[{"id":161947975764,"handle":"back-front-half-kits","title":"Back \u0026 Front Half Kits","updated_at":"2022-05-25T19:40:17-05:00","body_html":"\u003cp\u003eWhile working in an unassuming barn in South Alabama in the 1995 Motobilt founder Dan DuBose was busy building hardcore rock crawling Jeeps and off-road buggies for himself and friends. Dan was hand building back half kits on Jeep YJ's to gain more room to mount shocks on builds with extreme amounts of articulation. Additionally to gain a better departure angle. In the early 2000's Dan founded a company called Blue Torch Fabworks where he turned the hand made back half kits into a production made product for the DIY fabricator and professional fabrication shop.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2020-04-02T15:03:01-05:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":true,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"back half kit"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"front half kit"}],"published_scope":"global","image":{"created_at":"2020-04-16T21:27:19-05:00","alt":null,"width":4032,"height":3024,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2714\/8736\/collections\/image_fd53b727-eb63-4d25-9e00-e63f92422747.jpg?v=1587090441"}},{"id":162558378068,"handle":"best-selling-collection","title":"Best selling products","updated_at":"2022-05-26T17:31:04-05:00","body_html":null,"published_at":"2020-04-14T11:41:26-05:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":null,"disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"variant_price","relation":"greater_than","condition":"0"},{"column":"type","relation":"not_equals","condition":"mws_apo_generated"}],"published_scope":"global"},{"id":162558771284,"handle":"best-selling-products","title":"Best Selling Products","updated_at":"2022-05-26T17:31:04-05:00","body_html":null,"published_at":"2020-04-14T11:55:50-05:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":null,"disjunctive":true,"rules":[{"column":"title","relation":"contains","condition":"Best Selling"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_contains","condition":"Best Selling"}],"published_scope":"global"},{"id":162017345620,"handle":"builder-parts","title":"Builder Parts","updated_at":"2022-05-26T14:50:22-05:00","body_html":"\u003cp\u003eMotobilt DIY Builder Parts are 3D CAD designed and laser cut here in house on our 10kw fiber laser and then formed on our precision CNC press brakes. Motobilt DIY Builder Parts include simple brackets and tabs as well as assembly products like our Jeep YJ and TJ 4 Link Kits. The DIY Fabrication Products we offer are designed from decades of experience fabricating world class rock crawlers for clients like Team Red Bull and building cars for King of the Hammers. Over the last 20 years technology has provided many advancements to the products we offer. We are now cutting our builder parts with a high precision 10,000 watt fiber laser. The software behind the machines tie the laser together with the press brakes to provide the most accurate parts available.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: none;\" id=\"divtext\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are working diligently to add more builder parts to our website. Keep in mind the parts we offer can be used for projects other than offroad. We have race car fabricators and hot rod builders buying a lot of our builder products to aid in the fabrication process. We get it some people would rather hand make tabs simply to say they did it. We have done the same thing many times over the years. We do recognize the fact that time is money. Our aim is to save the builder time by providing high quality products and reducing the time spent at a bandsaw or shaping parts on a belt sander. What is your time worth? Would you rather be putting time into other parts of your build? If you need help picking out products be sure to contact us. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur CEO and founder has been a pioneer in the diy fabrication parts sector of the industry since it exploded in the early 2000's. 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From body armor to builder parts, find it all here.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSHOP BY VEHICLE\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; padding-top: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"cz-embed-gallery cozy-gallery-lazy-load\" id=\"cz-embed-gallery28910\"\u003e\u003c!-- ALWAYS KEEP THIS EMPTY --\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2020-04-06T12:39:03-05:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Motobilt"},{"column":"type","relation":"not_equals","condition":"mws_apo_generated"}],"published_scope":"global"},{"id":263000031316,"handle":"motobilt-2022-yj-build","title":"Motobilt 2022 YJ Build","updated_at":"2022-05-25T14:52:53-05:00","body_html":"\u003cp\u003eBuilding YJ’s was a huge part of Dan DuBose starting a career in the offroad industry. 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Want to stretch your Jeep YJ to be the same length as a Jeep LJ? Where do I start? You start with a great foundation - The Frame.
This American made kit narrows the width of the frame by 8-1/16” less than the factory YJ frame & extends the length of the frame rearward by 15”. This provides ample room to install coil-over shocks that are positioned outboard of the frame & allow the space necessary to build your much longer custom 4 link rear suspension system to help keep the tires in contact with ground while increasing your wheel articulation. The new longer wheelbase of your vehicle will greatly increase the stability & off-road capabilities of your YJ for hard core rock crawling.
This is a builder kit. Professional fabrication and/or welding is recommended. This kit includes four (4) sections of new frame rails constructed using 3/16” high grade steel that is precision CNC laser cut & expertly formed on our CNC press brake, then professionally welded, sanded & inspected at our state-of-the-art fabrication facility. Also included is a new fully welded heavy duty rear bumper with integrated ¾” thick recovery mounts built in. There are also two side plates included that reinforce the join between the rear bumper & the frame rails for added strength. The new frame rails include two (2) relocated body mount holes.
Our step-by-step assembly instructions facilitate the entire process. We show you where & how to cut your existing frame, where to make cut outs in the body for the new frame to pass through, measurements on how to square up the frame & then where to place all of your finish welds.
The YJ body will also get cut & moved rearward by 15”. This kit does NOT cover this process.
All parts ship as raw steel. Welding is required. You will not be able to return your vehicle back to factory after this modification.
WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including lead,
which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
