We had the idea of bringing the 4 Door Jk chassis to life for a new product line and Tom was the perfect guy to do that with.
Tom Joseph came to us looking for something more than just a normal off the shelf build. From a ton of different tech, to the many details we put into the design and fab work. In this video, we showcase the build we did for Tom Joseph, alongside many of the features and concepts we plan to roll out on future builds.
Rock bouncer chassis design full#
It's been designed from the ground up to shine as a dedicated off-road rig, with its most defining feature being the ability to fit four full sized adults without sacrificing comfort or performance. We are are releasing this as the first Production tube chassis JKU on the market. We filled in that gap with the steering cooler and it turned out looking just fine.This is Wide Open Design's first Ready to Ride full tube chassis JKU! But the extra tube work in this buggy pushed the trans cooler over off of the firewall a little. We usually have plenty of room to mount the transmission cooler on the passenger side fire wall.
Rock bouncer chassis design upgrade#
If there is an upgrade I would advise anyone to look into, its hydro boost brakes. Then we added in another brace to support the top of the bracket and everything lined up good from there. So we took the March brackets and modified them a little bit. The front axle had a lot of up travel which meant we needed to move the power steering bracket up. We went with a set of March pulleys on the engine. Anyone that has had to splash water out of their seat or ride around in a wet seat all day will see why this is such a good option. PRP now has a “Mud Trap” seat option that allows water to run right out of the back of the seat. It was pretty cool to have a little guidance and Jeff really liked the finished product.Īnother cool thing about the interior is the seats. He brought us a sketch of what he wanted done and we worked off of that. It was a small touch that added a lot of style to the hood. While we had it split apart we went ahead and bead rolled it and added a character line to the center of the hood. The hood needed to bend in 3 different planes, so we had to split it right down the middle. This was the hardest part of the entire sheet metal work on the buggy. It’s a good trade off if you like the look.Īfter all of the sides were done we had to do the inset hood panel. It’s more work on the front side, but you get a unique look and incur less maintenance.
Inset panels don’t seem to get messed up near as bad as standard body panels either. We have never done a set in house, but the look they give the buggy is really cool. The inset body panels take a lot of time. Next, we began the unique part of the build and started placing the extra tube work in the chassis to achieve the look Jeff was wanting. After we had the seats in we were well on our way with the build.
As soon as all of that was set we knew we needed to raise the roof in the chassis to fit the seats around the 4 speed Atlas. We put the chassis on a stand and started all of the normal 4-link and drive train placement. We kept it as simple as possible with this build but packaged it together in a neat way. We threw a set of RCV axle shafts and a locker in the front axle and then a set of disk brakes at the rear. He also had a set of Chevy one ton axles. He brought us a 383 GM crate engine, TH 400, and a 4 speed Atlas. He wanted to change up the looks of the chassis with some extra tube work in the sides and inset body panels. Jeff Willoughby came to us earlier this year with the idea of building one of our Evolution chassis.
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