LoJac963's Deuce Build

[LoJac963]

Finally got my trailing arms installed last night. These are from 3C FAB and were drastically cheaper than Hotchis and Edelbrock so I thought I'd give them a shot. They have zerks to grease them and have Energy Suspension polyurethane bushings.

Here was the first issue:

Apparently in 2006 the bolts went 2mm larger so the bushing sleeves I had were too small. I contacted the seller who promptly called Energy Suspension and had 4 larger bushing sleeves sent to me. I pushed out the old sleeves and put the larger sleeves in and problem solved.

Here's a pic of the new arms:




Now install instructions from one of the other forums tech section couldn't have been further from the truth. Passenger side goes in very quickly but the driver side had me covered in oil and dirt not to mention the amount of swearing that went on for over an hour.

Basically in order to get the front bolt out you have to completely drop the gas tank not just the skid plate for the tank-that added significant time onto the install. However once the gas tank is out of the way and a couple other brackets are removed I finally had the new arm installed.

Driver side pic:



Passenger side pic:




I went with the Super Silver II powdercoat. I wanted something to stand out a bit but not screaming loud like red for instance. They match my Purple Cranium diff protector pretty close.

I've read new arms will decrease the rattle and hopping of the rear tires when going over bumps so today I nailed a speed bump and I kid you not the rear tires went over the bump and that was the end of it. No rattling the interior or bouncing in the rear. Definitely worth the money!!

[LoJac963]

Finally pulled the trigger on the E&G Offroad Flares. Little bit of a pain to install but finally got them on and they look hands down awesome. These rigs should have come with flares like these from the factory!

Pics...










I've got another project in the works I'm hoping to wrap up soon so more pics to come!

[LoJac963]

Latest update although a small one....

Finally bought some Weathertech Digitalfit floor mats. I've always wanted a set so they're in after a good vacuuming.



Driver Side:



Passenger Side:



Driver Side installed:




They are very rigid and stay in place nicely. My current ongoing project with some switches has hit a snag but I'll post that up once I'm finished with it!

[fyr145]

(picture fyr145 sitting in chair at a table at his house late one night writing to Santa Claus by candlelight.............)

Dear Santa,

How is the North Pole?? I have been very good this year. Since I have been so good this year, I wanted to ask that you fill up your sleigh with some cool upgrades for my H2 as well. You see, I have this fellow H2 owner named LoJac963. He lives in the same valley that I do and he has many cool aftermarket items on his H2. Mom always liked LoJac963 better than me thus he always gets the cool upgrades before I do. I am hoping that you Santa can help me with my mods & upgrades this year and just place them under the tree and I will take care of the rest. Have a safe trip and tell Rudolph hello for me too.

Thanks Santa,
Fyr145

[LoJac963]

Originally Posted by fyr145

(picture fyr145 sitting in chair at a table at his house late one night writing to Santa Claus by candlelight.............)

Dear Santa,

How is the North Pole?? I have been very good this year. Since I have been so good this year, I wanted to ask that you fill up your sleigh with some cool upgrades for my H2 as well. You see, I have this fellow H2 owner named LoJac963. He lives in the same valley that I do and he has many cool aftermarket items on his H2. Mom always liked LoJac963 better than me thus he always gets the cool upgrades before I do. I am hoping that you Santa can help me with my mods & upgrades this year and just place them under the tree and I will take care of the rest. Have a safe trip and tell Rudolph hello for me too.

Thanks Santa,
Fyr145

LOL you're crazy, where you been man? We still need to meet up sometime!

[fyr145]

I'm still around, just working away and lurking on all the H2 sites and helping where I can.

I've been waiting for you to set up a time, day, and place to meet up so we can compare H2's. Maybe over some lunch with some other H2'ers. I still have that H2 kit if you're still interested.

[LoJac963]

Most definitely I'll take it off your hands.

I'm heading back to school at the beginning of November.....ugh so hopefully there's some time possibly before that between work and family.