trimmed rear but want a little more

Ramsey · Nov 29, 2004

i trimmed the rear quite some time ago by making vertical cuts and pounding it over. i did not go as high as i could have at teh time and now that i moved up to bigger tires i would like to get that extra inch or so. i'll try to get a pic up in a bit. my question is how can i trim some more. i will probably just make some new cuts and try beating it again but i thought i would ask first

heres the best pic i can find

GottaBeJeep · Nov 29, 2004

My 97 is trimmed like yours in the rear with 6" and 37's and have plenty of room. Time for more bumpstop.

Here's a picture with the 37's stuffed.

Ramsey · Nov 29, 2004

well my 33's barely clear, not pictured, i added 2.5" of bumpstops. it just seems like i have a little more roomthat i could get out of it

Starboard M · Nov 29, 2004

I dont think he wants to add bump stops.

The only way that you can get more room is by rewelding the pinch seam. I was going to do that this past week, but didnt have time.

Ramsey · Nov 29, 2004

so yall would say that is about the max i can take it without welding it up

If it is, can someone point me to a write up or even a thread showing it done on a 4 door

Starboard M · Nov 30, 2004

Bump for you. It sounds like you dont want to weld, so I think your done in the back, unless you want to add larger bump stops.

nhrocker · Nov 30, 2004

Well I think it depends on where you need the room. You could still fold up the bottom of the rear quarter panels without welding. That would make some more room for the back side of the tire.

Lore5 · Nov 30, 2004

nhrocker said:
Well I think it depends on where you need the room. You could still fold up the bottom of the rear quarter panels without welding. That would make some more room for the back side of the tire.

If you wan't to do that then check out this writup. http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=29750

Starboard M · Nov 30, 2004

Lore5 said:
If you wan't to do that then check out this writup. http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=29750

Has anyone had any more thought on this? Sounds like some people think that it isnt good for the unibody.

Lore5, what does your Jeep look like? Im in Lafayette, so I might have seen you around.

Lore5 · Nov 30, 2004

Starboard M said:
Has anyone had any more thought on this? Sounds like some people think that it isnt good for the unibody.

Lore5, what does your Jeep look like? Im in Lafayette, so I might have seen you around.

I've got a black 95 with a three inch lift and black rockcrawlers. A red firestick antena, custom front bumper, and hacked fenders are some of the things that might make it stand out. How about you?

rust bucket xj · Nov 30, 2004

i've chopped the quarters, nothing has happened cuz of it, when flexed out it doesnt move any more than before.

Its no worse than living in a salt prone climate where 80% of all quarters are rusted out at the bottom.

Lore5 · Dec 1, 2004

yeh, I have heard that cutting the lower panels doesn't do anything in terms of strenght. I plan on doing it this weekend.

xjj33p3r · Dec 1, 2004

Just cut above the pinch seam like I did. You'll thank yourself later because it gives a lot more room and no rubbing at all.
You can't see too well in the picture of how high I cut, but you can see that I just about have as much room as I do in front.

Lore5 · Dec 1, 2004

xjj33p3r, How did you get your taillights so dark. I think that would look sweet on my black xj but I don't want to waste money on those wierd covers.

Trevorxj · Dec 1, 2004

Just cut and reweld like this

Lore5 · Dec 1, 2004

I love that but to bad I don't have a welder

Starboard M · Dec 1, 2004

Lore5 said:
I've got a black 95 with a three inch lift and black rockcrawlers. A red firestick antena, custom front bumper, and hacked fenders are some of the things that might make it stand out. How about you?

'89 with 4.5'' of lift on 32 MTRs. Have large Goodyear stickers and other random stickers on the windows. Older white firestick and no front bumper.

Quick question, in the front of the wheel well, what is behind that? I have a 2 door, so there is no door there.

Oh, and when you cut the pinch seam, do you need more metal to add cause of the hole? Or do you just move and weld?

Lore5 · Dec 1, 2004

Starboard M Quick question said:
I am not sure about on a two door but you could always just un screw all the plastic molding on the inside of your jeep and look.
By the way I just sent you a pm.

BskisXJ · Dec 1, 2004

One of the first things I did was to cut my fenders and put on TJ flares. I knew I would want that extra space for larger tires down the road. I originally was going to go with 31's but after my lift install I got a little over 5" of lift so I decided to go with 33's. I have plenty of clearance. Here is a link to some of my progress, (not the best pics).
http://www.netexportal.com/coppermine/index.php?cat=10004

I used the following write up to cut my rear quarters. The only thing I used was a 4 1/2 grinder with cut-off & grinding wheel.
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=29750
I still have not welded up the sides of the quarters, and have not had any problems. Right now the sides are just folded up. You can choose to just use pop rivets to close up the rear, as in the write up.

chassellbandit · Dec 2, 2004

Trevorxj said:
Just cut and reweld like this

u running a fuel cell? nice job for a 4 door tho, love seeing it to the point where theres nothing more to trim

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