Yeah, that's badass. I won't be switching housings, but if all goes well I'd like to truss these, add lockers, and of course the 5.13s. It'll be a slow build but I'm already in love with it!
I wanted lockers and started shopping around. I crunched the numbers and the cost of adding lockers was nearly the same as finding a set of Rubicon take offs with lockers already in. Plus the Rubi tubes are 1-1/2" wider and 2mm thicker tube walls than the lower trim levels. Wide track axles are 10mm all others are 8mm thick. There is some debate about this but I have confirmed this to be true. Anyway, I was fortunate enough to find a set of take offs with 5.13's already installed. Maybe some day I'll truss these too.
Gonna need to see the notes on this one, because noone has proven that so far so if you did then you'll want to scream it from the rooftops lol.
My inside and outside micrometers do not tell lies. As I stated, I verified this to be true. I bought a set of RCV tube seals to install in my Rubicon axle tubes. They were right at 2mm too big on the OD to fit in the tube. I ended up making my own based on my tube dimensions and the design of the bought parts. I then installed the RCV tube seals in my wife's Overland and they fit like a glove. I actually measured the ID and OD of the Rubicon tube and the wall thickness is truly 10mm. Now both tube sets are from the 20 model year so I can't verify anything outside of that year.
Interesting! Good to know. I'd be interested to see if the difference continued through future years, since they consolidated alot of other parts that were previously different between models (like the fuse array, etc.)
I have the dimensions written down in my shop and will provide them when I get a chance. I don't want to put info out based on a 3 month old guess, lol. My brain doesn't work that efficiently any more.
So here are the actual numbers I measured
