After 40k+ miles, my fox’s were likely due for a refresh. Wanted to stay on OE’s so acquired a fresh set of 800mi 2014 Screw take-offs. Being a Scab, I liked the idea of slightly stiffer valving the Screws allegedly had, and can now attest to that.
Wanting some additional stance height up front, and not go to top perch, I trialed small ¼” aluminum spacer, to get an effective ~½” additional stance height which didnt complicate CV angle matters. I liked the concept of more tire clearance, but visially was hard to notice. After a year on this setup, there was more feedback from the folks running the Geiser progressive front coils, So decided to take that plunge as well. Should have done this when I did the deavers, exactly the height that I sought after.
When doing brakes last spring noticed several of the leaf packs in my 6mo old +3 deavers were cracked already… Cheers to deaver for replacements, though sets sent to the Midwest now require powdercoating (which I kinda wanted for the first batch anyways :thumbsup: )
Not that I’m attending any car shows, but they really do look great not rusted to hell after 5-6 months. Plus paired with my springs up front, it’s the balance I wanted.
Since making the bumper, I never got around to making a legit support for my sagging valence lip. Made a bracket to resolve that, better hood latch support, and bracket for moving my hood mounted light cannons down lower.
Finally added some bed lighting too, no longer will I grab the wrong beer
Used the ram suction cup in the past, decided to add a more permanent solution, but easily concealable as well with just a new rubber mat. Plus no more reflection on the video of the suction cup and long ram arm :thumbsup: my ocd will likely lead to a 2nd try at a cleaner cut mat
Since doing my fenders and wanting the antenna-less look, I lost my am/fm radio. Tried a stubby and OE antenna’s mounted under the fender with no luck. Picked up this antenna and after a dozen adapter orders on amazon, finally got it hooked up. Still some occasional distortion, but atleast I get my local channels. Installed this under my dash center speaker, and since there is an additional antenna access behind the glove, no need to pull the center console.
Wanting some additional stance height up front, and not go to top perch, I trialed small ¼” aluminum spacer, to get an effective ~½” additional stance height which didnt complicate CV angle matters. I liked the concept of more tire clearance, but visially was hard to notice. After a year on this setup, there was more feedback from the folks running the Geiser progressive front coils, So decided to take that plunge as well. Should have done this when I did the deavers, exactly the height that I sought after.
When doing brakes last spring noticed several of the leaf packs in my 6mo old +3 deavers were cracked already… Cheers to deaver for replacements, though sets sent to the Midwest now require powdercoating (which I kinda wanted for the first batch anyways :thumbsup: )
Not that I’m attending any car shows, but they really do look great not rusted to hell after 5-6 months. Plus paired with my springs up front, it’s the balance I wanted.
Since making the bumper, I never got around to making a legit support for my sagging valence lip. Made a bracket to resolve that, better hood latch support, and bracket for moving my hood mounted light cannons down lower.
Finally added some bed lighting too, no longer will I grab the wrong beer
Used the ram suction cup in the past, decided to add a more permanent solution, but easily concealable as well with just a new rubber mat. Plus no more reflection on the video of the suction cup and long ram arm :thumbsup: my ocd will likely lead to a 2nd try at a cleaner cut mat
Since doing my fenders and wanting the antenna-less look, I lost my am/fm radio. Tried a stubby and OE antenna’s mounted under the fender with no luck. Picked up this antenna and after a dozen adapter orders on amazon, finally got it hooked up. Still some occasional distortion, but atleast I get my local channels. Installed this under my dash center speaker, and since there is an additional antenna access behind the glove, no need to pull the center console.