2 door offroading
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2 door offroading
hello i am looking to find my first xj. im mainly looking at four doors but i found a nice 2 door. are there any issues taking these off roading. it seems like the unibody would be weaker because it dosent have the doors in the back as extra support. is this an issue? thank you.
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The two doors do seem to be more succeptible to unibody fatigue, but really it's not a big difference. This is *not* because of the lack of rear doors, but rather the lack of the support column that would otherwise divide the two doors. The doors provide no structural support.
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no worries on a 2 door body brother. wheel it good. wheel it hard. and tread lightly.
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hello i am looking to find my first xj. im mainly looking at four doors but i found a nice 2 door. are there any issues taking these off roading. it seems like the unibody would be weaker because it dosent have the doors in the back as extra support. is this an issue? thank you.
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hello i am looking to find my first xj. im mainly looking at four doors but i found a nice 2 door. are there any issues taking these off roading. it seems like the unibody would be weaker because it dosent have the doors in the back as extra support. is this an issue? thank you.
Lots of people here - myself included - have wheeled 2-doors without breaking them. Get the number of doors you want.
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We have a few members with 2 doors that wheel the snot out of and still are fine besides trail rash aka dents and scratches.2 door or 4 door just depends the owner nothing else really.I like the 2 doors better but can't find one here cheap that's not a pile of junk.
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just my 2 cents, but I drove a 2 door for awhile, and noticed a bit of a dip over time.
paint flaked in some spots near its midpoint and the doors fit funny. I really love the 2 door xj for its great looking design, But if your looking for structural integrity GO 4 DOOR.
who wants to rip all their mods off a "totaled" jeep because you bent it in half wheeling. do it right THE FIRST TIME.
paint flaked in some spots near its midpoint and the doors fit funny. I really love the 2 door xj for its great looking design, But if your looking for structural integrity GO 4 DOOR.
who wants to rip all their mods off a "totaled" jeep because you bent it in half wheeling. do it right THE FIRST TIME.
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thanks for the replies. there is a nice 2000 cherokee for sale that has bushwacker flares and is for sale near me. im thinking about looking at it.
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