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The first one would be difficult, but the conversion itself if you had the right parts would take like an hour or so.....bolt in the new rear 'doors' and bolt on the new top. I don't think its purely cosmetic. The form and function of the chassis could be greatly improved. Access to the rear...

Basically...Take my dodge and shoot it with a shrink ray to make it about 3/4 the size...... What I want is something that isn't really a camper and isn't really a rock-crawler. Big enough to sleep inside ( hard side, no setup time or conversion, good for stealth camping ) but small enough and...

Front? Rear? Both?

While I can understand the access issue, my dodge has an 8 foot bed and a hard shell with the only access being through the tailgate area, and I don't find it much of an issue. I'm thinking something like this could help? Once of the main points of this design for me is that I want to be...

37s on a 3.5 lift. That was the AEV 2-door diesel from EJS last year.....before I chopped it.

I agree, but the JK8 body kit is so......invasive/complex/expensive/tons of work.....or something. I think the kit could be modified to produce a long wheelbase 2-door. From what I have heard the JK8 body kit is based on J8 body parts. You have to buy the 4-door JK either way. I think doing...

Portal axles basically do the same thing as the Atomic axle. They raise the diff up out of the way giving more ground clearance. You get a few other good/bad things like additional gearing in the portal gear box, the ability to easily add CTIS through the lower axle/gear, etc.

I think the 116" of the 4-door JK is pretty long.......

Sounds good. The Brute frame extension is around 24? That would be about the same wheelbase as the T1 military version of the TJ.

Dang you voice of reason! I do think that the rear part of the vehicle could be greatly simplified and probably less weight.

GREAT idea, thanks for putting it in the thread!

yup, that is now the WARN red JK I think. It's between a 2door JK and 4door JK in length if I remember right. Its a great idea, but I am trying to stick to an idea where I don't have to do any major body or frame mods :)

The pumkin has to go somewhere. While I like the concept, that added 7" of clearance has to go somewhere. You might be able to effectively lower the suspension 1-2" but anything beyond that and your going to have issues. So that means that your going to have to add a lot of 'lift' to the...

Yes, you should be able to order JUST what you want! Personally. I would love to order a base model sport with the 3.6, 5-spd auto, the stock 2.72:1 transfer case.....and then get the 4.10 geared 'rubicon' axles front and rear. I think that would be a FANTASTIC vehicle!

This is kinda an offshoot of another thread, but this idea has been going around in my head all day...... Basically a kit that would convert a 4-door JK into a long wheelbase 2-door version. Replace the rear doors with inserts that would bolt in and a new one piece top to replace the...

Tough call.... I did a little digging on the 2012 JK automatic. I guess its rated to over 700ft/lbs in other applications? It's also the factory automatic on the SRT-8 with the 6.4 hemi? It would be interesting to see how the 5.7 VVT and new 5spd auto with proper gearing would do in a stock...

Very true. I like building just about as much as going however. Right now, with work, I have don't have much time to travel. I am planning for an early retirement, but not THAT early. I still have a few years to dream :) What I hope this 'dreaming' does is inspire those more fortunate with...

Or something like this..... I think its a little shorter than a 4door, but its just a quick 'chop. I don't know, maybe there is a place for a simple 'bolt-on' conversion to turn a 4door JK into a simple long wheelbase 2-3 door or whatever you want to call it? I was thinking the rear 'door'...

So basically make a US available version of something similar to this......

A few more thoughts... I think the JK 4-door is just about the largest vehicle I would want to try to use. The wheelbase is just a tad long, but the belly can be made relatively smooth. The approach and departure angles are great compared to most vehicles of the same wheelbase class. What I...