Ruff Stuff

About Us

People often ask me how I got into the business of making 4x4 parts... My answer is pretty easy; I bought a '73 landcruiser and tried to find some parts for the modifications I wanted. The problem was they simply were not made to the standards that I desired and the Customer Service was pitiful. It felt as if they were doing me a favor by overcharging me for products I knew I could make better, so I resurrected RuffStuff Specialties. I know... resurrected RuffStuff, but from what? Well, In 1980 I had just gotten out of the army and was going to college at NAU in Flagstaff Arizona and in a small way mountain biking was just starting up. I had some experience with a torch and started Ruffstuff Specialties building Mountain Bike Framesets. I wasn't Tom Ritchey but Ruffstuff was in the first wave. We built 17 framesets over 2 years but I was still a student so I was essentially starving. I closed Ruffstuff after 2 years and then 2 years later the Stumpjumper came out and that was all she wrote! I was already a River Guide in the Grand Canyon and wasn't about to walk away from that so I didn't go back to building bike frames and didn't go back to starving.

When RuffStuff started building 4X4 Fabrication parts we were a wholesale only shop serving about 40 4X4 shops within 100 miles. I developed our product line directly from the input of those shops so we didn't start with hit or miss stuff. It was tried and tested long before RuffStuff ever opened for direct retail. Infact, I was fairly satisfied with a part time wholesale only business but things progressed so we took the next step. The 2 pivotal moments pushing change were that many of my wholesale companies I supplied had asked me to go retail for name recognition so they could better sell our parts. The other was my current job was moving to Chicago and I didn't much like the cold! This all happening at once tied it all together and it just made sense to open RuffStuff to the public. As we grew we have taken great pains to stay true to our origins, we have never settled for "strong enough" and do not intend to ever take that route. We have never been afraid to try new ideas and we're always working to push to envelope. Lastly, we're always open to suggestions and input. If you don't see a product you'd be interested in buying, shoot us over an email. We're always happy to help! -Dan Fredrickson

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Chromoly Rod End/Heim Joint 1.25 Inch (Left Hand Thread) (Each) - XML16

Chromoly Rod End 1.25" (Left Hand Thread) Bare rod end only no weld in bung, lock nut or missaliangment spacers. SOLD EACH Terminology Eye I.D: Inside measurement if the heim eye without the misalignment spacer. Shank: The shank size i..

$85.00$59.00 Ex Tax:$77.27

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Chromoly Rod End/Heim Joint 1.25 Inch (Right Hand Thread) (Each) - XMR16

PLEASE NOTE: This product is a Clearance/Runout item and as such stocks are limited. While we make every effort to make sure stock levels on the website are up to date we can not guarantee that this product is still available at the time of sale. P..

$85.00$59.00 Ex Tax:$77.27

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Chromoly Rod End/Heim Joint 3/8 Inch (Left Hand Thread) (Each) - XML6

PLEASE NOTE: these are NEW OLD STOCK items and are being sold at Heavily discounted prices, some are below our cost.As such we can not accept returns on change of mind or incorrect purchases.Stock is limited and we can not guarantee current stock lev..

$38.00$18.00 Ex Tax:$34.55

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Chromoly Rod End/Heim Joint 3/8 Inch (Right Hand Thread) (Each) - XMR6

Chromoly Rod End 3/8" (Right Hand Thread) Bare rod end only no weld in bung, lock nut or missaliangment spacers. SOLD EACHTerminologyEye I.D: Inside measurement if the heim eye without the misalignment spacer.Shank: The shank size is the thread nee..

$18.00$9.00 Ex Tax:$16.36

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Chromoly Rod End/Heim Joint 7/8-7/8 Inch (Left Hand Thread) (Each) - XML14

Chromoly Rod End 7/8" (Left Hand Thread) Bare rod end only no weld in bung, lock nut or missaliangment spacers. SOLD EACH Terminology Eye I.D: Inside measurement if the heim eye without the misalignment spacer.Shank: The shank size is the thread ..

$43.00 Ex Tax:$39.09

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Chromoly Rod End/Heim Joint 7/8-7/8 Inch (Right Hand Thread) (Each) - XMR14

Chromoly Rod End 7/8" (Right Hand Thread) Bare rod end only no weld in bung, lock nut or missaliangment spacers. SOLD EACH Terminology Eye I.D: Inside measurement if the heim eye without the misalignment spacer. Shank: The shank size is ..

$43.00 Ex Tax:$39.09

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Chromoly Rod/Heim Joint End 3/4 Inch (Left Hand Thread) (Each) - XML12

Chromoly Rod End 3/4" (Left Hand Thread) Bare rod end only no weld in bung, lock nut or missaliangment spacers. SOLD EACH Terminology Eye I.D: Inside measurement if the heim eye without the misalignment spacer.Shank: The shank size is the thread ..

