xj sliders made to work on a long bed mj??

Hellbent

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Location

san diego, california

• Jul 20, 2009

• #1

i have a set of rock rails that i have yet to put on my xj, and i'm picking up a long bed comanche tomorrow. anyone know if they could be made to work on the 'manche without it being a huge hassle? if not, i guess it'd be better to sell them and buy or make some that would fit properly. any input?

 

89eliminator

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Location

Delphi, IN

• Jul 20, 2009

• #2

your probably better off starting fresh or buying pre-made long bed MJ sliders.

 

Hellbent

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Location

san diego, california

• Jul 20, 2009

• #3

kinda what i figured. didn't take a real close look at the subframe/unibody of the mj while i was there, but i know there are differences. thanks.

 

johnnyc

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Location

La Habra, CA

• Jul 20, 2009

• #4

A longbed MJ has a wheelbase that is 18 inches longer than an XJ. So they would be too short.

And the "frame rails" on an MJ and XJ are different. So you'd have to cut the mounting brackets off to adapt them.

Anything can be made to fit, but in this case, I would do like 89eliminator said and start fresh.

 

Hellbent

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san diego, california

• Jul 20, 2009

• #5

thanks guys. i think i'll just sell off the ones i bought for the xj, and put the $$$ towards some for the comanche.

 

MrSimon

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Location

Downingtown, PA

• Jul 20, 2009

• #6

I highly recommend the LWB sliders from JCR:

 

FlexdXJ

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Columbus, In

• Jul 20, 2009

• #7

Hellbent said:

thanks guys. i think i'll just sell off the ones i bought for the xj, and put the $$$ towards some for the comanche.

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Put them on your XJ if they have the outer tube on them like my JCR's they help protect you doors agianst dings from cars and small trucks.