F**k salt

[70barracuda]

This is my Cherokee. I know it's not absolutely terrible but I think I'm gonna cry. I'm so sick of salt and brine every winter. 

 

I'm really concerned about that quarter panel though...don't know how I'm gonna fix that. 

[War_Pony89]

Man I feel ya, Just had both my pan's patched.  Act fast, you'll want to get it before it get into that floor brace.  I moved to VA 7 yrs ago and my rust-less ride started becoming see through. They sell the direct fit factory pans. I found a local to moonlight on my rig and he did a bang up job on the seams, finishing in in POR 15 or something like that to seal any residual cancer areas.

[Pete M]

you just need a winter beater that won't make you cry when it falls apart.  because they all fall apart eventually.  

 

 

[JustEmptyEveryPocket]

2 hours ago, War_Pony89 said:

direct fit factory pans

Who and where?

[War_Pony89]

49 minutes ago, JustEmptyEveryPocket said:

Who and where?

Man, put me on the spot, not finding the order info  in my email, but I looked and this link looks like a good one.  https://www.quadratec.com/p/key-parts/front-floor-pan-cherokee-xj

 

Originally, I ordered through 4wheelparts, who bought from Keyparts. The pans I ended up with were for a CJ. So I hunted around and I believe I called Keyparts directly who had the exact one for the Comanche. I don't think the Cherokee's have the extra bracing in the floor...I think , but aside from that direct fit. They sell the bracing as well if the cancer got that far back if I recall right.

 

This is the Keyparts link  http://www.keypartsonline.com/cherokee-xj-mid-size/

[JustEmptyEveryPocket]

Awesome, thanks. I had seen Key, but wasn't sure how well it would fit. Appreciate the info. Sorry for the mini hijack. 

[strictlyxjs]

Fluid film is a godsend i coat 3-4 times a winter. Buy the big gallons at napa and heat it up on my woodstove to stretch it out. I use a cheap harbor freight spray gun to apply it. You can use the aerosol cans from oreillys but youll spend a fortune.

[Limeyjeeper]

Move to Texas!! My 91 comanche still continues to try and eat itself because it was originally an Illinois truck!! My new one is almost perfect.

[70barracuda]

Ordered up the front floor pans today. Got to cutting out some smaller areas that I can just patch. Trunk pan is surprising clean. I removed the OE sound deadener and put some new stuff down. 

I'd love to get a beater but knowing me I'd try and make it nice. I have a 99 camry that I got and gave to my sister but she's at college now so I've been driving that on and off. But even that is really clean for NJ and I feel bad driving it in the salt lol

[89 MJ]

This is exactly why I plan to leave the rust belt as soon as I can. I am done with this salt crap. 

[buxmj]

So lucky my mj only spent one winter in KC before I moved to Florida, the sun has done a number on the clear coat but that is much easier to deal with than rusting from the inside out. 

 

Buck.

[MiNi Beast]

anyone try or consider the electrical thingy to keep it from rusting? not sure what i recall but i remember seeing something about hooking a battery tender type setup to truck and it supposedly   keeps rust at bay. anyone know what I'm referring to0? 

[Minuit]

I know that feeling and I hate salt too, but that floor rust is probably down to water leakage more than salt. Even in the wet, humid swamp that some people know as the Southeast, our floors rust out. My '89 is as clean as can be everywhere except the floors, thanks to a long ignored water leak under the carpet.

[Pete M]

On 10/12/2020 at 1:53 PM, MiNi Beast said:

anyone try or consider the electrical thingy to keep it from rusting? not sure what i recall but i remember seeing something about hooking a battery tender type setup to truck and it supposedly   keeps rust at bay. anyone know what I'm referring to0? 

 

while the theory is sound, the products pedaled are more snake oil than anything else.