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The most overloaded JT I have come across

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At what point does someone realize they bought the wrong truck? Maybe they should be in a power wagon? By the looks of the enormous mound of sh*t stuck onto it I’m thinking peterbuilt/frieghtliner/intertrashinal
 

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Or rather, picture of

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Is it me or is that bed bending downwards like the JT with a bent frame from an overloaded trailer off road did?
I'm sorry these Clampet's aren't getting my Jeep Wave
 

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People concerned about the frame...
I don't think you have to worry. The reason pickups separate the bed from the body is because it is designed to flex at this point. We could go into a whole long discussion about why the Honda ridgeline and tesla truck are so ugly but you can google that. Suffice it to say its because of flex at this point due to length.
My money says he unloads everything and it goes back to looking pretty normal.
 

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Damn I was making a hitch receiver for hauling my mountain bike up higher to not drag when I have it on the back. I was not liking how it was looking.
 
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People concerned about the frame...
I don't think you have to worry. The reason pickups separate the bed from the body is because it is designed to flex at this point. We could go into a whole long discussion about why the Honda ridgeline and tesla truck are so ugly but you can google that. Suffice it to say its because of flex at this point due to length.
My money says he unloads everything and it goes back to looking pretty normal.
https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/...trailer-why-do-you-think-this-happened.28766/
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People concerned about the frame...
I don't think you have to worry. The reason pickups separate the bed from the body is because it is designed to flex at this point. We could go into a whole long discussion about why the Honda ridgeline and tesla truck are so ugly but you can google that. Suffice it to say its because of flex at this point due to length.
My money says he unloads everything and it goes back to looking pretty normal.
The separation of the cab & bed on pickups is designed that way to allow for the normal twisting of the frame on uneven terrain without buckling the body panels.

The frames of the trucks pictured have a distinct upward ark bent in them lengthwise from bumper to bumper, & won't "spring" back into shape when unloaded.

The only way you might possibly be able to fix that, (and that's not guaranteed) is a trip to the local frame shop.
 
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Maybe he's a hardcore prospector. Window guards for when he's away from camp. (on the mini bike) Whatever he's doing, it must make sense to him! lol. He has put a lot of money and thought into it!
 
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Damn I was making a hitch receiver for hauling my mountain bike up higher to not drag when I have it on the back. I was not liking how it was looking.
let me know what you come up with, I am tired of my rack dragging.
 

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If anybody needed a two door long bed JT, it's this guy.
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