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Anyone else have these cracks on the back of Jeep?
- Thread starter Desert4x4
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Green Mesa XJ
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- Location
- Pensacola, FL
If that just the paint cracking? Or does it go through the metal?
It kind of look like a paint job with bondo underneath that is stressed.
It kind of look like a paint job with bondo underneath that is stressed.
Green Mesa XJ
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- Location
- Pensacola, FL
I don't have paint cracks there on one of my old xj the rear passenger door was reskinned and repainted on the cheap that has cracked all over. When I got it he told me I needed to have the paint redone sometime soon.
Yeah its definitely through to the metal. I can see shinny or slightly rusty color and it cant be chipped off. Definatrly looks like steel along the crack.
Im planning on tieing the rear of the cage to the frame rails next week. Maybe that will tighten things up?
old_man
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- Location
- Loveland, Colorado
That is a favorite place to wrinkle when you drop off a ledge onto the rear bumper. Once wrinked, it will tend to flex more and more until the metal work hardens and cracks.
Ahh makes sense thanks.
- Location
- MilkyWay Galaxy
I don't know what you all are looking at, but those photos are of the tail gate, notice the window above to the left, nothing else just the tail gate, note the tail light locations too. The tail gate is make of fiberglass, and those cracks are in the fiberglass. No metal involved. Looks like some one damaged the tail gate..... fiberglass gel coat can seal the cracks, then sand and paint.
That picture is not the tailgate. It is the drivers rear of the jeep above the gas cover. Also i have the 99 XJ so the hatch is steel.
old_man
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- Location
- Loveland, Colorado
Look again. It sure looks like the crack is in the sheetmetal to me.
old_man
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Loveland, Colorado
If you wrinkled it that much, I would crawl under and check the frame. It isn't uncommon to put a wrinkle there also.
old_man
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Loveland, Colorado
You don't tend to see cracks, but ripples are not that uncommon.
- Location
- MilkyWay Galaxy
Thanks, I see it now. Looks old_man nailed it.
old_man
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- Location
- Loveland, Colorado
I haven't had an XJ without the problem. I will try and take a pix of what I am talking about this afternoon.
Thanks! I'm very curious to see what you mean.
Transpoquick
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- illinois
This is interesting.
I am in the process of putting rear lower inter grated qp armor on my XJ.
Through that process I have wanted to drive the vehicle and loosely installed the inner trim, I.E. I installed the screws but didn't push it onto the retaining tabs below the qp window.
However they will install themselves if you drive some "ruff roads", which leads me to believe the truck flex's a lot in that area.
That makes sense because xj's are known for that, that sucks because I got dent's in that same area.
They look like that too.
