Not exactly, but if
you have about $5,500 and some time, you can turn your four-door,
Jeep?? Wrangler Unlimited into a pickup truck with the new JK-8
Kit.
Taking design cues from the popular Jeep Scrambler CJ-8, the
JK-8 Independence kit gives Jeep owners more customization -- and
functionality -- options. According to Mopar President/CEO Pietro
Gorlier, new Wrangler Unlimited owners "typically spend more than
$500 on Mopar accessories. Our new Mopar JK-8 kit answers the call
for even more radical customization."
Major parts of the kit include:
- 44-inch by 50-inch steel bed
- inner and outer bedsides constructed from stamped sheet
metal
- sport bar extensions, Freedom Panel assemblies
- a removable fiberglass hardtop with a sliding rear window
- two fixed side windows
- fiberglass bulkhead
Our MSRP for the Mopar JK-8 kit is $5,499. The kit, which comes
with a three-year/36,000-mile warranty*, is available for ordering
through Mopar at Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram dealerships. For
ease of purchase, the kit is available as a single part number
(77070049) with all hardware and body panels included. (*The
warranty covers kit materials and workmanship performed at a
Chrysler Group dealership.)
Conversion Process
Two processes are involved in the conversion from a four-door
Jeep Wrangler Unlimited to a two-door pickup truck: disassembly and
reassembly.
Disassembly
- First, remove each rear door.
- Next, for the rear-bumper assembly, the hard top and Freedom
Panels are removed, followed by the rear portion of the interior,
which includes seats and carpeting.
- Exterior trim parts are removed and preserved; 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
B-pillars.
Reassembly
- The reassembly into a two-door pickup truck begins with
installation of the B-pillars, cross member, floor-pan assembly
(truck bed), and the inner and outer quarter panels (welding is
involved in assembly).
- Next install the bulkhead reinforcement assembly and sport bar
extensions, followed by the installation of the fiberglass bulkhead
itself.
- The kit, with components delivered e-coated, is then prepped
for paint.
- Install the windows to the hard top, which is then installed on
the vehicle.
- Exterior trim parts are then reinstalled.
