Por-15 "Build" Thread

[Jwithing]

Oh, forgot to mention, I used about 3 ounces of the por-15

 

[S0CAL]

Oh, forgot to mention, I used about 3 ounces of the por-15

This looks FANTASTIC!

 

[Hemi395]

Nice job looks great!!

Now I want to do this to my truck.....

 

[MarshRam]

Lookin good! Any complaints about how it turned out

 

[walnuts4x4]

Damn that looks good

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[Jwithing]

Lookin good! Any complaints about how it turned out

Nope, my only complaint Was not having enough time to do more. It went on really well. A spray can would be best to get inside some of the nooks and crannies better, but my purpose was mostly cosmetic, so the nooks and crannies don't quite matter as much to me. I think I mucked up the inside of my wheels a bit with the metal prep etcher, no biggie, but probably could have been more careful. I'd like to do the wheel hubs at some point as well, but will probably do that in conjunction with a brake/rotor replacement. Another note, I'd recommend being careful with a wire wheel on a drill, you'll gouge the metal and it will be noticeable if concerned.

 

[Jwithing]

Oh and the por-15 doesn't stick very well to the red sealant around the diff bolts fyi.

 

[nateinva]

Looks effing great!

 

[MarshRam]

Nope, my only complaint Was not having enough time to do more. It went on really well. A spray can would be best to get inside some of the books and crannies better, but my purpose was mostly cosmetic, so the nooks and crannies don't quite matter as much to me. I think I mucked up the inside of my wheels a bit with the metal prep etcher, no biggie, but probably could have been more careful. I'd like to do the wheel hubs at some point as well, but will probably do that in conjunction with a brake/rotor replacement. Another note, I'd recommend being careful with a wire wheel on a drill, you'll going the metal and it will be noticeable if concerned.

Good info. Can't wait to see when you have it all done.

 

[Jwithing]

So I ended up having to order some yellow zinc plated bolts for my sway bar. Doesnt feel like the sway bar has made too much of a difference. This morning, it hit me... What about the hellwig sway bar. I measured my sway bar and it's 7/8ths diameter, which is the same as the hellwig 7883. I'm wondering if it's worth the money for me to swap out for the hellwig?

 

[Joes1500]

So I ended up having to order some yellow zinc plated bolts for my sway bar. Doesnt feel like the sway bar has made too much of a difference. This morning, it hit me... What about the hellwig sway bar. I measured my sway bar and it's 7/8ths diameter, which is the same as the hellwig 7883. I'm wondering if it's worth the money for me to swap out for the hellwig?

The hellwig is the same diameter but has a thicker wall thickness, which makes it stiffer.

 

[S0CAL]

So I ended up having to order some yellow zinc plated bolts for my sway bar. Doesnt feel like the sway bar has made too much of a difference. This morning, it hit me... What about the hellwig sway bar. I measured my sway bar and it's 7/8ths diameter, which is the same as the hellwig 7883. I'm wondering if it's worth the money for me to swap out for the hellwig?

So worth it, you have 3 settings to choose from. It is a noticeable improvement in turns.

 

[Jwithing]

Thanks for the reassurance. Just pulled the trigger on it. I know i should have gone with moes, but went with Amazon for one day shipping. It'll be here Wednesday. Now I just have to decide if I want to try and find someone to powder coat it. Not to fond of the idea of slapping a gray bar on my purdy black ass end after all that work lol.

 

[MarshRam]

Thanks for the reassurance. Just pulled the trigger on it. I know i should have gone with moes, but went with Amazon for one day shipping. It'll be here Wednesday. Now I just have to decide if I want to try and find someone to powder coat it. Not to fond of the idea of slapping a gray bar on my purdy black ass end after all that work lol.

Maybe spray the sway bar with the POR 15.

Instructions for thinning it out to spray:

You should use only POR-15 Solvent for thinning. Keep lacquer thinner handy for clean-up. Do not thin POR-15 more than 5%

 

[Jwithing]

Maybe spray the sway bar with the POR 15.

Instructions for thinning it out to spray:

You should use only POR-15 Solvent for thinning. Keep lacquer thinner handy for clean-up. Do not thin POR-15 more than 5%

Not a bad idea. I'd have to mess with getting a sprayer though. Going to call around and see what I can come up with for powder coating.

 

[nateinva]

Thanks for the reassurance. Just pulled the trigger on it. I know i should have gone with moes, but went with Amazon for one day shipping. It'll be here Wednesday. Now I just have to decide if I want to try and find someone to powder coat it. Not to fond of the idea of slapping a gray bar on my purdy black ass end after all that work lol.

Let me know what you think about it. I had the ass end on the ground yesterday when installing my coil spacers and I was sitting there thinking it sure would've been nice to have a hellwig to slap back in there. I think the firmness would help the rear end a lot. Mine hops around on the highway with dips and curves. Prolly need new shocks too though. lol

 

[Jwithing]

Let me know what you think about it. I had the ass end on the ground yesterday when installing my coil spacers and I was sitting there thinking it sure would've been nice to have a hellwig to slap back in there. I think the firmness would help the rear end a lot. Mine hops around on the highway with dips and curves. Prolly need new shocks too though. lol

You shoulda slathered on some por-15 while you were at it!

I just ran home from work. I've been running without a sway bar and think the difference is a pretty small. I felt a little roll here and there and a little play crusing the highway at 80-90, but I didn't consider it bad. My sway bar bolts seemed rather loose to me as well when I took it off. I used the torque wrench so I could see how much to tighten them back down on reinstall and one bolt to the axel was around 32 ft lbs and the others were around 9-12 ft lbs.

 

[MarshRam]

Not a bad idea. I'd have to mess with getting a sprayer though. Going to call around and see what I can come up with for powder coating.

If you have a harbor freight around, you can get a decent one for like $15. We use them to paint our surfboards and they work fine. I think I have one in my garage at home that I snagged from the shop that I can snap a pic of for you later if you would like.

 

[Jwithing]

Just got a quote for $15-$20 bucks lol. Guy said he's always got black ready in a gun and can have it turned around in a day.

 

[MarshRam]

Just got a quote for $15-$20 bucks lol. Guy said he's always got black ready in a gun and can have it turned around in a day.

Doesn't get any better than that!