C1111toro Posted January 27, 2021 Posted January 27, 2021 After searching for countless hours I finally stumbled across this new old stock set for an XJ. The fronts were missing one of the brackets and the hardware, but the rears had everything. I will be installing them this weekend. I plan to replicate the front bracket and I am going to attempt to use the rear brackets for the XJ using some inspiration I got from the many articles on this site. Here is the eye candy....
Pete M Posted January 27, 2021 Posted January 27, 2021 love the truck it's everything my 88 can only dream of re-becoming. but as for a title to you build thread, I think you should come up with something more inspiring
C1111toro Posted January 27, 2021 Author Posted January 27, 2021 One of the nuts for the mounting bracket on the front snapped off. It should be loads of fun getting the stud out to be able to use a new bolt.
C1111toro Posted January 28, 2021 Author Posted January 28, 2021 On 1/26/2021 at 8:33 PM, rylee144 said: One sharp truck! Thanks Rylee.
Pete M Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 15 hours ago, C1111toro said: One of the nuts for the mounting bracket on the front snapped off. It should be loads of fun getting the stud out to be able to use a new bolt. yeah, those little studs are made of the worst metal ever.
C1111toro Posted January 28, 2021 Author Posted January 28, 2021 Has anyone ever pressed one out or does it have to be drilled?
89 MJ Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 4 minutes ago, C1111toro said: Has anyone ever pressed one out or does it have to be drilled? I think pressing them would probably destroy the bracket. If the stud has a flat head on it on the other side of it, you could use a grinder to grind the head smooth and then the stud would pretty much fall off.
C1111toro Posted January 28, 2021 Author Posted January 28, 2021 Thats what I thinking. Using and Dremel with a cutoff wheel and then punching out the stub. I just didn't know if there are any threads in the bracket or is it a friction fit stud.
C1111toro Posted January 29, 2021 Author Posted January 29, 2021 I did Dremel the head off and the bolt cam right out. Dremel was small enough to access to the head of the stud.
C1111toro Posted January 31, 2021 Author Posted January 31, 2021 I finished the install of the mud flaps today. I used strokercomanches tutorial but utilized the factory XJ rear brackets in my install.
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