Proline Jeep Rubicon on honcho?

[Skag]

I'm really thinking about picking up this body from proline:

Pro-Line 2009 Jeep Wrangler Body 3322 for Rock Crawler

But what I'm wondering is, will it fit on the honcho chassis? I know the wheelbase on the body is a bit shorter than the chassis itself, and I wanted to know if the difference would be massive or not. I've looked for pictures of people running this body on the honcho, and couldn't find anything...

[2.slowduo]

I know someone running that body. It looks good. He is running stock honcho links. And the wheel base is only off a tiny bit. Not really noticeable. You could make custom links for it if you feel it is necessary

[dademoss]

Here it is on a Dingo:

[Skag]

Sweet, thanks! I checked the wheelbase difference and it's only .5 inches, so I figure a quarter inch stretch front and back won't look too bad. I'll just trim the fenders down so you can't really tell. I'd go with the shorter custom links, but I have a habit of flipping nose over tail already (no wheel weights yet) so I figure it would be worse with the shorter base.

[btoungette]

Originally Posted by Skag

I'm really thinking about picking up this body from proline:

Pro-Line 2009 Jeep Wrangler Body 3322 for Rock Crawler

But what I'm wondering is, will it fit on the honcho chassis? I know the wheelbase on the body is a bit shorter than the chassis itself, and I wanted to know if the difference would be massive or not. I've looked for pictures of people running this body on the honcho, and couldn't find anything...

You will have to buy or make shorter links to run that body fully intact on a Honcho length wheelbase. It's really made for the Dingo length wheelbase, and even then may require slight adjustment to get the wheelbase spot-on.

The four-door Wrangler Unlimited body is more suited for the Honcho wheelbase.

[Wraith913]

The 4 door fits the honcho good

[SP225]

It fits the Dingo. If you bought the Honcho new then the Dingo links are in the bag of extra parts, just switch them out.

Just center the rear wheels with the rear fender wells it looks best, the front wheels can stick out a little past center and still not look too bad.

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[Skag]

Well, I'm already running the 4 door, which looks surprisingly like Wraith's:



But I like the look of the 2 door better. I don't mind if the wheelbase is a bit longer, so long as it doesn't look like a monster truck. :P

EDIT:

In fact, if I keep the honcho wheelbase and get the two door, it would look kinda like this, right?



Which I'm perfectly okay with, it looks awesome. I may even use this jeep as inspiration for the next body...

[pobrockcrawler]

Ultimate HONCHO

look through this thread, he uses the 2 door jk and honcho wheelbase and looks really good, it just comes down to body placement to make it look right, hope this helps

[Skag]

Holy crap, that does look good. Thanks for the link, I appreciate it.

[pobrockcrawler]

Originally Posted by Skag

Holy crap, that does look good. Thanks for the link, I appreciate it.

no problem man, glad to be of assistance

[Intashu]

2 door - dingo
4 door - honcho.
I have the 2 door on a stock Dingo frame. fits like a glove.

[Slow_Joe]

I am almost complete with my build - This thread just help me decide on which body I will be going with. Thanks