What is the secret sauce to getting tires that clean? I put tires cleaner on them and scrub them down and damn if they still don't look dirty. I gave up and just pressure wash the dirt off and leave them now.
I bought that expensive ass piece of metal to make this a one day job (which it would have easily been) now lord knows how long it'll be.
New tires.
I jack the front up, put the Atlas in front dig mode, turn on the locker, then put it in 2nd gear and start the ignition (I've pulled the fuse on the clutch relay so I can start it in gear without depressing the clutch). While the front wheels spin I pressure wash off the bulk of the mud. Then while the front wheels are still spinning (my second gear is +/- stock gearing 1st gear so not spinning fast) I use a pump sprayer filled with purple power to soak the tires. Being very careful not to get it on the wheels. Then I rinse with the pressure washer. Since the treps have SO many edges you have to rinse in 3 directions or you'll end up missing a lot.
Trust me...I don't enjoy being this compulsive
I can only dream of what it would be like to have enough time to do that.I jack the front up, put the Atlas in front dig mode, turn on the locker, then put it in 2nd gear and start the ignition (I've pulled the fuse on the clutch relay so I can start it in gear without depressing the clutch). While the front wheels spin I pressure wash off the bulk of the mud. Then while the front wheels are still spinning (my second gear is +/- stock gearing 1st gear so not spinning fast) I use a pump sprayer filled with purple power to soak the tires. Being very careful not to get it on the wheels. Then I rinse with the pressure washer. Since the treps have SO many edges you have to rinse in 3 directions or you'll end up missing a lot.
Then I cut the ignition and remove the wheels and lay them down on their backs and use chemical guys wheel cleaner on the wheels themselves.
Then I use the pump sprayer with purple power and spray the wheel wells, axles, undercarriage...etc and let that soak for a bit. Then pressure wash that till it's clean. Slap the front wheels back on and move to the back to repeat the process.
It's a lot of effort, but my OCD won't let me NOT do it. I wish I COULD just rinse off the big stuff and go back out, but I wouldn't be able to sleep at night.
There’s a 22“ long sleeve inside the rails centered on the junction. I‘m not worried about it. The two link mounts are tied together along the bottom of the rail too. Thanks for looking out though.
NICE!!
It took 5 days to get a reply with the company and just now getting a return label for the product. Looks like I'm not going to make my ride on April 1st.Went to swap in the 1000 diff in the little wheeler only to realize the company sent me a replacement skid plate and not a swap skid plate.
I use Awesome brand cleaner from the local Dollar Store. Spray on, pressure wash off.
I've got a friend that might be interested after that. If you decide to sell, let me knowI ordered a PS pump, another PSC steering box, pressure lines, return lines, and a few other odds and ends for my gray Silverado.
Going to finally pull the transfer case out and swap the guts over to a new case, change the PS pump, swap to hydro boost, put on a gear box that's ready for hydro assist, probably going to lower it some, clean up the front frame rail sections, mount some bump stops, redo the shock mounts, and get it SOLD. Oh...I also said "f it!" and ordered a new cam for it. Figured I'd swap in something that's a little more driver friendly with the 5 speed and makes more overall power. I'll get the tuning buttoned up and drive it some before I let it go.
Or...I'll fall in love with it all over again. I'm going to try my absolute best NOT to do that...
