Picked them up from the dealer and was wondering if anybody did this install. I did all the customizing on my JK myself such as springs bumpers snorkle etc. so I'm hoping it will go smooth, but the instructions look as if it will be a PITA. Will attempt it next weekend with a few pics. Any tips or tricks would be appreciated!
My wife is also height challenged and she had trouble getting in before I installed, and just as much trouble getting in now after installation. The rails didn't help with the orientation of the bum to the seat. What's really missing is an overhead grab handle which is not possible due to side air bags...
Got my rock rails in too. Not as hard as I thought but there was lot of judicious jacking required to get the threads to catch. I snapped one bolt but since there are 23 bolts per side, I think I can live without it.
The rear jacking point is still exposed but the front one is covered. Are the square holes in the rock rails supposed to be the new jacking points? There is a stiffening web welded across them that seems to be intended to fit the slot in the jack. However, the web is welded transverse meaning the jack has to be placed longitudinally which makes it damn hard to wind up. It has got to be a design error.
Hi Bob, welcome to the world of the 'we've installed our own rock rails club'. It could seem one is less of a man (or Jeep Owner) until you've performed this task
No hurry to do it again..........
I had occasion to jack my rear driver's side up the other week (puncture in the high quality Khumo tyre). Using the jack supplied, I used the rock rail jack point in front of the rear tyre. I mounted the jack at right angle to the rock rail and while the two surfaces didn't exactly mesh, the WK2 lifted up high enough to remove the tyre, repair with one of the new tyre plug kits, reinflate, install the tyre, lower the car and drive on my way. At no time did I feel the jack to rock rail interaction was unsafe, but this was in a level carpark on a bitumen surface. I've no doubt on a good ol' Aussie bush track, it might be a little more scarey.
I am currently looking for a high lift jack. I can see how much easier this would be as I would mount it on the roof basket and lift down as needed. Therefore no need to empy out the cargo area, lift the floor, remove the jack etc etc etc.
The Mopar Aust. "delivered" price is actually delivered to your nominated dealer for you to pick up. I got mine from JustForJeeps in the States for $1,042 AUD including shipping and duty delivered to my door in 3 weeks.
I didn't do the shipping. JustForJeeps refer their OS orders to Bongo for shipping. It arrived at my door by FedEx. The poor driver could hardly lift it.
Do a google search on the part number and you will find other USA suppliers. Some will ship such large items, some wont.
A while ago I enquired about the skid plates from there and they wouldn't ship "large" parts to Australia. They state the website shipping costs are an estimate only, and they will contact you to cancel the order.
"Your order has been updated as follows:
We are sorry for the inconvience but the parts that you have ordered is either discontinued or no longer availiable. We are refunding the order and canceling this order. The refund will take 3-7 days to post your account
again sorry for the inconvience
"
Was wondering if someone could take a pic of the front end of their rock rails. Had the dealer install them and it looks like they have not cut and installed the end of the 'old ' sills which has left some of the bodywork exposed in the wheel arch.
Also wondering if anyone has fitted front mud guards. I have the old one that were removed to fit the rails and am wondering if I can modify them to fit back on?
You just got me at the right moment. When sliding over rocks, the first thing that happens is one looses the mud flaps. My front ones had already been bent backwards and look a little worse for wear. So it makes perfect sense to remove them when adding rock rails. This I did when I fitted my rock rails. I finished the front off exactly as per the instruction sheet using the end of the now redundant plastic rocker trim (see the first photo, excuse the dirt). Not brilliant! They could have come up with something better like a stylish stubby mud flap. Anyway I've since found that in the wet, a lot of dirt gets splashed up the side of the car even on sealed roads. That didn't happen before. I hate washing cars. I think it rusts them prematurely, anyway that's my rational to justify my laziness. So I'm in the process of putting the mud flaps back on. The catch is that the back of the OEM mud flaps now have to be carved out to fit over the front of the rock rails (see the second photo). The front of the mud flaps are unchanged (third photo). When they eventually rip out, I will probably replace them with the generic mud flaps I saw at TJM. Although, the way they charge, I may be better off getting OEMs from JustForJeeps. I note that Hickers destroyed his front mud flaps on his epic trip and replaced them with home-made ones. Talk about a bush mechanics! :thumbsup:
Thanks Bob for the photos - they are exactly what I am after. The dealer hasn't bothered to cut and fit the front of the old rocker trim. Will be discussing it further with them on Monday (rock rails were only done on Friday). Will probably refit the mud flaps as you have but the dealer tossed the screws and bolts etc and used the plastic rivets to fix the liner back. Guess I will have take a trip to Bunnings to find some screws etc. I assume, looking at how you fitted the flaps, you just reused the existing mud flap fasteners - is that right? If not what size screws etc did you use?
