matt_jediknight

So i got some Rubi rails from another jeeper who upgraded his to some aftermarket rails. they're great rails! 1/4" thick steel with some good heft to them. very basic rail but seems to be very sturdy. Anyhow, with my 35" tires and nothing but a 2" body lift, i soon heard some awful scraping as i took even the smallest of bumps ... the rails were so close to the tire that they would rub when the shock went down.





Rail off ... you can see the body is fairly close too.



So i decided to chop them. dropped the rails, took a porta-band and pulled the trigger ... while i was at it, i also chopped some of the body away since it would be sticking out and was close to the tire as well.

In process ...





Too late now! And now for the AFTER shots

jkfisher84

Nice, did you cap the end so it doesn't rust inside?

Camaro_Girl

Looks good! nice work.

red2010rubi

Nice job looks really good!

matt_jediknight

there were plastic caps on the ends which i removed before i cut. i painted the bare metal after cutting and replaced the plastic end caps. just had to make sure i had a straight cut (not angled) so the caps would fit back in the right way

jkfisher84

Nicely done, ill probably do the same if I can just gather the courage to get 35s!

2vpblaze

Nice job. Looks good and more room to play with now.

Ryan0260

Looks good. I need to chop mine although they don't rub until it is flexing pretty good