bigsal39

so i was looking at my jeep the other day and realizing how bad of shape the bottom is and i had a stupid idea that just might work.


i want some imput on this, but heres the idea(i know some of your ideals will be scrap it and buy a new one but i dont want to i like this yellow one)

my frame rails are starting to rot away big time in certain spots so what i was thinking is to start off weld a piece of plate steel down the whole length of the rail. then from the edges of that weld a plate on each side to the floor, kind of like a new frame rail right over the top of the old one. then put gussets down the whole inner and outer to strengthen it.

so what do you think? plausible or stupid? i would do it next summer

2doors

I thought about doing this just the other day. And adding front and back bumpers bolted on to it. Reason being, if i need to be pulled out or pull someone out of a rut, the entire unibody would be strong enough to do it.

Gee oh Dee

Lots of folks do this. Or you can buy frame stiffeners from a vendor.


One guy even cut the entire subframe out and fabbed a full frame for his.

XJ Stryker

That is what I was thinking. Isn't he just talking about frame stiffeners.

bigsal39

no I want to build basically a sub frame around my sub frame

XJSETH

Not really a crazy idea, a lot of people do it actually. weld away.

Gee oh Dee

They are called frame stiffeners. Check em out.

Lowrange2

There's nothing wrong with that... You just need to remove all the rust first... Very important.

Gee oh Dee

Yes, and also make sure there is plenty if good material to work with.

If there is nothing to weld to that is solid, this will all be done for nothing.

XJSETH

Yes sir a few companies make a full kit for the front and rear and middle

XJSETH

yes this

this too its not easy to do takes time and skill for sure

bigsal39

I got both of those things so il give it a shot

Lowrange2

Or you could just set the whole thing on a Blazer frame.

bigsal39

I dont wanna go that far