uni-body stiffeners
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uni-body stiffeners
So I was talkin to a buddy and he was saying something about uni-body stiffeners, and how without them the body will crack in places when the rig gets really flexy. Is this right? And are stress cracks in the body a common thing, or is it over rated? Thanks!
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i went wheeling with a guy who had one side of his xj's rail crack right in half. but that is after he beat on it for 6+ years running 33's, locked, etc.
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i personally have never heard of the unibody cracking after the install of stiffiners. i can see how it could cause points with more stress on the unirail in some spots but i would not worry about it.
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seriously? I find this hard to believe. I do agree that XJ's have cracks all over but the uni-rail cracked in half?
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i installed stiffeners from the front bumper to the leaf hanger when my last jeep was stock and still had significant cracking around the top of the d pillars, base of the a pillars, along the tranny hump, along the rear leaf hangers and AROUND the rear wheel openings as well as between the steering box and trackbar.
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x2 I would love to see some pics of what others have done. So stiffening the uni-body is obviously a good idea if you want it to last a long time.