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Old 10-05-2011, 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Evanfordsp1
Thanks man, I can't tell ya how far a good angle grinder can go. I did some pretty nasty welds, and a die grinder/ angle grinder fixed them right up. But good luck to ya. Post a picture of the finishes product!
Well, I have been working on mine for two evenings now after work and I'm pretty much ready to paint and prime it.
I think I'm gonna coat it with bed liner for durability.-will post some pics when I get-r dun.....

Dude, that steel tubing is NOT CHEAP!
Old 10-06-2011, 12:54 PM
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Yes the metal is not cheap at all! But I can't wait to see the finished product!
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how much extra did you have?im planning on building one myself but id want mine to extend closer to the front
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Hey how much shorter length wise was the top tier compared to the bottom tier? And how high is the roof rack?
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i know i am bringing this thread back from the dead but i am finally getting around to my rack build and when i remember looking at this build i thought there was some plans(measurements) for the rack, where they taken down or was i just seeing things, if there were never on here could you let me know the measurments were( length, width and height) thanks

and instead of have square tubing going directly across for support, i was thinking about going from the corners to the middle and put a plate there for my spare, do you think there would be any sag in the middle with a 33 spare mounted in the middle
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how wide and long did you make it? im trying to draw my own in autocad but i dont have any measurements to run with... other than that i got a pretty good idea of what i want...

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I just recently built a rack similar to Evonfordsp1, I'm not sure on his measurements but mine is 40"Wx60"Lx6"tall. I currently only have one pic on my build page and can get more if you would like.
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f46/99...rew-xj-117085/
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Originally Posted by theBrew99XJ
I just recently built a rack similar to Evonfordsp1, I'm not sure on his measurements but mine is 40"Wx60"Lx6"tall. I currently only have one pic on my build page and can get more if you would like.
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f46/99...rew-xj-117085/
thanks man thats exactly what i needed
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No prob!
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How did you run your wires?
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