Prep is definitely key. When I did mine the prep was the hardest part.
@rollingiron38342 жыл бұрын
Rigidability describes the potential of going over ridges I guess 😉
@trailtrash97172 жыл бұрын
😂😂 that’s a good way to describe it
@danhambrick63313 жыл бұрын
Nice job guys, looks good👍👍
@trailtrash97173 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@dropsvt56323 жыл бұрын
Been waiting on this one
@trailtrash97173 жыл бұрын
It’s been a while in the making
@yerwrng2 жыл бұрын
I never grind the entire rail surface to bare metal . I mark where I'm welding and clear the costing only from there . I do use steel it as a primer because it is a rust proofer , but a lot of weld through primers are porus primers which means they aren't going to prevent rust they are going to suck moisture right down under them between primer and surface .
@trailtrash97172 жыл бұрын
That’s good to know. The first set we did we only marked and cleaned the area it was getting welded, I just wanted to try something different on this one
@praterbrothers4wd9073 жыл бұрын
I did mine in the middle of the summer time. So obviously I was wearing a cut off t shirt and shorts. Still have the scars.
@trailtrash97173 жыл бұрын
Haha osha approved shorts I assume??
@hairsracing80133 жыл бұрын
I recently bought the mid section kid and it comes with the 4 little pieces. I can’t figure out where they go
@mikebaze15242 жыл бұрын
Nicely done, what size wire did you use and welder settings?
@trailtrash97172 жыл бұрын
The wire size is .030” and the settings are kind all over. Some of the body is thicker so we could turn it up but the thin parts had to be lower
@DanielCole3 жыл бұрын
I'll be starting this job in a few days. I'm going to start with the front first though. My frame horns where the steering box mounts is trashed. I'll have to repair that first and then add the stiffener. How does it handle on the road and trail nope that you've added this?
@trailtrash97173 жыл бұрын
It makes a huge difference in how it feels. Between the stiffeners and the steel bumper it doesn’t have nearly as much body flex. One mistake I made doing these is that I didn’t realize how much the body was flex having one tire off and the suspension unloaded so when we finished the first side the driver door didn’t want to close like it should
@DanielCole3 жыл бұрын
@@trailtrash9717 so the moral of the story is to remove both front wheels even if doing only 1 dude at a time?
@rsjohnson7436 Жыл бұрын
The set I got from RuffStuff fit the unibody frame rail contour but the slots cut for the cross member bolts weren't even close. I contacted them and they did NOTHING to remedy the situation and only suggested that I had the sides swapped (which would have been impossible). Never another word or any follow up from them. My IRO stiffeners fit perfectly. I'll never buy any RUFFSTUFF products again.