I have a 1996 jeep Cherokee.. High miles.. And was wondering if there was any opinions on how to strengthen the frame part.? I put all new floors in(welded in) and I want to keep it cuz I love this one but want to make it stronger. I do not do any rock crawling or much trailing just playing in the mud and snow.. Is it worth strengthening?

 

If you plan on keeping it much of a "stocker" it will be fine the way it was built, unless it has some rust in the unibody channels..then...maybe add stiffeners.

 

Well I am planning on putting a 3" lift on it down the road.. This is my first one building so idk how strong they really are

 

I've always wondered this too

 

they are quite strong in stock form, however, it's not a bad idea to add frame stiffeners.
many aftermarket companies are producing them nowadays, so the price is quite competitive.

 

Frame where the steering gear is WILL get weak. I would just worry about that part of the frame with a steering box brace.

 

Here is a previous post of what I did to reinforce my unibodyframe.
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/hd-...iffener-90081/
http://www.hdoffroadengineering.com/...ame-stiffeners

Best regards,

 

unibody reinforcement has been covered in our TOTM (topic of the month) threads.

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f67/to...orcing-103014/