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Old 07-20-2009, 11:59 AM
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I have to straighten this part of the Unibody out(XJ was in a minor front accident) but after it is straight I was wondering what some guys have done to make this area stronger(added bracing, steel plating, etc..)Pics will help the most
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build a nice heavy bumper around it take a look at my pics
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Yeah, I wouldn't worry too much about it either. Just bolt some plates on the sides and weld yourself up a good bumper and call it good. Straitening that won't really affect anything one way or the other.
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I have a Beefy bumper that I am working on that should be strong,I just figured that while I had it apart I could weld in some 1/4" angle in order to make the base for the bumper alot stronger that is what I meant by straightening it out? IDK? Just an idea.

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yeah you could do that that aint a bad idea at all
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BTW what part of ohio are you from
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you could do a backbone like http://www.detoursusa.com.
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