first XJ build. got some questions
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first XJ build. got some questions
first off. new member and i did some poking around on this forum and it rocks!
down to business.
going to pick up a 93 4dr cherokee. some mods i was going to do are:
14 FF, 60 w/kingpins, 5.7L, 700r4, and a stak mini. 38s-42s depending on what i can do with the body.
where you guys come in? i know the unibody has issues with twisting, creaking, and riding VERY strange and i DO plan on having remove/reinstall doors on it. ive seen frame bracing on the net able to be bought but somebody has had to do some type of homebrew bracing? i also want to do an exo cage for it but it seems to me that with every 4 dr i see with an exo cage they have to sacrafice opening the rear doors in order to create room to allow the two front doors to be opened.
thanks for all the help guys!
Dave
down to business.
going to pick up a 93 4dr cherokee. some mods i was going to do are:
14 FF, 60 w/kingpins, 5.7L, 700r4, and a stak mini. 38s-42s depending on what i can do with the body.
where you guys come in? i know the unibody has issues with twisting, creaking, and riding VERY strange and i DO plan on having remove/reinstall doors on it. ive seen frame bracing on the net able to be bought but somebody has had to do some type of homebrew bracing? i also want to do an exo cage for it but it seems to me that with every 4 dr i see with an exo cage they have to sacrafice opening the rear doors in order to create room to allow the two front doors to be opened.
thanks for all the help guys!
Dave
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a lot of guys that I have seen use 3/16" angle iron to plate their uni-frame rails....a lot of guys either do exo cages or hybrid cages that are external on the roof but have internal A, B, and C pillars.....depending on where you put the tube you can use the rear doors, in fact its fairly common
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Uni-body stiffeners: http://tntcustoms.com/uni-bodystiffeners-2.aspx
That site also has a ton of great parts, so feel free to browse around.
Read at least the first 5 pages of this thread: http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f11/t...57/index3.html
you could do a hybrid exo cage like this: http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f11/e...-build-833099/
and retain the ability to open both the front and rear doors as well as the hatch...you can even wheel it doorless
That site also has a ton of great parts, so feel free to browse around.
Read at least the first 5 pages of this thread: http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f11/t...57/index3.html
you could do a hybrid exo cage like this: http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f11/e...-build-833099/
and retain the ability to open both the front and rear doors as well as the hatch...you can even wheel it doorless
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