This pinch weld feels like a Catch22 thing for people in the rust belt... Install rocker panel=possibility of water staying trapped and rust and corrode, do nothing and the exposed weld is begging to rust and corrode ...
Following, i'm farther up, and was wondering if it needed "prepping" like a tent or something. Sounds funny maybe, but it will be my first experience with a soft top.
I hope what they decided to do is better than what was made for the FJ...Their skid lasted for 2-3 outings, then you had to take them off and hammer them back into shape.
Ricochet off-road, is working on something for the Bronco, that's what i've had on my FJ for 10 years, and real happy with...
Putting beefier rods is not the answer, like said before they are like a fuse... You beef something up, it's the next thing inline that will break, and that could end up more expensive. Only solution is to respect the limits of your truck if all the major components are still stock.
Beef the...
Too much skinny pedal, no experience with IFS ( probably, don't know the guy )
and this from Thed
Think of tie rods as fuses, they break before you break something else like an axle ... For those new to IFS, Tie rods are one of the things you never go trailing without, that and a spare...