Gladiator - Take 3
- Thread starter AdamH
- Start date
- City
- Mt Holly
- State
- NC
I’ve honestly never seen a JT with both a soft top and bed rack. Maybe I’m 1 of 1! Lol
Anyway with our upcoming move to the coast I wanted a way to carry a set of fat tire bikes without taking up bed space / hitch carrier. Rebel Off-road makes a mount kit but not for fat tire bikes. A little fab work and here we are.
Had to make new wider rear tire plates. Also decided to color match them red to the factory tow hooks. They are just at the right level to hit your shoulder / head. Maybe folks including myself will see the red.
We are building on Topsail Island. It is a 26 mile long but very narrow island near Surf City NC. Roughly 45 mins north of Wilmington. While we will be able to jump on the bikes from the house and ride on the beach I wanted to be able to pack up and head to some other parts that are more remote / less vacationers. Also my daughter is all about us getting a roof top tent and heading to the OBX for long weekends. The bike racks are adjustable to extend out past the fender flares to accommodate RTTs
Anyway with our upcoming move to the coast I wanted a way to carry a set of fat tire bikes without taking up bed space / hitch carrier. Rebel Off-road makes a mount kit but not for fat tire bikes. A little fab work and here we are.
Had to make new wider rear tire plates. Also decided to color match them red to the factory tow hooks. They are just at the right level to hit your shoulder / head. Maybe folks including myself will see the red.
We are building on Topsail Island. It is a 26 mile long but very narrow island near Surf City NC. Roughly 45 mins north of Wilmington. While we will be able to jump on the bikes from the house and ride on the beach I wanted to be able to pack up and head to some other parts that are more remote / less vacationers. Also my daughter is all about us getting a roof top tent and heading to the OBX for long weekends. The bike racks are adjustable to extend out past the fender flares to accommodate RTTs
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- City
- Mt Holly
- State
- NC
Note - once we’ve moved permanently to the coast to our rental house I’ll swap over to the half doors for the Summer. Multiple 4.5 hr trips back and forth recently I wanted the option of full doors. Even in modern times and advancements with engineering a set of half doors utilizing half uppers due to weather issues isn’t fun on long trips.
- City
- W-S
- State
- NC
Howdy neighbor! We're all the way at the South end.......
- City
- Mt Holly
- State
- NC
Since you are familiar with the area, we are building in Accolade. It's about 2 miles south of the Surf City bridge on the ICW side of the island.
- City
- W-S
- State
- NC
I’ll DM you
- City
- W-S
- State
- NC
When you get to the end of the road, put on your right blinker!
