Tom Joseph's Ready to Ride JKU Build Walkthrough

This is Wide Open Design's first Ready to Ride full tube chassis JKU!
We are are releasing this as the first Production tube chassis JKU on the market. It's been designed from the ground up to shine as a dedicated off-road rig, with its most defining feature being the ability to fit four full sized adults without sacrificing comfort or performance.
In this video, we showcase the build we did for Tom Joseph, alongside many of the features and concepts we plan to roll out on future builds. From a ton of different tech, to the many details we put into the design and fab work. Check it out!
Tom Joseph came to us looking for something more than just a normal off the shelf build. We had the idea of bringing the 4 Door Jk chassis to life for a new product line and Tom was the perfect guy to do that with. We used this build to really dial in all of the features and options that we wanted to utilize in the 4 Door Jk Jeep chassis builds that will be following this one.
From the obviously custom one off dash and console, to the frenched tail lights, we tried to cover all of the bases and put in a ton of detail work to build a truly unique vehicle. One of the most noticeable things we did was the pocketing in the body armor. We took the 1/4" thick aluminum and pocketed out a design using our CNC mill. The result was something that we haven't ever seen used before on body armor and it gave the plain flat side panels some life. You can see the same pattern repeated in different ways throughout the build alongside many other details.
We also backed up all of the fabrication with a lot of technology. From the integrated head unit to the massive Holley gauge cluster and even air conditioning. This vehicle should have all of the bells and whistles covered.
One of the main goals of this build was to make sure it had room to fit 4 adults comfortably. We managed to fit 4 extra wide seats on custom mounts that give each passenger their own space. This is the only 4 seater we have seen that will comfortably fit 4 grown men. Cup holders for everyone and each person has an air conditioning vent to themselves.
We feel like we have developed one heck of a trail machine with this one!
For a link to the full photo gallery and write up, go to our site here!
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[@glennballantyne9616]

Amazing machine for two incredible adventurers

[@WideOpenDesign]

two with luggage or four people total!

[@17madracki17]

Badass rig. Wheel all day drive out to dinner and icecream

[@jasonlovell3934]

That’s a work of art. I would recommend some flexible fender flares for muddy areas. And maybe make them removable/replaceable.

[@danapino-dempsey2148]

Man the execution is outstanding the quick disconnect mirrors are genius 👏 😮

[@jimhowell4937]

Love it. Need more video of the chassis.

[@WideOpenDesign]

We have plenty more on the way.

[@AdventuresOfRogersAndHenderson]

Such a beautiful rig! Well done y’all

[@MysteriousMinds]

Badass brother. You guys are awesome

[@rangefreewords]

If the mirrors and the front grill were more like the CJ7. Superb on the rest of the build!

[@WideOpenDesign]

Thank you for the feedback! That would be a sweet build. Taking all of the best features from a few jeeps and building them together.

[@richheider8455]

Wow Luxury wheeler 😎👍

[@brokenwrench404]

What a rad build!!!

[@reedadamp]

Classy rig. Well done.

[@WideOpenDesign]

This one turned out great! We are happy to see it getting wheeled.

[@ajisuleiman1484]

The best Jeep in the earth ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@WideOpenDesign]

We absolutely love the way this thing turned out.

[@adamfowles1060]

Do you know what she weighs? Looks amazing as usual.

[@TCDawg91]

What new Soal fan are you referencing? Got a part number ??

[@dmull030]

Come on Powerball!!!

[@gustafpeyron]

Oh I was like dang that’s too low. Ic

[@phillyb4588]

Buggy life

[@danielturner6626]

what tail lights are those

[@squxshyy]

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[@WideOpenDesign]

Hey man! Give us a shout at 615-962-9135

[@00ninja00]

To me it’s funny the decision behind this: why would you want to build something to look like a jk, when everything here is custom, custom frame, custom dash, custom everything, then if it’s all custom, I want it to look like a JL with a JL front grill, why would I want it to look like an older model when it can easily be made to look like a 2024 JL as easy as just throwing a 2024 JL grill on it, JL looking dash, etc. to each his own, but just my opinion.

[@WideOpenDesign]

It's just that. Personal preference. Some people want an old jeep with all new technology and some people want a brand new buggy with all anologue gauges.

[@adamclinkenbeardclinkenbea7741]

Godzilla motor?

[@WideOpenDesign]

This vehicle runs the LT platform.

[@xTinBenderX]

Super sanitary build as always!

[@kristen4954]

Promo*SM 🤭

[@daryllinkugel3804]

I like what you have built but it's a hard pass on the GM drive train. I'm a MOPAR guy all the way. I used to work for a GM Dealer and will not own one.

[@WideOpenDesign]

10-4. We are open to tons of options.

[@phillyb4588]

✋$lol😢😅