levi11
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Hooligan off-road frame stiffeners
- Thread starter levi11
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thickness?
I don't see any holes for matching existing cut-outs
I don't see any holes for matching existing cut-outs
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- In a strange land
How many knives are required to install these?
I gather the three slots are for the crossmember and beyond that no one needs any access holes.
levi11
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Hooligan Off Road has created a high quality stiffener for your XJ!! CNC cut and press broken in house out of 3/16" steel. With the new wrap around design these stiffeners are the strongest on the market. They require welding by a qualified welder to install. In most cases you will need longer bolts and studs for the crossmember. Shipped in raw steel form ready for welding. They cover from behind the LCA mount all the way back to the forward leaf spring perch. Rosette holes are not needed and no reason for existing frame hole cut outs.
trippled
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How are rosette welds not needed? I wouldn't even think about doing this job without them
Boostwerks.com
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I don't agree with either of these statements. That additional inner wrap around does nothing but create a stress riser.
Weld surface area is extremely important with an application such as this. Not the total surface area of the welds, but the amount of spread between them. This is why I wouldn't use any stiffener without plug weld holes.
Good try I guess.
xcm
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Hey guys, they make these things called drills... USE THEM.
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- Southern Maryland
Or they could cut the holes during their CNC and I don't have to add drill bits to the purchase price
xcm
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Their customer base obviously doesnt feel they are needed. So the way i see it, youve got two choices;
1) drill your own.
2) cry about it.
It really is a shame people cry so damn much these days.
1) drill your own.
2) cry about it.
It really is a shame people cry so damn much these days.
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3) buy somebody else
sardo_67
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****. Wish these were out a few months ago.
I went with ruff stuff ones. Holy ****!! Pain in my ass
I went with ruff stuff ones. Holy ****!! Pain in my ass
That
so asking some questions is crying about it?
Maybe we just want to know why the decision was made to omit them.
I think it's a bad idea. Lots of stress on a single area of the unibody sheetmetal.
Only a matter of time before that line of welds starts to tear.
but whatever, it's not my junk.
IllianaXJ
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I'm not going to waste my time drilling holes in a set of stiffeners when I could buy a set that are made with them for basically the same price. Unless you just have to have the brass knuckle logo.
Some people like to use the factory pockets for tie down points on a trailer, or if your junk ever has to be loaded on a wrecker they are handy. My HD Offroad stiffeners don't have the cutouts either, but I wish they did.
Some people like to use the factory pockets for tie down points on a trailer, or if your junk ever has to be loaded on a wrecker they are handy. My HD Offroad stiffeners don't have the cutouts either, but I wish they did.
After reading the specs on Josh's Website the stiffeners he offers are a bot thicker at 3/16th and wrap both sides of the unirail ...they are only $99 right now as well ...I have the HD stiffeners full set ...If Josh was in business in 2010 I may have bought his centers and HD ends because full wrap is a bit better than just one side ... I'd say both are good products and will save you a few hours on making them yourself ...I'm currently adding in the missing sides the HD offroads did not have to better tie into my cage and subframe .
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sardo_67
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You should be strapping your XJ down by the axle or tires, not the body which has suspension that will compress.
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Thanks for the heads-up, cash-and-carry was good to me!
Such as it is, I already own a good selection of split-point drill bits, and a little plasma cutter. I'll be thinking about the comments already posted, and dreaming of that big-arse press brake and plasma table I saw tonight. :looney:
Thanks for the heads-up, cash-and-carry was good to me!
Such as it is, I already own a good selection of split-point drill bits, and a little plasma cutter. I'll be thinking about the comments already posted, and dreaming of that big-arse press brake and plasma table I saw tonight. :looney:
Pitbull has some sweet equipment in the shop .
clean4drxj
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You can't go wrong with that decision!, you should also think about getting front and rear ones(especially hanging "real" axles under your rig).
