rolled the jeep, any ideas? im thinking chopping.

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02-03-2015, 07:49 AM

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I ended up rolling a couple times on the highway, but she still runs just fine. I'd like to chop off the roof, gate, and some fender and convert the doors to half doors. First post, so let me know if I'm in the wrong place. Thanks.

I was thinking of cutting the front end a bit and doing round lights. but only time will tell when it comes to that and i have time to start taking stuff off and see how bad the damage really is.
thanks for the comment though hell if i decide to do it ill ask pointers on what you where thinking and how to go about it

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02-03-2015, 07:55 AM

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Better do a full cage if you're gonna chop. You'll need to do stiffeners to have proper tie in points. Also, how's the uniframe? Street rig or is it now an off-road only vehicle? There's a LOT of work to do it right, and if you're gonna street it, you need to make sure it's safe.

How did it happen? Everyone OK?

yeah im wanting a full exo cage after this. also the uniframe is great no issue there. wasn't a hard flip more of a (oh crap im flipping) nice and slow. the tire on the roof helped a lot as well. not quite sure if i want to make it a solo wheeling rig or keep it how I've been using it.. only time will tell there.
the way it happened is quite un eventful. my girlfriend and i where off roading near austin and she had never been before. rain started really coming down and i got myself into a pickle. as i was doing my approach for the obstacle my *** end lost grip whipped around fell into a wash out and thats all she wrote.

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02-03-2015, 07:56 AM

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Wobble-O-Death?

nope just a screw up on my end. never had a wobble issue

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02-03-2015, 08:17 AM

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nope just a screw up on my end. never had a wobble issue

Chipo... I am confused. Why are you answering these questions? Are you intentionally on this thread? Someone please tell me if I need redirection, thanks.

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02-03-2015, 08:35 AM

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nope just a screw up on my end. never had a wobble issue

You are answering the wrong thread.

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02-03-2015, 09:40 AM

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There's a new problem to the equation. That hole in my roof let in a bunch of melting snow that froze the next morning. It looks about four inches deep on the passenger side floor. I only noticed because as i walked past the jeep, i saw that my radio was on. The water that got in must be messing with my wiring somehow. Anybody heard of this? Will it dry and fix itself, or will i also have to replace wiring? I know it's coming, so I'll add: i don't have a tarp yet. Thanks for any help.

Afterthought: probably a good idea to disconnect the battery until i get a chance to find out what the issue is. Is it recommended to drill drain holes? I'll give it a search too.

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02-03-2015, 10:28 AM

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Order the roof from a salvage yard I work at Lkq in Akron an we got 3 Cherokees in here in really good shape

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02-03-2015, 10:52 AM

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Order the roof from a salvage yard I work at Lkq in Akron an we got 3 Cherokees in here in really good shape

Awesome, i will do exactly that. If there isn't one closer to me, I'll be calling you guys. Thanks.

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02-03-2015, 01:06 PM

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Alright cool if u do order from here let me know on here

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02-03-2015, 02:46 PM

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Alright cool if u do order from here let me know on here

Will do! Just pricing now, cheapest i found is one hundred bucks. Sounds steep.

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02-09-2015, 05:09 AM

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Towed the jeep away, hoping to get some work done soon. Before i drove it onto the tailor, i tried gaining some speed to see if there we any unseen issues. I get the death wobble at about ten mph. Bummer. My right tire points a little more to the right than it should. She is in pretty bad shape, what are some options beside burying her?

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