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JK CB & HAM RadiosBulletin board forum regarding all topics concerning CB and HAM radios, the installation of them in your Jeep JK Wrangler. This would include antenna mounts, wiring, tuning and usage.
About to install a CB on my 07 JK using a mount on the spare tire mount. My concern is routing the cable “thru” the tailgate hinge. seems like most “expert “ CB site say to avoid flexing the antenna cable but this location will obviously expose the cable to repetitive flexing. Any advice? Has anyone experience problems with this?
I ran my cable down the passengers side under the plastic inside... and then out through the gate... I made sure that the cable was wire tied to the harness at the rear door - so the wire had an anchor to not get tangled or pinched. It has been there 8 years and has no problems yet as far as reception or wearing out. So I think you will be ok based on that experience...
I check on my coax run, RG58 x 2, once in a while and have not seen any problems. Initially I had the same concern but really it doesn't move much (45 degrees at most).
12-31-2018, 02:50 PM
Antenna Routing
