Unibody twist- fact vs fiction
09-06-2012, 11:49 AM
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Unibody twist- fact vs fiction
So, my Wrangler buddies tell me horror stories about my new "old" XJ. They say, that if I run no doors my unibody will twist and never be the same. I dont have the cash to get fancy tube doors yet but I want that free feeling. Any truth to these wretched accusations?
09-06-2012, 12:00 PM
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Serious is right, the doors play little part in the strength of your XJ. If you wheel then invest in stiffeners. There are many of them out there
09-06-2012, 12:09 PM
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I run doorless all the time. Never had any issues.
Doors or not its gonna twist.
And, for what its worth, my wife's TJ Wrangler's frame twists PLENTY. You can easily hear the hardtop creaking as stuff moves around.
So tell your stuck up buddies to stuff it.
Doors or not its gonna twist.
And, for what its worth, my wife's TJ Wrangler's frame twists PLENTY. You can easily hear the hardtop creaking as stuff moves around.
So tell your stuck up buddies to stuff it.
09-06-2012, 12:16 PM
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In all seriousness as stated the doors don't provide any structural support. However if you do bash your rockers without doors it can make it a pain to get them to close.
In all seriousness as stated the doors don't provide any structural support. However if you do bash your rockers without doors it can make it a pain to get them to close.
09-06-2012, 12:27 PM
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doors or not, unibodies will crack and fail. how long that will take depends on how its built and how its wheeled. I also strongly believe that 4 doors are stronger than 2 doors.
and they dont exactly permanently twist, they just bend back and forth in key areas so many times until they crack.
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and they dont exactly permanently twist, they just bend back and forth in key areas so many times until they crack.
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09-06-2012, 02:03 PM
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09-06-2012, 02:35 PM
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Just figure, most Cherokee driver doors hang anyways and you have to lift to open them, what kind of structural significance is that?
09-06-2012, 02:41 PM
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All my doors close fine, my passenger doors however don't seal. And you can't open the rear passenger door unless the front door is open.