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Re: Tonys 2005 rubicon build
« Reply #75 on: October 07, 2014, 09:56:15 PM »
Shocks installed... Garage cleen.  Rear storage build under way
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Re: Tonys 2005 rubicon build
« Reply #76 on: October 26, 2014, 01:14:37 AM »
Steering wheel re centered after weeks of being lazy.. Front pads replaced with OEM for colder weather.. Noticed lower control axle mounts bending.  See some new stocking stuffers
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Re: Tonys 2005 rubicon build
« Reply #77 on: January 23, 2015, 12:14:55 PM »
Installed rear storage for tools.. Noticed in tub where  body mounts bolt that on on the left side it caved up as if the body gave way alowing the mount.to suck up into the tub a little bit... Its odd on how this happened.. Any idea what may have caused this... Or if this will have any negative effect
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Re: Tonys 2005 rubicon build
« Reply #78 on: January 23, 2015, 01:42:43 PM »
Got a pic or two?
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Re: Tonys 2005 rubicon build
« Reply #79 on: January 23, 2015, 01:43:10 PM »
any rust starting there? sounds like typical body mount failure when the tub gets soft - remember the back of Matt's YJ?
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Re: Tonys 2005 rubicon build
« Reply #80 on: January 23, 2015, 01:48:44 PM »
No pics I'll have to take one No rust.. Does not feel soft.  My tub is bed lined so hard to tell.. But it defenetly is a  failure.  I can see the bolt concave up in tub...
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Re: Tonys 2005 rubicon build
« Reply #81 on: January 23, 2015, 01:55:09 PM »
TJ frames are the weakest jeep frames ever to leave the factory...
they were NOT coated by DC in an effort to save $ per vehicle..
Auto Rust Tecnitans have made quite a nice name for themselves in the jeep aftermarket due to this...
SVE in CT does about 3 TJs a month and they don't use salt on the roads...
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Re: Tonys 2005 rubicon build
« Reply #82 on: January 23, 2015, 02:28:12 PM »
Its not the frame that's giving and issue.. Its the tub that gave in a little.. Or am I not understanding it
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Re: Tonys 2005 rubicon build
« Reply #83 on: January 23, 2015, 02:36:17 PM »
This is a pic I found online.. This is a very extreme case... But this is what will happen if I let it go..  The bolt end is starting to push the tub up and has a small dent starting to form
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Re: Tonys 2005 rubicon build
« Reply #84 on: January 23, 2015, 02:50:34 PM »
so body mounts shot/ brackets bent from tub hitting from flex?
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Re: Tonys 2005 rubicon build
« Reply #85 on: January 23, 2015, 02:57:13 PM »
I would guess?? But I don't understand how this would happen when it should be a solid mount.. At first I thought it was a shock mount when I discovered it thinking it was from pressure of flex/wheeling.. Like I said.. Its solid no evidence of rust underneath or in tub itself...?
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Re: Tonys 2005 rubicon build
« Reply #86 on: January 23, 2015, 04:01:50 PM »
How bad do your bushings look at the body mounts?
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Re: Tonys 2005 rubicon build
« Reply #87 on: January 23, 2015, 04:11:44 PM »
1 year old 1" body lift, correct?  good poly
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Re: Tonys 2005 rubicon build
« Reply #88 on: January 23, 2015, 05:00:15 PM »
Yes installed 1 year ago.. Poly pucks by Daystar.. Supposed to be good quality.. Looks good
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Re: Tonys 2005 rubicon build
« Reply #89 on: January 23, 2015, 07:36:56 PM »
That's crazy!  That cross member is fairly stout.  Other parts of the frame will rust before that should give.

Check your rear body mounts as they do tend to have rust issues.  Check your rear bump stops to make sure that the shock isn't bottoming and bending that cross member.

I'd have to lay eyeballs on it to say more than that...
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