Super mud
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Bel Air Maryland
Well I've been thinking more and more about the unibody lately especially after snapping a welded nut off inside it trying to get the leaf springs off. But it's just been bothering me since it's the one downfall of the xj and lately it seems to me overly complicated/stupid after staring at it all the time while doing this rear axle swap and being a pain in the ass to get the bolts out of the leaf spring mounts. So I've been thinking of what I'll be doing for frame stiffening and such in the future along what to do about this broken off nut, any ideas? I'm getting to it by the hole in the end of the frame rail in the rear and i'm planning to make better leaf springs mounts just not sure how yet. Also I was wanting to see any tricks and upgrades anybodies done to theirs to fix or simplify some stuff involved with it. I've seen plenty of frame stiffening and stuff which I'd like to do but I think it would be overkill/(I got other things to upgrade) being a light wheeler on 31s eventually going to 33s or 35s. But I would like to eventually add in solid cross members at the front rear middle and a couple other areas since I will being working on those areas anyway (bumpers, skidplate, etc.) So what do you think about the unibody and such pros and cons. I like the unibody overall for being simple and as one with the body like a chassis but the strength and complicated areas are the downfalls. I'm hopin for some good things so i can stop being so self conscience about it lol.