[rubirobv]

Chopped the stock fenders, which led to the rear white wheel wells being exposed and ugly as a bucket of assholes.... decided to bedline em'

got a Herculiner kit , started prepping and figured I should follow the body lines and do the rockers too, so off came the rock rails...

after a few hours of sanding, taping, cleaning, rolling, and then rolling they were done... i initailly wasnt sure how I liked em, but have gotten quite a few compliments...and they seem ok

lets see how it holds up ??

Bedliner looks real good so does the Jeep. Look at all the little nubs on those brand new tires

 

[Asmmns]

Yup.... added em (see above)

 

[09rubicon]

Got the Jk back from the shop. Great guy and great work. Rides smooth and no noise. Gonna flush and refill it this weekend after about 50 more miles. If you need gear work done I highly recomend The Rear End Shop in Livermore. Price was fair, not a screamin deal, but more than competitive with everyone else in the area. One day turn around, dropped it off in the am, picked it up on my way home. Even a short warranty (fully knowing how I abuse my Jeep).

 

[Family-jk]

Got the Jk back from the shop. Great guy and great work. Rides smooth and no noise. Gonna flush and refill it this weekend after about 50 more miles. If you need gear work done I highly recomend The Rear End Shop in Livermore. Price was fair, not a screamin deal, but more than competitive with everyone else in the area. One day turn around, dropped it off in the am, picked it up on my way home. Even a short warranty (fully knowing how I abuse my Jeep).

Sweet. Were they able to use the same gear manufacture or did you use what they had in stock? who, what, where, when??? Just curious.

 

[09rubicon]

The Rear End Shop
Owner: Barry
Location: Livermore off of 1st Street
925-454-8946
www.rearendshop.com

Flate rate for rebuild/gear installis $400 per axle, plus parts (if machine work is needed for catastrophic failures, rates will reflect the cost)
Total bill was $680 + tax out the door at $710

He prefers Sierra Gear. I believe they are actually made in Italy and heat treated here in the U.S.. I had no issues with his choice of brands as he was willing to offer me a warranty even knowing how I use my Jeep. I also like the little extra services. He didnt just tear it appart and rebuild. He performed a thurough cleaning, including running my locker through the parts washer and steamer to ensure all the metal from my failed gearset was rinsed out. Made himself available to answer any questions I had. Never tried to upsell. We were talking about different locker options and axle builds and got onto the subject of the rubicon e-lockers. He said he has seen quite a few failures and usually replaces them with either ARB or the new Auburn ECTED. When I told him I really haven't had any problems with mine he never tried to upsell me, just said that if its working for me then there is no need to change, why fix whats not broken. Overall it was a great experience.

As for parts stock, he does have a moderate inventory, but with sepcialty gears/ratios will just have them overnighted. I arranged my appointment on a friday to drop off on tuesday, he had all the parts monday afternoon.

 

[rubirobv]

I spoke with Barry on the phone when I was looking for pricing on gear installs and he was very straight forward with me also. I told him that I was considering going from 5:13 to 5:38 and he quickly pointed out that it was only a 4% increase in rpms. He could have pushed for a sale but he didn't. He's a jeeper too and we talked a little bit about that. Scott, I'm glad to see that you had a good experience with him.

 

[09rubicon]

I spoke with Barry on the phone when I was looking for pricing on gear installs and he was very straight forward with me also. I told him that I was considering going from 5:13 to 5:38 and he quickly pointed out that it was only a 4% increase in rpms. He could have pushed for a sale but he didn't. He's a jeeper too and we talked a little bit about that. Scott, I'm glad to see that you had a good experience with him.

Without you my experience would have been much more painful (and costly), thank you again for the use of your trailer, you are a lifesaver my friend!

 

[Bubblegoose1]

Not really photo worthy, but ordered EVO HD Swaybar Endlinks for the rear (my old ones lost a bolt and bent), two 2 gallon Rotopax Water Packs and Coverking neo rear seat cover. Bought Rugged Ridge All Terrain Front Floor Liners from a buddy.

Sent by Braille, with no bumps.

 

[rubirobv]

Without you my experience would have been much more painful (and costly), thank you again for the use of your trailer, you are a lifesaver my friend!

