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algeroth79
August 22nd, 2005, 06:56
Anyone know the guage of the sheet metal of the XJ 1990
MrShoeBoy
August 22nd, 2005, 10:15
Which part. The "frame rails" thickness varys depending on location.

AARON
algeroth79
August 22nd, 2005, 11:51
Frame rails and body
I will be installing a set of Frame stiffners to the body and will be playing with the body its self on later dates. would like to get an Idea of what thicknesses I will be playing with.

Thanks
tealcherokee
August 22nd, 2005, 21:38
14g, 2 layer in spots
Ramsey
September 9th, 2006, 20:31
14g, 2 layer in spots
is this right?
nhrocker
September 9th, 2006, 22:26
is this right?
Not positive what guage it was, but when cutting through my frame rails I found areas were anywhere from 1 to 3 layers thick on my 95. Most were 1 or 2, but one section on either side was 3 where there was an overlap.

Digging up an old thread for research's sake, or planning something?
Ramsey
September 10th, 2006, 02:50
both. gonna be sleeving my frame rails before too long and want to get some practice welding 3/16 to thin crap before hand
Ramsey
September 10th, 2006, 16:43
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/6575/buellerqq2.jpg

Frame rails?
gearwhine
September 10th, 2006, 19:55
I don't know the gauge, but wherever I've measured it, it's about 1/16".
dizzymac
September 10th, 2006, 20:04
I don't know about the rails, although 14 ga. does seem right. As for the floor pans, I bought a sheet of 18ga. and its thicker than the OEM pan.
Ramsey
September 10th, 2006, 20:09
I don't know the gauge, but wherever I've measured it, it's about 1/16".
Gracias
OT
September 10th, 2006, 20:19
I have found that some of the boxing for the leaf hangers and other various places along the frame are actually pretty close to 1/8" and they're pretty easy to weld to, without blowing through.
I'm trying to integrate as much of those pieces into my master plan as I can.
Ramsey
September 10th, 2006, 20:20
Be sure to note all of the locations and get that to me asap.
tealcherokee
September 11th, 2006, 10:17
Be sure to note all of the locations and get that to me asap.

the doubled areas are at the LCA mounts, spring mounts, and in the center where the crossmember mounts
OT
September 11th, 2006, 10:20
And the leaf hanger boxes and rear seatbelt brackets.
rocklandxjer
September 12th, 2006, 21:53
i think the oem pan is 20-22 gauge, i had to do major reconstructive surgery after removing the carpets, and thats what i found that fit the best (i used 20)
dizzymac
September 13th, 2006, 14:26
I think the OEM pan is prob. 20ga. I can blow right thru it, but the 18ga I am using for my rear pan is harder to blow thru.
DeadEyeJ
September 18th, 2006, 21:47
Just a tidbit of info that seems relavent to this thread. I've come up with the revolutionary, radical, breakthrough hypothesis that the gauge thickness is equivalent to saying the metal is 1/(gauge)" thick. So, 14 guage would be 1/14" thick, 16 would be 1/16" thick and so on.

Can anybody confirm this? It seems to make sense and be pretty accurate so far.

Carry on,
Jared:patriot:
Geepfreak
September 18th, 2006, 22:32
Anyone know the guage of the sheet metal of the XJ 1990

And how is this Advanced Fab or Engineering? Maybe OE tech...
jeepxj89
September 18th, 2006, 23:13
how thick of metal would you weld to your unibody, specifcly in the area around the crossmember where it looks thicker. would 1/4 be to much?
Root Moose
September 19th, 2006, 08:12
Just a tidbit of info that seems relavent to this thread. I've come up with the revolutionary, radical, breakthrough hypothesis that the gauge thickness is equivalent to saying the metal is 1/(gauge)" thick. So, 14 guage would be 1/14" thick, 16 would be 1/16" thick and so on.


This is correct.

14 gauge means you can stack 14 sheets and it is 1" tall.