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jonjon99xj 12-19-2011 10:06 PM

frame stiffener thickness
 
alright guys i am about to stiffen the unibody and i was gonna go with 3/16th thick angle iron, now ive been reading that the companies use 1/8th inch. which would you choose? 1/8th or 3/16th? im starting to think the 1/8th is plenty

ClaytonXJ 12-20-2011 08:12 AM

Depends how serious you're going to get with it. If you're just looking for a little more stregth 1/8" would be fine to cover most areas. I'm using 3/16" up in the steering box area because it's a high stress area. You might want to run the heavier gauge in other areas that are high stress like suspension links, spring perches or if you're going to tie a roll cage in.

89eliminator 12-20-2011 10:11 AM

3/16"

jonjon99xj 12-20-2011 10:32 AM

Thanks guys 3/16th it is

XJamsoil 12-20-2011 12:39 PM


Originally Posted by 89eliminator (Post 1406126)
3/16"


yup yup

jonjon99xj 12-20-2011 03:22 PM

turns out they cant get 4x4 angle iron in 3/16 so im guessing ill have to order the stiffeners off line

jhampton 12-20-2011 03:43 PM

or you could build your own out of 3/16


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