You're welcome. Sorry about the running lights issue. I have a new set around here somewhere.

 

[binarypie]

The Rear End Shop
Owner: Barry
Location: Livermore off of 1st Street
925-454-8946
www.rearendshop.com

Flate rate for rebuild/gear installis $400 per axle, plus parts (if machine work is needed for catastrophic failures, rates will reflect the cost)
Total bill was $680 + tax out the door at $710

He prefers Sierra Gear. I believe they are actually made in Italy and heat treated here in the U.S.. I had no issues with his choice of brands as he was willing to offer me a warranty even knowing how I use my Jeep. I also like the little extra services. He didnt just tear it appart and rebuild. He performed a thurough cleaning, including running my locker through the parts washer and steamer to ensure all the metal from my failed gearset was rinsed out. Made himself available to answer any questions I had. Never tried to upsell. We were talking about different locker options and axle builds and got onto the subject of the rubicon e-lockers. He said he has seen quite a few failures and usually replaces them with either ARB or the new Auburn ECTED. When I told him I really haven't had any problems with mine he never tried to upsell me, just said that if its working for me then there is no need to change, why fix whats not broken. Overall it was a great experience.

As for parts stock, he does have a moderate inventory, but with sepcialty gears/ratios will just have them overnighted. I arranged my appointment on a friday to drop off on tuesday, he had all the parts monday afternoon.

Would you like to add this to the shop list?

 

[Muvovr]

Clock Spring

Nuff Said !!

 

[09rubicon]

Would you like to add this to the shop list?

Yes Please

 

[ThorJK]

Just a few little things

I created my own grille insert based on an idea someone posted on here. I will have a video together very soon showing the whole process if anyone is curious how to do it and not spend an arm/leg on some metal between your slats...thats what she said?

Also got my mopar slush mats a week ago, very sweet and added the JK decal to my hardtop windows.

 

[ShortBus]

I created my own grille insert based on an idea someone posted on here. I will have a video together very soon showing the whole process if anyone is curious how to do it and not spend an arm/leg on some metal between your slats...thats what she said?


Also got my mopar slush mats a week ago, very sweet and added the JK decal to my hardtop windows.

Hurry it up with that vid! I need to do this and I'd really rather not spend money on the Daystar one.

 

[Ogie]

Nothing.

 

[Bubblegoose1]

After 45k miles and two 1600+ mile road trips from WA to Norcal and SLC, my rear driveshaft CV is shot. It started vibrating after I got home from SLC last Sunday.

Spent 5 hours last night pulling driveshafts and greasing zerks to pinpoint issue. Rear line screams with front removed or installed, quiet with both lines in 4x4, and all is well with just front line.

Dropped driveshaft off at Drivelines NW in Seattle this morning. May be done today, or I am Jeepless til next week.

 

[Bubblegoose1]

Meant to say double cardan, not CV.

 

[ThorJK]

Hurry it up with that vid! I need to do this and I'd really rather not spend money on the Daystar one.

ARGH for iPhone iMovie failing me. If you have any questions after looking at how this guy did it feel free to ask. Just a few tips/suggestions when doing it. The anchor things for the tie downs are found by electrical stuff at lowes or home depot which ever you go to. I would suggest using a two stage epoxy or something similar instead of gorilla glue (gorilla requires a lot of force and has been known to eat plastic). When searching for a piece of grate to put in there make sure to check your local scrap yard. The piece I got was about 2 feet by 4 feet and it cost me a buck. You need only a 14 tall x 30 wide piece so keep that in mind when looking. You'll need something to cut it down, I used tin snips but I would suggest a cutting disc in a dremel or something of the like. Sorry I can't put the video up but basically it was too much for my phone to handle. Next time I'll use my actual camera (this was kind of a test of the iMovie app on my phone) Any questions after looking at this link then feel free to ask. All in all the things that take the longest = the paint drying and the glue drying. I would try and get the paint on then the anchors so they can dry at the same time thus cutting down on time.

 

[cruzcode]

Finished the installation of the VisionX Tantrum Rock Lights.

Bypassed the super sexy sound activation module, and wired straight to my sPOD.

RC

 

[stevej21]

Finished up my bumpers tonight! With the exception of the tire carrier on the rear, I'll get to that later. And flipped my e-disco.