Basslicks

^^^Yet ANOTHER reason I really NEED to get a hi-lift

Brandonrcm

BIG updates coming this weekend. Well actually I could of posted the updates a week ago but I rather have the jeep back in my hands before I do so

Anthony and Zac trailed my jeep down to the In/Ky border the weekend of the 14th... Lets just put it this way my jeeps about to enter it's next stage and I have a feeling its going to go all down hill from here

Anybody want a teaser? It really won't show much but yeah teasers are cool

emptypockets

I already know what's goin down, but I think a teaser pic is in order!

Brandonrcm

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JK!


Cats outta the bag I guess

Basslicks

Hybrid cage, sssssssweeet!

Brandonrcm

Picked the Jeep up from hdoffroad today, still driving back right now. Seats a little tighter not as much reclining but it's not bad. I had him do frame stiffeners, rock sliders, hybrid cage, and tie cage to stinger.























More pictures tomorrow.

Basslicks

Any idea on how much weight it added?

Brandonrcm

Around 300-350 I believe. My friend had a similar cage done but with more tubing and the tubing alone was about 260 pounds.

One thing for sure is, the jeep drives a hell of a lot better now, It handles better and everything. I never realized how much stiffeners help the jeep. I can also open/close my doors easily flexed out now.

Overall I'm pretty happy with everything that was one. One thing really pissed me off though. I explained how I needed the cage built around my seat location, I'm a big big guy (fat and tall) and these xj's are small and I barely fit in one as it is. He ended up making it so my seat could go all the way back but with absolutely 0 reclining. My stomache was almost touching the steering wheel.

I chopped out the harness bar. I need comfort over that bar this is my daily driver. If it ever goes to trail rig only I'll add it back. I'm probably going to add another brace in lower. My boss at my machine shop even said that I can do fine structurally without that bar. No pics of that though. It looks goofy but whatever I wouldn't even be happy driving the jeep at all if I had to deal with that.

It was the biggest ***** to paint it also. I brushed the whole front end, a pillar bars, inside door jams, then ended up masking off the hole jeep and spraying the roof.

Frame stiffeners, rock sliders, and slider/cage tie ins. Only picture I took


(before I cut out that driver shoulder bar)

unidentifiedbomb

Looking really good though, I think the issues will be far out-weighted by the rewards of the cage.

Basslicks

Not bad with the additional weight. Doesn't look like it affected right height really at all. I think your boss is right though. That shoulder bar is overkill and normally there on rigs that run racing seats with 5 point harnesses. I would think you'll be fine. I'm not cage builder, but that's just my .02

Looks really good and solid though man! I really want to get a set of frame stiffeners.

Brandonrcm

Agreed I'm sure everything will be fine. I just felt weird hacking something out of it already

The ride height looks the same. I'm sure everything is more then strong enough. Any roll overs will be at a low speed typically anyway. I had harnesses laying around I didnt plan on using anyway.

The stiffeners and everything really sturdy up the jeep. Major improvement

emptypockets

You, Will and Tim... mini meet and greet, lol.

Told you it'd be fun painting the cage.

Brandonrcm

Behind wills was tims dads jeep, and by the house both his sisters jeeps


We were saying Screw jesters we'll have our own meet and greets here

98REDXJ2

Still super jealous. I'm the one who asked about your cage on instagram btw lol.
I at least want Slider rockers and frame Stiffeners this year

Brandonrcm

Awesome, didn't even put 2 and 2 together I knew your jeep looked familiar after talking to you on IG. Sliders and frame stiffeners sure are nice. My rockers were starting to go so I'm glad they're gone. I can really tell a difference with the stiffeners I highly recommend stiffeners.

Thinking I'm going to paint the inner cage tractor green, Also I've been getting some stares driving around town since I got the cage. Either people are like damn thats badass, or staring at me like wtf is that? The hybrid designs remind me of those terrible roof racks some people put on JKs that go down the a/d pillars.