Oh I'm not doing it myself. I'm going to pay a shop so that it will be 100% on them if anything breaks. I don't doubt my skills, I doubt the bolts. So I'll give the shop new ones to use.
Q, did the rubber washers work?
Got mine today. Driver side rubs on frame. Put a rubber washer in it. Passenger side was close. Left the bolts loose to try to correct it. This was as close as I could get it.
Thinking about getting these. Are you experiencing the frame creaking noise like OP?
No noise issues at all since I got the redesigned model as you mentioned. If your buying them new then you shouldn’t have to worry about getting an old version with the possible creaking problem. If you go via secondary market, here is how to tell if it’s the new version. Notice the front mount hole positioning.
Also, from what I read removing the body bolts during install(especially the front two)is a PITA. They got the dreaded red loctite, so proceed with extreme caution. I had a trusted jeep 4x4 shop do my install, took them no joke 30 minutes start to finish. He new what he was doing and had a lift and partner. They look dynamite running with the OEM rubicon rails!
Yep, I definitely will have a mopar shop install them. I'd sooner punch a wild bear than wrestle those body bolts!Also, from what I read removing the body bolts during install(especially the front two)is a PITA. They got the dreaded red loctite, so proceed with extreme caution. I had a trusted jeep 4x4 shop do my install, took them no joke 30 minutes start to finish. He new what he was doing and had a lift and partner. They look dynamite running with the OEM rubicon rails!
Try marketplace, I snagged mine for 250 bucks. Removed some light surface rust and applied two cotes of bed liner black paint, like new now!
