Take this RP

Spent a good 6 hours yesterday IN THE RAIN working on my truck. Went through 3 sets of clothes because they got too soaking wet from me crawling around on the driveway under the truck. LoL!



Anyway, i sanded down, washed, dried, and painted the rear axle, leaf spring packs, rotors, hubs, and calipers. Its lookin better than new!

Also installed a rear hellwig antisway bar, which i had powdercoated red for that extra bling factor. LoL. Matches my pinstripe and calipers now. install was a PITA though!

Now for pics....

 

BEFORE: Rusty rear differential and axle




AFTER: o yeah! lookin better than new!


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don't reply yet...still more pics. lol

 

BEFORE: rusty leaf spring packs, rotors, hubs, and raddy looking silver calipers



AFTER: satin black rotors, hubs, leafsprings, and red calipers red swaybar in the backround



few more pics...hold on a sec

 

Endlink and part of the red rear sway bar



definately have to get some shoter endlinks for that thing with my 3" rear drop its way outta wack.

Still haven't gotten a chance to test drive it with the new swaybar on though, been raining out since about 12 yesterday! this weather blows!
I'll snap a few better pics of the swaybar later on if it ever stops raining for a minute.


O yeah RP, i'm back on the island! LOL!

 

WOW it's about time you painted under there !!! I was starting to think you were slacking off....

 

Sorry, but you gotta paint those bilstien tops some other color, BRRRRRR!!, lol Nah man, looks great!! I'll be starting my Heatwave cleanup when I get back from SC in a couple of weeks. Gonna get the rear Ranchos also, the fronts blew me away,,,,98


Red or black, or yellow, that blue looks sick next to all those other colors

 

Now that you say that it is starting to look like Kaleidoscope #356 under there...!

 

well the top of the bilsteins are rubber (the blue part) so i can't really paint those. I could paint the bottom part, but black and blue would look even worse.

The main color on my truck is black (duh lol) with red accents (pinstripe, calipers, swaybar), and i was gonna paint the bilsteins black and maybe try and find red or black shock boots, but i kinda am starting to like how when you look under the truck, the 1st thing you notice is the upgraded blue and yellow bilsteins.

I know its alot of colors, and i'm usually one for subtle mods, but i dunno

 

You can order Rancho boots? they're red? the yellow and red I think would look great?,,,98

 

Hey... wait a minute! We voted you off the island Josh.

 

Did you use any kind of special paint on the axel and springs?
I need to do that to my truck.

BTW awsome job

 

Now you need to go get some black ceramic high temp paint for your exhaust...

 

Okay Josh... I suppose that we'll let you stay on the island... *shrugs*

Everyone's right... your truck looks killer... Really nice mod.

RP

 

looks great Harley#356!!!

 

Thanks guys!

I think i might do the gas tank and exhaust next

Anyway, i used regular old rustoleum paint in a quart can and brushed it on. Can't tell the difference if i sprayed it or not cuz the finish is rough anyway, and no need to mask crap off or overspray, etc.
Used satin black because if i used gloss it would water spot and show all the defects and bumps more, and flat would be too boring looking