Wheeled without doors and my jeep bent in half

bcmaxx said:

just kidding, I just thought I'd post up, I have been wheeling (hard) for a few months without doors and with half doors, and I put my normal doors back on just yesterday and there is no difference in fit or function ,all my lines are still perfect. poo on the naysayers.

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XJ_ranger said:

Taking your doors off, is the first step towards building a buggy. I highly recomend against it.

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Jess said:

I had a 95 2-door I wheeled really hard (both with and without doors) and when I finally decided it had all it could take, there was a visible bend in the body. I used no frame stiffeners and no sliders and there was not a straight body panel on the whole rig. The B-pillars on both sides were tearing the spot welds apart.

I'm not saying it will fold like a taco, but in did bend.

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FlexdXJ said:

So it bent like a soft taco! :dunno:

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bcmaxx said:

I did fail to mention I have the hd frame stiffeners,ooops.

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Stukboy said:

Did you fab your own or buy a set of frame stiffeners?
Pics would be great.
For those that run with and without do you have some kind of pin system to make removal easy?
Did you use a quick connect wire set up like the new JK for door wires?
Thanx for the info!
Stukboy

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FlexdXJ said:

I should be getting a second XJ soon. not sure of the year yet but its a 2dr. Its getting the removable door mod first thing.

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FlexdXJ said:

So it bent like a soft taco! :dunno:

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