Slammed Jeep Patriot

[willis6057]

managed to cut & weld the inside of my front guards over the weekend, finished in body deadener


rear lower control arms arrived so measured them up and drew them in CAD so i could properly design the rear shock mount plates


arts and crafts time!! yay!!

printed the plate designs out, glued to carton box, cut out to test fit on the spare control arms




now that i know they should work: laser cutting time


rear bags also arrived, so have something fun to do over the weekend.


also figured out that i need to move the bottom shock mount on my fronts to get it 1-2 inch lower. just the matter of winding it up the shock

[willis6057]

Got a bit done over the weekend. used my actual camera instead of using my hamburger flip phone for the photos.

Keeping Hydrated


cut the return lip to my front guards/fenders.








managed to cut a fair bit off


figured that while i had the front end apart i may as well change over my fog light globes.



comparison shot.


redone the airlines with stainless braided lines, no more leaking fittings.


some rubbing issues


building the front struts




installed




still need to cut this lip/pinch return joint shit out to get the front lower as the tyre hits it when aired out, will get about an inch more.


when i cut it out i may look at how difficult it will be to tub, might just commit

[tombrosorry]

I love the pod gauge! Can’t wait for an excuse to make my own

[willis6057]

staying hydrated


figured that while I wait for parts to arrive I may as well soundproof my car more.


bought these a few months ago, now i just need to modify my rear bumper (body kit) for dual exhaust outlets


red circle indicates where the exhaust would exist currently, black circles is where i need to graft/make some exhaust openings/outlets

[willis6057]

managed to cut the pinch joint/steel lip out of the inside of my rear guards.


cut it out then welded the joint in stages


The joint is less than 5mm now, so cut about 15-20mm off, sealed along the welds and finished it off by painting it with body deadener

[willis6057]

yeah, sucks they don't work, i ended up testing them on the car and even fully aired out it didn't sit as low as the coilovers
ill have to test the front struts, they don't have a shit top hat mount so should be sweet, will try both bag types tho to see which one works best
have heard back from manufacturer and good news! they have a set of rear bags for us, so will order today.
Have also ordered a set of rear lower control arms so i can modify them to mount the strut lower, weather it needs it or not, ill drill several holes to make it all adjustable

[Quillhill36]

I understand now. That bag design is super sketchy to me for some reason haha. Just not used to seeing it setup that way. I'll take the old bags if you don't want them haha

[willis6057]

Bit hard to explain verbally, so i have drawn it, the top hat mounts like 70mm ++ lower than when the bag is installed. the bag can only thread down a certain amount and the washer on the shaft also restricts the position of the top of the bag.

me and my mates discussed weather i could get the thread and shaft machined down, but that isn't ideal as its my daily driver

left is the struts in elevation, right is a section through the struts.



I'm talking to a manufacturer atm to try organise bags like these

[Quillhill36]

That 3d design is awesome. Why can't they be modified to fit?

[willis6057]

so figured out last night that them rear bags wont work with the top hat mount, so ill either need to get some bags made to suit with the top hat or get some that are similar and modify them to suit.

Also drew up a design to relocate the bottom strut mounts to get lower, depending on what bags ill have to end up using.
renders show current setup and new design

[willis6057]

staying hydrated



started cutting the return lips on my guards/fenders, managed to cut a little over 10mm off each side to get a bit more clearance when it airs out.






rim/tyre combo are a little wider than stock


installed some more insulation/sound deadening


also test fit one of the bags to the rear coil over, have found a 'issue' with re-installing the top mount with the bag installed, ill either have to cut it down, or get some new top mounts laser cut. anyone with a similar top mount/coil over setup able to direct me?

[Fruttolo]

mate said it looked like Freddo Frog.....

Now I can't unsee LOL

[willis6057]

mate said it looked like Freddo Frog.....

[CSBolger]

Nice work!

But for some reason it kinda looks like a spider's face.

[willis6057]

harness extensions arrived so wired up the gauges


wet sanded


polishing



installed


any tips/tricks for hard lines? have already noticed a few minor leaks.....