Do you have a nice rack?

[gillmore]

I'm thinking of building or buying a rack to hold an ice chest and (maybe) gas cans. On my '79 soft top CJ5 , I don't have a rear bumper, but I do have a tow bar and a rear spare tire (fixed mount). It does not have a fold down tailgate. Cost matters. I have basic gas welding skills and equipment.

I'm curious about your experiences with:

• Building versus buying
• Carrying capacity and the possibility of tub damage
• Design suggestions

Pictures are appreciated.

 

[susie]

Do you have a nice rack?

Yeah... you need to watch the phrasing... I though you meant something completely different!

 

[BajaEdition]

My wife does

 

[elwood blues]

Yeah... you need to watch the phrasing... I though you meant something completely different!

My wife does

 

[BajaEdition]

She Knows I thinks so and will say it.
First thing I ever noticed about her was that wilderness rack on top of the Jeep.

 

[BajaEdition]

OK time for a serious answer

how good are you with welding and fab work?
the reason I ask is to get one that you get everything the way you want, you build them, however it is a complicated project and you need to look at a lot of bumpers to get ideas, like at an offroad show.
It really is nice to get that weight off the tub and onto the bumper/frame.
a lot of trial and era will be involved. but you can save over 500 dollars to over a grand depending on how much you are going to do.
Now as far as buying, I always like the modular rack Wilderness has out. I ran one on my TJ, it is a great rack, screws shut so it takes the abuse of long trail rides. I like that a lot, I have gone through quite a few Racks because they would not stay shut or were bending out. The wilderness was one solid unit, I would recommend it to anyone.

 

[radman]

try meanddadoffroad.com they do nice work (your way) and at a great price! if nothing else, go to there comments page and page down to bottom to see what they did for me. after the pic they added a hi-lift jack to back
(vertical in center).

my jeep rack is just what i wanted at about 1/2 the $$$ of the other guys!

radman