Trail_Limo_Tim
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Who has these installed on their Gladiator? I’m looking for more pics of the mounting plates at the frame. I'm talking about the weld on, frame mounted rocker guards from Motobilt shown below.
https://motobilt.com/products/frame-mounted-rocker-guards-for-jeep-jt-gladiator
I’m trying to figure out what trimming is needed on the passenger side at the 3 bolt crossmember. (See text in yellow box in the image above)
I’m also trying to figure out if I could make these work with the RPM 3 link front setup. It's a bolt on long arm setup. The suspension system has a bolt in transmission crossmember that uses the factory “3 bolt” locations on the frame, with bolt plates on the outer frame at each side (in my case). Shown below in their instructions.
https://www.rpmsteering.com/assets/images/Instructions/JL Suspension/JL Front 3-link Long Arm Instructions.pdf
I’m assuming I would need to trim both the passenger and driver side of the Motobilt weld on mounting plates at the transmission crossmember. That's probably what it takes to make it work with this RPM crossmember that uses the 3 bolt holes and bolt plates on the outer frame.
In the screenshot below I can’t see the one mounting foot I need to see from their video (upper left of screen). I haven’t had any luck finding pics or video that shows the trimming Motobilt mentioned above in the yellow box of text.
Might need to trim both sides of the Motobilt mounting plates AND maybe the bolt plates of the RPM kit to make it work together? I really don't know because I don't have the parts in my hands and I haven't seen the one section of those weld-on mounting plates that I'd need to see. Trying to make a decision ahead of time before I get this stuff and it just doesn't work together. I'd really like it to work. Any help is much appreciated.
https://motobilt.com/products/frame-mounted-rocker-guards-for-jeep-jt-gladiator
I’m trying to figure out what trimming is needed on the passenger side at the 3 bolt crossmember. (See text in yellow box in the image above)
I’m also trying to figure out if I could make these work with the RPM 3 link front setup. It's a bolt on long arm setup. The suspension system has a bolt in transmission crossmember that uses the factory “3 bolt” locations on the frame, with bolt plates on the outer frame at each side (in my case). Shown below in their instructions.
https://www.rpmsteering.com/assets/images/Instructions/JL Suspension/JL Front 3-link Long Arm Instructions.pdf
I’m assuming I would need to trim both the passenger and driver side of the Motobilt weld on mounting plates at the transmission crossmember. That's probably what it takes to make it work with this RPM crossmember that uses the 3 bolt holes and bolt plates on the outer frame.
In the screenshot below I can’t see the one mounting foot I need to see from their video (upper left of screen). I haven’t had any luck finding pics or video that shows the trimming Motobilt mentioned above in the yellow box of text.
Might need to trim both sides of the Motobilt mounting plates AND maybe the bolt plates of the RPM kit to make it work together? I really don't know because I don't have the parts in my hands and I haven't seen the one section of those weld-on mounting plates that I'd need to see. Trying to make a decision ahead of time before I get this stuff and it just doesn't work together. I'd really like it to work. Any help is much appreciated.
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