alosix
Expedition Leader
I need to find a better lockable way to keep tools in the TJ.
I currently run a tuffy full length floor box. It served its purposed driving out to CA by keeping most of my tools on hand and locked up, but its downsides are starting to drive me nuts.
1.) it seems to really echo a minor driveline vibe I've had. Its picking up a harmonic of something (track bar is into the gas tank skid, its on the list, but it will be a while) at about 45mph. Goes away @ 50, but its annoying.
2.) Things always seem to get hung up either on the support ribs or on the lock part making it hard/impossible to open.
3.) I 'foamed' it with cutouts to try and keep the tools quiet, but then last weekend I went to pismo and bounced the Jeep around a bit. A pair of channel locks popped out out of their cutout a bit, caught a rib, and I had to bend the box to get something in there to move the tool out of the way to even be able to open it.
So.. Kinda done with that box, looking for new options.
1.) Needs to carry enough tools to be able to tear the Jeep apart and put it back together.
2.) Needs to leave room for loading/unloading stuff (its still the grocery getting after all this time.., I've had the Jeep for 12 years now).
3.) Most importantly. Needs to leave room for the dog. GSD Akita mix. ~80lbs and lankey.
Thinking of something up on the fenders, but have yet to see anything that I really like. So looking for something a bit out of the box.
I'd also go with another 'cover the whole floor' setup if it worked better than the tuffy one.
Thanks
Jason
I currently run a tuffy full length floor box. It served its purposed driving out to CA by keeping most of my tools on hand and locked up, but its downsides are starting to drive me nuts.
1.) it seems to really echo a minor driveline vibe I've had. Its picking up a harmonic of something (track bar is into the gas tank skid, its on the list, but it will be a while) at about 45mph. Goes away @ 50, but its annoying.
2.) Things always seem to get hung up either on the support ribs or on the lock part making it hard/impossible to open.
3.) I 'foamed' it with cutouts to try and keep the tools quiet, but then last weekend I went to pismo and bounced the Jeep around a bit. A pair of channel locks popped out out of their cutout a bit, caught a rib, and I had to bend the box to get something in there to move the tool out of the way to even be able to open it.
So.. Kinda done with that box, looking for new options.
1.) Needs to carry enough tools to be able to tear the Jeep apart and put it back together.
2.) Needs to leave room for loading/unloading stuff (its still the grocery getting after all this time.., I've had the Jeep for 12 years now).
3.) Most importantly. Needs to leave room for the dog. GSD Akita mix. ~80lbs and lankey.
Thinking of something up on the fenders, but have yet to see anything that I really like. So looking for something a bit out of the box.
I'd also go with another 'cover the whole floor' setup if it worked better than the tuffy one.
Thanks
Jason
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