Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Gets Mopar’s JK-8 Kit

Automotive Dealer - Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Gets Mopar’s JK-8 Kit ; The conversion of the four-door Jeep Wrangler Unlimited to a two-door pickup truck involves two processes. First comes the disassembly, wherein each rear door is removed. Once that is done, the rear bumper assembly, hard top and Freedom Panels are removed, followed by the rear portion of the interior, which includes seats and carpeting. The exterior trim parts are removed and preserved, while the inner and outer body panels are removed by drilling out the spot welds, which allows the panels to fall away and avoids having to cut into the sheet metal. The rear sport bar is cut away and removed along with the B-pillars.

The second step is to reassemble the parts into a two-door pickup truck. This process begins with the installation of the B-pillars, cross member, floor-pan assembly, and the inner and outer quarter panels, for which welding is employed. After that, the bulkhead reinforcement assembly and sport bar extensions are installed, with the installation of the fiberglass bulkhead done in the end. The kit is then prepared for paint. Finally, the windows are installed to the hard top which is in turn installed to the vehicle, followed by the installation of the exterior trim parts.

Some of the key features of the JK-8 kit include a spacious 44-inch by 50-inch steel bed, two fixed side windows and a fiberglass bulkhead. Owners have the option of either keeping the top or removing it completely for an open-air experience. A special badge is featured on the left rear quarter panel of each kit, celebrating the heritage of the Jeep Scrambler CJ-8, along with design implementations that were adopted from original J-8 military Jeep pickups.

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