03 Rubicon Next Phase

[GPWMike]

The Jeep gets used as a grocery or takeout food getter sometimes. With the back seat give, there wasn't a good way to carry anything. So I took a discarded lawn and three 19 x 13 crates from Amazon and built this. It uses two of the seatbelt attachment points, so it can be removed easily.

 

[GPWMike]

After the Toys for Tots ride a Gulches, I inadvertently modified my stock gas tank skidplate.



I purchased a Rokmen skid and finally got around to installing it. In process:



Finished:

 

[97TJGUZZY]

that took quite the hit!

 

[GPWMike]

First trail of the day. I think most of the weight of the Jeep came down on it. Other than causing the gas gauge to read lower than actual it didn't cause any problems. Of course I thought it was emptier than it really was when I went to pick it up.

 

[GPWMike]

Driving to mine and my son's normal Sunday breakfast at the Waffle House and full blown death wobble happened. Once I got her stopped, I creeped along at about 30 to the restaurant. The steering was super sloppy. The trackbar bolt left the building. Big thanks to @DanStew who was grabbing breakfast for the trips to Lowe's for a temporary fix.


And for the nerds, you can see how the failure progressed through the bolt.

 

[DanStew]

we just need to weld that johnny joint to the bracket... no bolt needed.

 

[97TJGUZZY]

Driving to mine and my son's normal Sunday breakfast at the Waffle House and full blown death wobble happened. Once I got her stopped, I creeped along at about 30 to the restaurant. The steering was super sloppy. The trackbar bolt left the building. Big thanks to @DanStew who was grabbing breakfast for the trips to Lowe's for a temporary fix.
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And for the nerds, you can see how the failure progressed through the bolt.
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Wow, thats crazy!

 

[GPWMike]

As everyone knows, factory TJ reverse lights aren't very bright. I wanted to try a cheap, easy alternative. I found a LED bulb that fits in place of the standard bulb. I'm pretty pleased with the result.

Before:

After:

 

[97TJGUZZY]

thats an excellent difference for the stock lights!

 

[LBarr2002]

As everyone knows, factory TJ reverse lights aren't very bright. I wanted to try a cheap, easy alternative. I found a LED bulb that fits in place of the standard bulb. I'm pretty pleased with the result.

Before: View attachment 24006

After:
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Mine just needs backup lights period 🤣

 

[97TJGUZZY]

Mine just needs backup lights period 🤣

Larry, does yours still have stock style taillights?

 

[LBarr2002]

Larry, does yours still have stock style taillights?

It does, but we never hooked up tail light signal to the 4l60 shifter.