My Build Log - For my tracking and yours

[tomdietrying]

Acender, didn't you make your tie-rods? Are you interested in a little side business?
Peace.
Tom
012009

[taylorRichie]

They showed up today... I got them from Independent4X $200, and they're mean... Mine aren't Red like Ldubs, they came zinc/copper/brass lookin' (think it's zinc plating, like a grade 8 bolt)

They look EXTREMELY TOUGH... simple enough install too... Hopefully I'll get to them in the next few days.

Yes Bart... Extremely Fun... My pictures really don't do it justice... I need to go out in the "field" and take some shots..

My images make my wheels and tires look small

[Ldub]

They showed up today... I got them from Independent4X $200, and they're mean... Mine aren't Red like Ldubs, they came zinc/copper/brass lookin' (think it's zinc plating, like a grade 8 bolt)

They look EXTREMELY TOUGH... simple enough install too... Hopefully I'll get to them in the next few days.

Yes Bart... Extremely Fun... My pictures really don't do it justice... I need to go out in the "field" and take some shots..

My images make my wheels and tires look small

Pay attention to the orientation of the grease zerks when you install them.
Make sure they are pointing in a direction that's easily accessable for greasing.

Mine weren't red when I got them, just raw steel, (no shiny stuff) I painted them to resist corrosion...& the fact that I like a little red paint here & there.
You might want to try Bulldog adhesion promoter (wal-mart) on the shiny bits.

Whatever you use, be prepared to hit it with touch up paint after the alignment guy gets done chowdering up your fresh paint job...

[Solitude]

can't say it any better then this

http://youtube.com/watch?v=WmFBOVZ6BLM

Jeff

[taylorRichie]

Ha... That's a great commercial...

Thanks for the tips Larry.

Painted the Thule... It's a bit darker than Kaiser, silly duplicolor the color of the lid isn't 100% accurate You actually have to find your paint code... oh well... I'm happy either way... It stood out too much since my wheels are black having the lightest color on top looked odd to me...

[Ldub]

Gettin' to be a pretty tough lookin' maCHEEN there Richie...

Now all's ya need is some trail badges to complete the look.

[taylorRichie]

Thanks!

I have a tiny moab sticker on my driver's side.

I'm going to cut 2 trail stickers (Klondike Bluffs, and Dome Plateau) Then It's time for a moab trip for some real man's trails...

I'm sure those trails will be quite unnerving the first time though...

One of these days I'd like to cross the Golden Crack... (kind of a goal)

Does anyone know if a VX has ever done it?

Richie

[nfpgasmask]

They showed up today... I got them from Independent4X $200, and they're mean... Mine aren't Red like Ldubs, they came zinc/copper/brass lookin' (think it's zinc plating, like a grade 8 bolt)

Hey Richie, I see on the Indy4x site they have long, medium and short. What length do we need for the VX?

Thanks - Bart

[taylorRichie]

Hey Bart,

Large is what we need for the vehicross...

I called them and that's what they said... and that's what I've got installed... So I hope it's right

[nfpgasmask]

Hey Bart,

Large is what we need for the vehicross...

I called them and that's what they said... and that's what I've got installed... So I hope it's right

OK, so I take it you mean "long", not "large"....

Bart

[taylorRichie]

Yes... Long... not large My bad... I posted from my iphone... so I didn't proof it