On the horns of a dilemma again

[4.3LXJ]

I need some advice. I am not very artsy fartsy, so I am unsure how to proceed here. I am building my axles and will paint the calipers red. However, the calipers are not like the stock XJ calipers, they are in two pieces.

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu215/warriorsuspension/Dana%2044%20Axles/IMG_1917_zps27f6wlka.jpg

Caliper bracket

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu215/warriorsuspension/Dana%2044%20Axles/IMG_1918_zps9g3w5ide.jpg

With pads

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu215/warriorsuspension/Dana%2044%20Axles/IMG_1921_zpsxcbmpjmi.jpg

Complete caliper

Sio the question is, should I paint the whole thing red or just the caliper and paint the bracket black?

[bluedragon436]

I personally would paint the caliper red, and the bracket black.. but that's just me..

[XJ Wheeler]

Same^ Think of it as the setting for a jewel. The jewel is the focal point.

Sent via messenger pigeon. I talk, he types.

[Mudderoy]

There isn't going to be much to see through the wheel, generally speaking. Red will be seen, black won't be. I'd paint both red if the point is to be able to see it.

[Pookapotamus]

Yellow!!!!!! You know you want to!!!!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[4.3LXJ]

There isn't going to be much to see through the wheel, generally speaking. Red will be seen, black won't be. I'd paint both red if the point is to be able to see it.

Will be running spoked wheels painted black :D

[4.3LXJ]

Yellow!!!!!! You know you want to!!!!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Do they even make yellow caliper paint?

[Hum Wee JR]

And this is where it starts, first he gets parts off a red jeep, then he starts painting other bits and pieces red. Calipers first then maybee a cup holder pretty soon home made bumpers and roof racks. Then the next thing you know the whole jeep is red. Blue jeep member traitor. If you feel the need to leave the blue jeep club at least go green. Heck if you need i have some spare green paint i will donate. Gee wiz Dad i would never thought you would go to the red side.:crazy:

[4.3LXJ]

Those parts came off a gold Jeep in Oroville :tongue0013:

[bluedragon436]

Will be running spoked wheels painted black :D

Spoked wheels you say...
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/26/5d/61/265d610854161a334a2723d56df28482.jpg

Oh my bad.. you said painting them black..
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/d4/2a/9e/d42a9e9a1ea04f9bb2f29f868a5b0149.jpg


Do they even make yellow caliper paint?

https://www.amazon.com/VHT-SP738-Bright-Yellow-Caliper/dp/B000CPAVIY/ref=pd_lpo_263_tr_t_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=V6MJNB96SM3MSJ7GNDY0

[4.3LXJ]

Don't even go there James, more like this

[bluedragon436]

Don't even go there James, more like this

Those will look nice.. Yeah not sure you could find one of the ones I shared wide enough or even big enough rim size for any MT tires anyways..

[4.3LXJ]

Too fragile anyway

[xjzaped]

I personally would paint the caliper red, and the bracket black.. but that's just me..



That color scheme is the same as my alma mater.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Mudderoy]

And this is where it starts, first he gets parts off a red jeep, then he starts painting other bits and pieces red. Calipers first then maybee a cup holder pretty soon home made bumpers and roof racks. Then the next thing you know the whole jeep is red. Blue jeep member traitor. If you feel the need to leave the blue jeep club at least go green. Heck if you need i have some spare green paint i will donate. Gee wiz Dad i would never thought you would go to the red side.:crazy:

I like where this is going. Can bacon be far behind?!?!? :bacondance:

[4.3LXJ]

I like where this is going. Can bacon be far behind?!?!? :bacondance:

What, you want me to paint it bacon? Every dog in the county would follow me around licking them :smiley-taunt002:

[cantab27]

Don't even go there James, more like this

hey I run them................:D

[cantab27]

can send you the stuff I use Steve ............


10112



any thing but red..................:D

[Brasscatz]

I vote all red. Or maybe with a blue Jeep, you paint the caliper red and the bracket yellow for a Superman theme!

[4.3LXJ]

I vote all red. Or maybe with a blue Jeep, you paint the caliper red and the bracket yellow for a Superman theme!

I would have to start wearing my underwear on the outside then :D

[cantab27]

all jeep drivers should

[denverd1]

wear underwear? or make snowangels wearing them???

red/red. why don't you paint your suspension red too

what color on the body?

