agnes is a bit portly at just under 11k and the load rating was more important to me vs the taller sidewall for comfiness offroad. These should still do pretty dang good tho...)
Off to get her aligned in the am, then I need to rack up some break in miles and get the driveshafts dialed. Should have the front from Tom Woods in the next few days. They were steering me away from adding the CV joint onto the Reverse Slip of the Quigley specced Transfer case. I have sent pics of the current setup of the orig Quigley rear shaft alignment for their techs to review, should know more in the am if I'll run with the orig or have them build something up...
mgmetalworks
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That's a great looking tire/wheel combo!!!
Gravity
Observer
She's 4wd at last! Tom Wood's delivered yesterday afternoon a fresh set of shafts front and rear so I had to go out and lock the hubs for the 1st time on the Stage 2 axle Chris whipped up out on the local FS roads a mile or so from the house. Didn't get too wild and crazy as I am waiting on a different Pitman arm to gain a little bit more clearance between the orig Quigley specced arm and the Diff cover but Agnes drove AWESOME! And yes - that is snow in the background...
