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nice rear platform! Just finished my own, and my are they nice. Great looking rig

Hey, They are called Rubicons. I dont know about Shanghai, but here, a Rubicon is much cheaper than a Defender or G-wagen (speaking about new vs. new of course), and is just as capable. Thats all Im going to say about that though since Ive owned none of the above.

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basic measurements...

No can do, the floor mounts wont reach around the outside. The rear ones might, but the fronts definitely will not. Thanks a lot guys. Let me know if you need any info. Im tryin to find my drawings and stuff still.

Thanks a lot fellas. One idea I had for car-camping with buddies or something not long term was to somehow turn one of the front bins into a cooler for brewskis...Or even better, BOTH!!!

thanks a lot guys! to answer the questions...The tiedowns in the floor that I hooked the turnbuckles to are all metal hardware, so Im not worried about that. If it seems they loosen up or something breaks then Ill address it at that point with bolts or something, but Ive used them plenty and...

Yes its to sleep on...the pic with the plywood extensions shows the extra length that the (not pictured) 3rd piece will sit on to make it 70" long. Im 6'2" so its still a little short, but if I sleep diagonally, it will be more than enough. If im with my lady, then Ill just have to spoon...

lockable... Thats it!:wings:

Im finally done!!! For the most part. There are a couple of small details Ill pan out later but this thing is 99.9% done!! Im very excited about this b/c its been about a year or longer from drawing plans to completion. Ive put well over 100 hrs into it with drawing, measuring, cutting...

I beg to differ...A HP dana 30 is not a weak link in the XJ. They can support 35's locked and Ive seen 37's successfully run. The difference in gas mileage is negligible also. I got 16 mpg towing a Uhaul trailer on the interstate, and I get 18 mpg otherwise on 31's and no regear. As for 99...

Im not trying to discourage here, but why not save that money and add it to a "real" front bumper fund. Ive just heard about brush guards causing more damage in the event of an accident or a brush with a rock than would have happened without one. The only reason I say this is you dont want to...

I cant tell from the picture, but there arent any jacking-screw holes on the rotors are there? I used to have an Impreza and when taking the rotors off, you had to use a bolt in some jacking-screw holes to unseat the rotor. Just a thought. If not, use heat. *just realize this wasnt a...

swap over the new style front end!!

so i ran across this thread and thought I would Bump it b/c I thought the thread was such a good idea, and one can learn a lot from others mistakes...so post 'em up!

drop to 31s. You will be suprised at just how much you can do in a rig on 31's. From reading your post, thats all you will need anyway. You say you eventually want to run trails in Colorado. I say take small steps and stick with 31's until you absolutely know that you cant run anything else...

Yeah, Ive done that one but its kinda awkward (sp?). Using Bats measurements though, I came out with about the same results as the procedure you posted. Im at 21.5" up front and 20" out back, so Ive got 4" of lift in the front and 3" in the rear. Im wanting to do a long arm setup up front but...

Has to be 4x4 for what Im interested in...Im wondering if someone with a stock XJ Classic could measure from the bottom of the highest part of the fender flares (center of the arch) to the center of the wheels for me. Front and back. Im trying to determine my lift height and that will be the...

mine has a magnetic base.

very nice!! I like skinny tires too...Congrats and great rig.