I'm always cracking the unibody right in front of the front hole for the factory rear bumpstops. I'm rock racing a stock XJ with no stiffeners, just a 2" spacer and YJ bumpstops. Looking to add some rear stiffeners, do they all cover this area? Do any (I think Ruff Stuff might) have material that bends under the rail instead of just weld to the side? Thanks...I'm searching, its hard to sort thru all the hits though.
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rear frame reinforcent @ bumpstops
- Thread starter RenegadeT
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93xjcowboy
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Savannah, GA
x2 It will be much cheaper and you will be able to get exactly what you want.
foxwar71
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Foxboro, MA
I didnt like how pretty much the only availible aftermarket rear stiffy's (HD Offroad) only plate over one plane, the outside, of the framerails. Im also a cheapass and got a sheet of 1/8" plate for sort money. It was wicked easy to make some templates and transfer it over to metal. I thought about using some 3x3x3/16 angle, but I wanted something that would contour and cover more of the framerail. I plated the outside/bottom and having bracing to the inside.
sjkimmel99
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Phoenix, Az
Nice.
Looks like you've raised the gas tank so a stock skid is out, are you planning on plating over the tank or just leaving it?
Looks like you've raised the gas tank so a stock skid is out, are you planning on plating over the tank or just leaving it?
foxwar71
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Foxboro, MA
Yup, nothing is gunna hang below the bottom of the framerails. Some more pics/details of my build can be seen in the link below in my signature. I got a 4'x8' sheet of plastic to skin my bellypan/boatsides with, hopefully there should be enough left to skin the bottom of the tank too.
GrimmJeeper
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Gardena, CA
If I were you I would put another piece of plate over the outside of that vertical seam, to help relieve some of the stress on the weld there.
Looking good otherwise :cheers:
foxwar71
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- Location
- Foxboro, MA
I will no longer have rear seats. I decided to just cut them outta the way to plate the rails
Already got some custom fishplate-type patches planned to be used throughout the rig. :thumbup:
