RodReckets Sport S Build Thread

[RodRecket]

At less than 20k miles I was disappointed to find my steering loosening up and found out the factory drag link and tie rod had some play in them. Thought about a warranty replacement but decided to upgrade to Teraflex. The front end is pretty complete now with a Teraflex trackbar, tie rod, and drag link. Waiting for a clamp so I can get my Fox 2.0 TS steering stab mounted.

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[RodRecket]

That's it for a little while, my wallet just took a beating.

 

[casualthursday]

How do the KB VooDoo bars handle both the static and dynamic weight of the RTT?

 

[RodRecket]

How do the KB VooDoo bars handle both the static and dynamic weight of the RTT?

They do just fine. I have been on three 2,500+ mile mountain bound trips with the tent that includes offroad areas and they've held just up fine. Once in a while I check and retighten the thumb screws that may slowly loosen up after miles of rattling around but have never had one come off. I have also repainted the bars and the upper parts of the uprights after finding bits of rust.

If I were to do this set up again, and I will likely make the switch, I will go with billie bars. They are a very similar design but use solid aluminum extrusions for the crossmembers and are rated for something crazy like 1,000lbs static. https://billiebars.com/

 

[RodRecket]

Finished up a couple more mods before hitting the Tetons.
-Rancho front diff skid
-Fox TS steering stab mounted to the TF tierod after getting a Fox mount in
-Extinguisher mounted behind driver seat

 

[RodRecket]

A couple of pics from the Tetons

 

[metalry101]

-Extinguisher mounted behind driver seat

What fire extinguisher is that? I've never seen one of those.

The truck looks great!

 

[RodRecket]

What fire extinguisher is that? I've never seen one of those.

The truck looks great!

Thanks, it's an Element Fire Extinguisher. Pricey but saves a lot of space and puts out a good amount of fire

 

[RodRecket]

Had the front windows tinted to match the factory rears

 

[RodRecket]

Added Oracle flush mount taillights. Looks so much better but am having trouble with the reverse light. Waiting on the fix from Oracle

 

[RodRecket]

After staring at my front light bar for months I decided to take it off. After upgrading to the Oculus LED headlights/fogs it really doesn't add much light up front and it's always looked kind of just stuck on to me. I didn't like the look of the naked mounting tab so I cut that off as well. Looks much cleaner to me now.

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[Oneshotlucky]

They do just fine. I have been on three 2,500+ mile mountain bound trips with the tent that includes offroad areas and they've held just up fine. Once in a while I check and retighten the thumb screws that may slowly loosen up after miles of rattling around but have never had one come off. I have also repainted the bars and the upper parts of the uprights after finding bits of rust.

If I were to do this set up again, and I will likely make the switch, I will go with billie bars. They are a very similar design but use solid aluminum extrusions for the crossmembers and are rated for something crazy like 1,000lbs static. https://billiebars.com/

Your front diff skid, the one I got for my jt was rancho and did not fit? I have a willys jt 2021????

 

[RodRecket]

Your front diff skid, the one I got for my jt was rancho and did not fit? I have a willys jt 2021????

Yea I had the same thing happen. They list a different part for the Rubicon and non Rubicon (like the JL). This is wrong. The skid you want is meant to work with the M210 diff, which every JT has. Get the Rubicon diff skid and it will fit.

 

[Oneshotlucky]

Yea I had the same thing happen. They list a different part for the Rubicon and non Rubicon (like the JL). This is wrong. The skid you want is meant to work with the M210 diff, which every JT has. Get the Rubicon diff skid and it will fit.

Got sink to the one I need please?

 

[Oneshotlucky]

Got sink to the one I need please?

I mean link sorry

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