Metalcloak Thread
06-17-2014, 09:09 AM
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06-17-2014, 09:15 AM
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06-17-2014, 09:42 AM
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I thought the bushing grease was just for the CAs? Frog Lube is not petroleum-based at all. It is known for being safe to use on anything, including rubber, plastic, wood, metal, composites, etc. It's biodegradable and edible (I haven't tried it but it's supposed to be). And it smells like wintergreen - how can that be bad for the rubber?
06-17-2014, 09:51 AM
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Sorry, didn't mean to get off topic.
06-17-2014, 10:37 AM
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My old zone ones are basically the same build and they were akways hard even 2 years later. My MC are stiff to get on and off too. Been out 5 or so times and just as stiff. It not uneven ground its the rubber on metal (possibly caked in road grime) that make it tough. I use a screw driver against the spring perch to gently pry them off. Also experimenting with dry graphite lube right now
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06-18-2014, 03:28 AM
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Hey, does anyone have the MC QDs on the front? They are on there tight. I tried disconnecting them last night to install the brackets and man...never got them disconnected. Do you have to smack them with a mallet to get them off and put them back on? Cause they aren't coming off by any other means.
06-18-2014, 03:45 AM
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I figured out why my sway bar QDs were so hard to get off. I had them set to the same length. My Jeep, like a lot of JKs, sits about 1/2" lower on the right front (from what I understand, that is fairly normal). In making the sway bar links the same length, it was putting a lot of opposing pressure on both sway bar links, making it very hard to get on and off. I adjusted my left sway bar link so it is about 1/2' longer than the right sway bar link and everything works just fine. It doesn't seem like it should matter - will it?
This said, I can create some slight handling issues. Since you have the bar already set with some torsional twist turning one direction will be firmer with less body roll and turning the other will be softer and have more body roll. The only time I would think this could become an issue would be on a z-turn or evasive maneuver.
Find a parking lot and so some semi-brisk left and right turns. Be attentive to the body roll. If you are comfortable with it, roll on!