2x6 rocker build
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From: mount Vernon, Ohio
Year: 1992 2 door sport
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
I plan on using exhaust tubing cause my dad owns a shop and I have a endless supply of it for cheap. I dont do anything rough enough to come close to rolling over. Pretty much only wheeling I do is getting to camp sites and when out working in woods or fields with my pops.
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From: Frisco, Texas
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6
But why do all the work of bending it and making it look good just for looks. If you're gonna build a cage you mind as well spend a little extra and do it right
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Pit bull that what I plan on doing with my tube flares is welding them to the rocker. I also plan on making a some what exo like yours that follow the a pillar and run over the roof front and rear to make a cage up top. I have a crazy idea of making a fold out platform to put a tent on top of jeep for camping. Than I can have a awning on the side of the jeep to hang tarps to ground and store my quad at night and other camping stuff. This exo and roof cage will be built out of exhaust tubing and will not be used as roll over protection though.
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From: mount Vernon, Ohio
Year: 1992 2 door sport
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
It wouldn't be for structure or roll over protection. Just used as a roof rack and platform for a tent. I don't do anything crazy enough to come close to rolling over. Exhaust tubing is what I have at hand and I'll use it and it will be plenty strong enough to hold a tent.
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From: Northern MN
Year: 1990
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: Renix 4.0
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From: mount Vernon, Ohio
Year: 1992 2 door sport
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Its not a cage. I won't be rolling it. Call it a accident if I do roll it but having exhaust tubing isn't going to be any worse than having nothing. All i will be doing is runnin a piece from rocker up the a pillar and one in the rear just to hold the roof rack. Only doing it so I don't have to use gutter mounts and will hold more weight. We have some Dom left over from our buggys but I just think its a waste to use it when I'm only wanting it to hold up the roof rack
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From: chico,ca
Year: 1989
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
well it is better than nothing strength wise although not much but i still wanna see what it looks like all done with the tent on top theres not alot of expedition style xj builds and might spark some creative fab from others its still alot more original than a fender cut and budget boost i say go for it 