I'm going with the Rusty's 4" lift on my diesel Rubicon, and I'm thinking of upgrading shocks to remote reservoir shocks. Do you know if Icons will work with 4" lift? Running 37s and also leaning toward hydraulic bumps.
Were you able to adapt these at all? Could you post or send measurements of the feet for the Retrax? I may be able to get a machinist buddy to make a set that would work.
Don't get me wrong, looks great on your truck. I just don't understand why they designed the footprint smaller than the bed.
How does having it 1/4" in help getting it off? Seems it would be easier to grab with it flush or overhanging a bit (like Leer and ARE do).
I had noticed that most installs I’ve seen pics and videos of all had it mounted further forward, leaving that ledge on the tailgate. The cap seems to have slightly too small a footprint, both in length and width. It looks to come about 1/4-1/2” short of the bedsides as well.
Definitely looks...
Thanks for these pics, this is what I'd been thinking about doing for months. Looks like it won't work, dammit. Might have to switch out to a Retrax instead, but that would suck $$$$.
I got the Rugged Ridge Arcus. Screaming deal, about $470 shipped includes winch plate and overrider, and Rugged Ridge has a $100 rebate right now.
Having trouble fitting a winch, though. It was designed around RR's own winch. Started with a Smittybilt XRC - no way in hell it fits. Now I'm...
First time towing my 2009 Adrenaline Blast 15 ft toy hauler. It's been in storage 6 months. Got the WD hitch installed as well, sitting nice and level.
Tried installing mine today. The "plug and play" harness was anything but. The male end wouldn't seat far enough into the female OEM harness to click in place properly. Tried on both taillights with no success. The longer wire is far too short to reach the other side while being properly and...