“The brackets mount in the door hinge and maintain a stock location for the mirrors when the doors are removed. I had a prototype set last year for a little bit before it got cold. The image of my Jeep is with the prototype. The notable difference is the pin design which supports the stock hinge screw bolt for a complete factory look.”
Stock Mirror Adapters for JK
February 18, 2009 By 1 Comment
Aussie Locker Part 2; Carrier Install / Initial Driving impressions
February 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
So if you read my Part 1 post, I got through the initial assembly of the Aussie Locker into the carrier. To reflect I had a factory Trac Lok in the Dana44 and since the Aussie Locker will not fit into a Trac lok case I had to get an open carrier to put it in. So for most people putting an Aussie Locker into an open axle the install will be easy. For me because I have to switch carriers I now have to have the Ring Gear reset, basically half of a Ring & Pinion install.
So far my experience with the Aussie Locker has been pleasant, everything has been as expected and experienced no issues. This continued with swapping out the carriers [Read more...]
Aussie Locker Part 1; Assembly
February 8, 2009 By 1 Comment
Okay so I decided that trying to afford ARB lockers or any other selectable locker was not in the range of my budget and to keep the budget under control I was only going to lock the rear.
I also wanted something that was very simple. For example in my last Jeep I had a Detroit Locker in the rear and I loved the thing! Awesome offroad, the street driving took a while to get use to, definitely had its quirks but was pretty much indestructible. However a Detroit was even out of my budget range. This leaves me with “Lunchbox” style lockers, which in general simply replace the spider gears, so they are pretty affordable. Several brands on the market, pretty much all the same save construction and minor design differences.
I have been reading nothing but good things about Aussie Lockers for a couple years now. They are priced just right at around [Read more...]
Skully got his wife a new Jeep……possible projects? YES…..
February 4, 2009 By 1 Comment
So in the effort to get my wife off the FORD kick, I convinced her to look at Jeep specifically a Commander. Why? We wanted something that can hold more than five people, has four wheel drive, and tough. We picked a 2008 Commander Sport with upgrades of; Quadra trac II, and the 4.7L V8 (not the HEMI, I can not see my wife staying out of trouble with her lead foot.) I really was hoping for the Quadra drive system with Electronic Limited Slip Differentials. They had none on the lot, and it was not a major priority as they come normally on the Overland editions and are pricier. (out of our planned price range)
At first, I was blamed for just wanting another Jeep in the household. After a couple days though she actually told me she likes it and wanted to know if we could lift it a little and put bigger, more aggressive tires on it. WOOHOO! ……I luv my wife.
Not the best pics, but to show it off;
I started looking into after market stuff. Wow! Not a lot yet, and Mopar [Read more...]