$48.00 Ex Tax:$43.64

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Chromoly Rod/Heim Joint End 3/4 Inch (Right Hand Thread) (Each) - XMR12

Chromoly Rod End 3/4" (Right Hand Thread) Bare rod end only no weld in bung, lock nut or missaliangment spacers. SOLD EACH Terminology Eye I.D: Inside measurement if the heim eye without the misalignment spacer.Shank: The shank size is the thread..

$48.00 Ex Tax:$43.64

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Lock Nut 1.25 Inch (Left Hand Thread) (Each) - JNL16

Lock Nut 1.25" (Left Hand Thread) Bare lock nut only no rod end, weld in bung or missaliangment spacers. SOLD EACH Terminology Shank: The shank size is the thread size of the rod end to be screwed into the bung. Shank = 1 1/2"..

$10.00$5.00 Ex Tax:$9.09

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Lock Nut 1.25 Inch (Right Hand Thread) (Each) - JNR16

Lock Nut 1.25" (Right Hand Thread) Bare lock nut only no rod end, weld in bung or missaliangment spacers. SOLD EACH Terminology Shank: The shank size is the thread size of the rod end to be screwed into the bung. Shank = 1 1/2"..

$10.00$5.00 Ex Tax:$9.09

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Lock Nut 1/2 Inch (Left Hand Thread) (Each) - JNL8

Lock Nut 1/2" (Left Hand Thread) Bare lock nut only no rod end, weld in bung or missaliangment spacers. SOLD EACH Terminology Shank: The shank size is the thread size of the rod end to be screwed into the bung. Shank = 1/2" ..

$5.00$2.00 Ex Tax:$4.55

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Lock Nut 1/2 Inch (Right Hand Thread) (Each) - JNR8

Lock Nut 1/2" (Right Hand Thread) Bare lock nut only no rod end, weld in bung or missaliangment spacers. SOLD EACH Terminology Shank: The shank size is the thread size of the rod end to be screwed into the bung. Shank = 1/2"..

$5.00$2.00 Ex Tax:$4.55

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Lock Nut 3/4 Inch (Left Hand Thread) (Each) - JNL12

Lock Nut 3/4" (Left Hand Thread) Bare lock nut only no rod end, weld in bung or missaliangment spacers. SOLD EACH Terminology Shank: The shank size is the thread size of the rod end to be screwed into the bung. Shank = 3/4"..

$6.00$3.00 Ex Tax:$5.45

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Misalignment Spacer 1.25 Inch to 3/4 Inch (Each) - SUP-CRE12534MAS

$13.00$9.00 Ex Tax:$11.82

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Misalignment Spacer 1.25 Inch to 5/8 Inch (Each) - SUP-CRE12558MAS

Misalignment Spacer 1.25" rod end to 5/8" mounting bolt Bare misaliangment spacer only no rod end, weld in bung or lock nut. SOLD EACH (2 x spacers needed per rod end) Terminology Spacer Width: This is the inside measurement of the m..

$11.00$5.00 Ex Tax:$10.00

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Misalignment Spacer 1.25 Inch to 9/16 Inch (Each) - SUP-CRE125916MAS

Misalignment Spacer 1.25" rod end to 9/16" mounting bolt Bare misaliangment spacer only no rod end, weld in bung or lock nut. SOLD EACH (2 x spacers needed per rod end) Terminology Spacer Width: This is the inside measurement of the ..

$11.00$5.00 Ex Tax:$10.00

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Ruff Stuff Tube Coupler 1.5 Inch Tube OD (Each) - RUF-TC-DUB1.5

This is one of the most popular tubes used in areas you would want removable. One thing that make these better is using a larger bolt, that is the weak link so why would you want to rely on a 1/4" bolt? These use a 5/16" bolt. These are made of 104..

$69.00$49.00 Ex Tax:$62.73

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Ruff Stuff Tube Coupler 1.75 Inch Tube OD (Flat Style) (Each) - TC-FLT175

$74.00$62.00 Ex Tax:$67.27

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Weld in Bung 1.25 Inch (Left Hand Thread) (Each) - SUP-CRE125WIBLH

$23.00$19.00 Ex Tax:$20.91

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Weld in Bung 1/2 Inch (Left Hand Thread) (Each) - SUP-CRE12WIBLH

Weld in Bung 1/2" (Left Hand Thread) Bare weld in bung only no rod end, lock nut or missaliangment spacers. SOLD EACH Terminology Shank: The shank size is the thread size of the rod end to be screwed into the bung. Tube I.D: The inside d..

$11.00$5.00 Ex Tax:$10.00

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Weld in Bung 1/2 Inch (Right Hand Thread) (Each) - SUP-CRE12WIBRH

Weld in Bung 1/2" (Right Hand Thread) Bare weld in bung only no rod end, lock nut or missaliangment spacers. SOLD EACH Terminology Shank: The shank size is the thread size of the rod end to be screwed into the bung. Tube I.D: The in..

$11.00$5.00 Ex Tax:$10.00

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