Yea same here, the 3x3 was just too big. I ended up putting together some angle like clydesdale did in his video.

 

I thought he also used 3x3?

 

I think he used 3x3 for the bottom rail portion where the new shackle holes are. As far as the piece that sits up in the old box I'm pretty sure he used angle.

 

Nope. He used square tube

 

No he used angle for the mount up top and used 3x3 tube at the bottom where the shackle mounts and then cut the bottom..inside the factory box is 2 13/16 + -

 

Your right. I had watched the vid before but had it backwards

 

SO...you guys that just made these and have the steel angle pieces turned inwards towards each other:

How are you bolting this into the chassis? Obviously there is a single bolt that was used for the original shackle, which would go thru the 3x3 box tube. But what else?

Because it looks like the OP had the inner steel angle turned the opposite direction so the upper face would bolt to the bottom of the frame where the hitch would mount...thus giving the relocation box more than one fastener holding it to the jeep.

What am I missing here?

 

Theres a hole in stock shackle box facing front that you can't put a bolt through.

 

Ok, but if you can't put a bolt thru it why are you telling me about it?

I'm confused

 

You can put a bolt through it. Watch the video on YouTube. Very Informational.

 

Auto correct. Damn phone

 

And you used 3x3x3/16 for new shackle holes? Cause I have a set of bds shackles that measure 2 3/4 over bushing. But 3x3x3/16 inside should be 2 5/8.

 

Nope, only 3x3 I had sitting around was too thick, so the inside was too narrow to fit the shackles. I used angle for the new shackle hole rails as well. Except instead of overlapping it, like i did to fit the stock boxes, I cut one side of the angle so I had a trough that was the correct width. Idk if that makes any sense but i don't have any pics of my brackets while I was making them.

 

So you cut one side of 2 pieces of angle iron and butt welded them together to pretty much make some c channel?

 

EXACTLY! You explained that much better than I did....