rear cargo area mod!
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From: Gilbert AZ/Las Cruces NM
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 upgraded
the second part that goes where the back seat is it stored separately. it just sits in my closet until i need it haha.
and thanks! i really love it !!
and thanks! i really love it !!
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From: Virginia
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 inline 6
you could do what i did and make a 'false floor' the first section fits snuggly around the wheelwell and keeps all of my tools and recovery gear all the time and still allows me to use the rear like a floor. the second part fits snuggly as well and goes in when the seat is folded down to create a flat surface just like the normal area would be.
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From: Gilbert AZ/Las Cruces NM
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all i did was got indoor/outdoor carpet and spray glued it to the top of the wood, then i took a staple gun and cut the edges to size and stapled them under the edge of the top
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From: Gilbert AZ/Las Cruces NM
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its worked well for the past year and a half, water has spilt on it, mud has been all over it, sand, and just every day cargo items and it has worked well for me. i can take measurements for you if you would like.
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i just need to know how tall you got yours... i got all my measurments for the floor so if i copy works i would just cut where the seat is and put the compartments in it.
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mine is 4.5" tall from floorboard to the bottom of the plywood its really hard to see it but it is a 2x4 and then a 2x1 glued to bottom of it. and a 2x4 is really only 3.5" tall and the 2x1 is really 2x1 so.=4.5" exactily perfect from my under the bed storage box without a lid
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From: Virginia
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mine is 4.5" tall from floorboard to the bottom of the plywood its really hard to see it but it is a 2x4 and then a 2x1 glued to bottom of it. and a 2x4 is really only 3.5" tall and the 2x1 is really 2x1 so.=4.5" exactily perfect from my under the bed storage box without a lid
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Damn, first I really liked your roof rack, and now this. I am so going to do this. However, I am thinking about using a 2x6 instead of the 2x4 and 2x1 to give me that extra inch.
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From: Gilbert AZ/Las Cruces NM
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hahaha thanks. and i just need it to clear my small under the bed box. its short and long. and it holds all of my tools very nicely! and on the other side i keep my backpacking tent a sleeping pad, a small camping pillow and a rolled up blanket just incase i decided to make a sudden camping spot on the trail. bahahaha. and in the little side areas i keep my recovery straps (i keep 2 just incase) and TP and a small folding shovel. always gotta remember the TP...