[4.3LXJ]

wear underwear? or make snowangels wearing them???

red/red. why don't you paint your suspension red too

what color on the body?

That is for later. But it will be pretty :D

[abebehrmann]

That is for later. But it will be pretty :D

[4.3LXJ]

yup, that is it. Plum Crazy with some flashy rock rings to go with it :D

[bluedragon436]

yup, that is it. Plum Crazy with some flashy rock rings to go with it :D

I thought about having my XJ bedlined in Hemi Orange (still am actually):rolleye0012::smiley-scared003:.... Maybe I should get my truck done in Plum Crazy... It is after all a Mopar... and it has a Hemi in it!! LOL

[4.3LXJ]

Go for it James

[bluedragon436]

Go for it James

For which one??!! LOL... The Jeep I am thinking about.... due to the paint being pretty much jacked... The truck on the other hand... now that I got the road paint off the body panels, only got it left in the fenders and on the exhaust tip... I'm not worried about the truck, as I want to keep it clean and able to get as much money out of it for either sell or trade in value (when I finally am able to get back on my feet, and can trade it in on the 2500+ CTD Ram I've been wanting for many years...)

[4.3LXJ]

Orange is a good color on an XJ. As is yellow Pook :D

[bluedragon436]

Orange is a good color on an XJ. As is yellow Pook :D

Well it's funny... Cause I had been thinking about having it painted orange, such as the Metallic Rust that the 04/05 Rubicons had... But after doing all my trim in black, and having a few orange accents I thought it might be too much... But after watching Diesel Brothers this past week, where they built a Ram 2500, and wrapped it in Orange, and it had black trim and orange accent pieces (D-rings, winch fairlead, and a few other parts)... and I thought it actually looked pretty darn good... so got me back to think about doing orange on mine... Got a local guy who will do the outside of the Jeep in Raptorliner in black or any color he can mix up in his body shop... and it is a really reasonable price... so figure I'm going to take care of a few holes in the rear quarter panel, from removing the factory 97+ lower 1/4 panel trim when I did the bumper install.... and once I do that and make sure the rust has been taken care of in the lower 1/4... I'm going to remove all the armor, have him do all the armor in black bedliner, and do the Jeep in whatever color... right now I'm really thinking about sticking with white, going to a graphite gray, or doing orange... **really considering orange again** as it was a color I thought about painting my last XJ too..

[Mudderoy]

I would have to start wearing my underwear on the outside then :D

If you start now they when your 95 they won't say anything...

[4.3LXJ]

Just to tease you a little, there is a Ford burnt orange color that looks really good with white. It was a pickup color. Painted my Bronco that color. Nice looking, didn't show red dust or mud and unique for a Bronco

[Mudderoy]

Just to tease you a little, there is a Ford burnt orange color that looks really good with white. It was a pickup color. Painted my Bronco that color. Nice looking, didn't show red dust or mud and unique for a Bronco

Blue and orange, that would work.

[XJ Wheeler]

Blue and orange, that would work.
Yeah! Broncos colors! :D

Sent via messenger pigeon. I talk, he types.

[denverd1]

Spoked wheels you say...
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/26/5d/61/265d610854161a334a2723d56df28482.jpg

Oh my bad.. you said painting them black..
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/d4/2a/9e/d42a9e9a1ea04f9bb2f29f868a5b0149.jpg



https://www.amazon.com/VHT-SP738-Bright-Yellow-Caliper/dp/B000CPAVIY/ref=pd_lpo_263_tr_t_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=V6MJNB96SM3MSJ7GNDY0
he did say the donor was a GOLD jeep

[bluedragon436]

Just to tease you a little, there is a Ford burnt orange color that looks really good with white. It was a pickup color. Painted my Bronco that color. Nice looking, didn't show red dust or mud and unique for a Bronco

You know what year they had said color?? Is it a darker shade of orange?? And is it metallic?

[4.3LXJ]

You know what year they had said color?? Is it a darker shade of orange?? And is it metallic?

Would have been late sixties and non metalic

[Brasscatz]

Yeah! Broncos colors! :D

Sent via messenger pigeon. I talk, he types.

You mean Astros colors :D

[XJ Wheeler]

You mean Astros colors :D
Copycats! [emoji14]

Sent via messenger pigeon. I talk, he types.