Yep, I used the existing fasteners. Two of the screws are M6-1.0x30 Hex Head Sems bolts. They screw into M6-1.0 U-speed nuts. The third is a large sheet metal screw that I've measured at about M8-2.0x30. I had a misalignment problem between the screw hole in the front of the rock rails and the body. This meant I had trouble getting the speed nuts to line up. I thought I could do it using sheet metal screws but there was no way I could find any more that big. I tried the auto shops, Bunnings and an engineering supplier. There is no way I was going to the stealers and waiting 4 months for a couple overpriced screws. I finally got the speed nut on one side to catch however I need a longer one for the other side so I ordered a packet of these, Extruded U Nut M6-1.0 Screw Size Phosphate . I buy heaps of stuff from Clipsandfasteners. It beats driving all over the place just to have some dumb arse over the counter give you a blank stare. Since you don't have the OEM fasteners you might be better off with plastic rivets. If you can't get anything else, the M6-1.0x30 bolts are M6-1.0 X 30mm Hex Head Sems Body Bolts . Good luck!
Just wanted to say "hey" to all the manly men who followed in my threads footsteps and installed their own!!! HEY!! I gota tell you, the wife got use to them and actually love them. They are holding up awsome and saved the rockers a couple of times. Even slid into a curb during an ice storm and barely scratched them . When clean they still look awsome also. All in all a good addition to the Grand!!
My wife is the same, loves the rock rails, hated the side steps. For your scratches, try this Textured Black Touch Up Paint - Body / Exterior - Shop By Category . The Grand is pretty stiff as it is but with the rock rails it feels like a rock. Maybe it's psychological but it stands to reason they would stiffen the vehicle considering how stiff they are themselves and how they are bolted to the vehicle like a boiler plate.
Do the rock rails help prevent scratching the unibody at all? I have not seen any pictures showing how low they sit. It may be good to not lower ground clearance, but I'm also interested in not hitting the unibody when the break over angle isn't quite enough. Especially under the passenger side.
I doesn't protect the underbody, only the rockers (sills). Their main purpose is to protect the lower door area when manouvering around boulders and over rock ledges. There is no ground clearance lost. You can see from the photo that the bottom of the flat channel part is about level with the rear jacking point. The view is to the rear of the vehicle.
I have used the rock rails twice as a jacking point. 1 with the standard jack from the cargo area. 2 using a hilift jack. No problem either time. Worked a treat.
p.s. always ensure the car wheels are chocked etc to prevent rolling.
Dealer Called me today and I dropped my jeep right off at the dealer!:thumbsup: Their charging me 240 for the install ,and that was with a discount!,but honestly at this point I dont care !! I just want them installed and complete, Pictures to follow soon!:thumbsup:
Well their finally here and installed !! took the dealer 4 hours to installe ,and they charged me the 240 they promised but they weren't too happy! :lol: :thumbsup:
Here are some pictures of the Mopar Rock Rails on my 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee WK2 ,
Well their finally here and installed !! took the dealer 4 hours to installe ,and they charged me the 240 they promised but they weren't too happy! :lol: :thumbsup:
Here are some pictures of the Mopar Rock Rails on my 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee WK2 ,
For all you guys that installed your own mopar rock rails:
Mine are on the way. My question is....is the opening in the front end of the rails that gets covered by hacking up the plastic stock trim necessary to be an open end during installation to reach any bolts or anything? Or could i weld a steel cap to close off the end before installing them and touch up the paint instead of covering them with the plastic cap from the stock trim?
thanks for any help
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Related Threads
?
?
?
?
?
Jeep Garage - Jeep Forum
1.7M posts
176.2K members
Since 2009
Jeep Garage is where you can talk about all your favorite jeeps including the Cherokee, Liberty and Grand Cherokee.