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Old 03-25-2010, 09:34 PM
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start of mine. These are temporary till i have coinage for long arms

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Is that 1/4" or 5/16?

Looks pretty good so far, just be sure to weld them up really good, cause they only support your jeep lol
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1/4. and they will be welded good, and are guna recieve some gussetry. only had 2hrs to work on them today
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You're going to want to build some sort of brace that goes back on the unitbody.
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havent got that far
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What XJ did you cut those "frame" rails outta for mock up? lol
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a 91. i think i have had 7 or 9 this year. i lose track
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hopefully i will start shackle relocation boxes tomorrow so i can gain some rear droop
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hahaha....thats awesome! just have some chunks of xj unibody laying around.....
I just cut up a 92 xj for parts and scrap.

The brackets are looking good too btw.
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done for now. got a few more things to build before i tear into my jeep. The back braces will be built after i install these on my jeep. and they will be beefy

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