Before & After Photos-Rusty's Lift/Grabber AT2s/Roof Bas

scoobybri · **Posted:** Thu Feb 15, 2007 5:07 pm

I tried to keep the photos similar in angle. Not perfect, but good enough! (And it's pretty obvious that I have a much better camera in the after photos.)
Front

Front Low

Front Side

Side

Back Side

Back

Back Low

Close Up Of The Homemade Bars

2006KJSPORT4x4 · **Posted:** Thu Feb 15, 2007 5:11 pm

Nice shots scooby....i like the extra horsepower gain too with that decal on the rear glass... :lol:

scoobybri · **Posted:** Thu Feb 15, 2007 5:17 pm

2006KJSPORT4x4 wrote:

Nice shots scooby....i like the extra horsepower gain too with that decal on the rear glass... :lol:

My butt-dyno says I got an extra 30lbs of torque with my Geocaching sticker!

riptricket · **Posted:** Thu Feb 15, 2007 5:34 pm

what kinda roof basket is that? love the setup!

BVCRD · **Posted:** Thu Feb 15, 2007 5:34 pm

Great job on the basket. Is it loud at all at highway speeds? I used some round stock to make some crossbarrs to haul the canoe on, and that thing made me nuts. I even had end caps on. I took em off and sprung for the Mopar cross bars because of the aerodynamics.

scoobybri · **Posted:** Thu Feb 15, 2007 5:41 pm

riptricket wrote:

what kinda roof basket is that? love the setup!

That is the "famous" $99 Discount Ramps roof basket. The crossbars are 1" square steel bars from Home Depot. $10 a piece. I think I might have spent $30 in materials for the crossbars.

BVCRD wrote:

Great job on the basket. Is it loud at all at highway speeds? I used some round stock to make some crossbarrs to haul the canoe on, and that thing made me nuts. I even had end caps on. I took em off and sprung for the Mopar cross bars because of the aerodynamics.

The wind noise is not bad at all even at 70MPH. I think that the noise is less because the nuts are hidden in the bars. I used a 3/4" hole saw to cut the hole in the bars so I could get a 1/2" ratchet into the bars to tighten the nuts. I then capped the holes.

BVCRD · **Posted:** Thu Feb 15, 2007 5:57 pm

I used 1 inch electrical conduit and used Muffler clamps to attach it to the stock roof rack. It worked great and was bulletproof. Just louder than heck.

Edwin · **Posted:** Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:50 pm

Nice lookin Jeep you got there.

GilaMonster · **Posted:** Thu Feb 15, 2007 8:14 pm

I like it!!! Nice job.

FastTRX · **Posted:** Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:18 pm

I love your roof basket setup....very nice work there. Your setup has indeed changed my mind about them...especially with the price.

Awesome looking KJ!

scoobybri · **Posted:** Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:36 pm

Thanks for the positive feedback! I've already used the rack last weekend. When you have 2 dogs, 2 people, and a weekend worth of camping gear, the roof basket really comes in handy. I had about 75lbs. or so loaded up there and was on some rough trails...it held up great!

One thing left to get and that's a set of Skink Sliders with the step extension. I have to wait until Rock Lizard gets caught up with their bumper orders before I can get them. Worth the wait, though.

labman1 · **Posted:** Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:37 pm

Nice pics, good looking KJ those tires are awesome! One question tho, why is it so bright and wheres all the snow? :wink:

scoobybri · **Posted:** Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:42 pm

Snow is 2 hours away in Utah. We can't seem to get rid of this pesky sun out here in Vegas. I actually had to put off taking the "after" pics for a day due to...gasp...rain. We get a grand total of 4" of rain per year...I'm not complaining. Kinda sucks if you want to go muddin' though.

Maximum Carnage · **Posted:** Fri Feb 16, 2007 12:17 am

Excellent job on the picture setup. Not to mention the awesome looking KJ.

Now to get some lights on that rack...

Video Guy · **Posted:** Fri Feb 16, 2007 11:32 am

VERY nice.

OzLtd · **Posted:** Sat Feb 17, 2007 5:38 am

Great looking tourer setup mate. The roof basket setup is top notch.

Big D · **Joined:** Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:08 pm **Posts:** 349

Thanks for taking the time to document the before and after shots. What a difference! I have to say I love the height that KJ's have and with the lift it looks that much higher.

Stuhlie · **Posted:** Sun Feb 18, 2007 2:23 am

very nice set-up you got there ! I used metal strut bars (11/4 in.) for my cross bars and no noise what so ever ! Even when I put two bikes up on top.

Gordo · **Posted:** Sun Feb 18, 2007 11:06 pm

Looks great - a couple of questions for you.

1. Where did you get the caps for the crossbars? I have a similar setup but cannot find the right caps.
2. Did you paint the bars? If so, what kind of paint did you use?

scoobybri · **Posted:** Mon Feb 19, 2007 12:32 am

I got the caps at home depot. The square caps are in the hardware section where all of the steel and aluminum bars and rods are. The round caps are in the specialty fastener drawers in the hardware section.

As for the paint, I cleaned the bars with some denatured alcohol and then sanded them lightly to give the surface some texture. I then put 3 coats of Rustoleum hammered spray paint. Should last and looks great.

Before & After Photos-Rusty's Lift/Grabber AT2s/Roof Bas

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