tfletcher

What should i get to make the unibody strogest? what brands are good? I'm new to cherokees and unibodies. I'm gonna be running 35s any advice would be great thanks!

wiggles

I know tnt sells some and I'm pretty sure there is like two more that do too

Jeepineasy

Get stiffeners and a cage. Other than that bumpers and sliders help a little

Atmos

got mine from ruffstuff last week when they had the 18% off sale. 3/16 grade a beef
I looked at all the companies and these ones looked the strongest and best fitting. HD engineering sells a full set but it's thinner material

worth the extra couple bucks IMO. wait till they have another sale http://www.ruffstuffspecialties.com/catalog/XJRAIL.html

Power73

i like the HD engineering ones because they sell a kit that includes the front, mids and rears. yes they are made of a thiner metal but it will still be plenty thick and also not as heavy

ct67_72

Ruff stuff for the main. Liquid iron for the front. The main ones are really easy to make too. I use 3"x3" angle iron. Releif cut,bent, and use a hole saw for rosettes.

tonka toy 72

i have JCR frame stiffeners for the front of the unibody around the bumper. they are sweet!!! i dont know if they sell any other unibody areas

Atmos

x2 I'm considering the LII ones for the front because they offer a 3/16 option

you only get 1 uniframe. don't skimp on the metal

marcelo73

The Ruffstuffs need to be welded or bolted?

In some Jeepspeed threads one from Currie is named:
http://www.currieenterprises.com/ces...t.aspx?id=2539

Lead Foot

is that a 1" lip that is bent at a 90 to hang down off the frame rail? I could see why they would do that to help rigidity but why not bend upwards and around the back side of the rail? I am designing my line of stiffeners right now and this is what I plan on doing. You will have to cut off the pinch seam up front but then you will be welding the inside of the stiffner over it. Is there a problem with this? Reason why other companies don't do it?

Atmos

My ruffstuff ones will be fully welded. And I'm not sure what the lip is for I haven't gotten around to looking under there yet. But I will have to cut part of these stiffeners off and weld it bak on later. They are not meant to be used with short arms

wiggles

That lip on the ruff stuff is to bridge from the frame to the floor to prevent stress cracks where the two meet, it helps spread out forces put on the frame

marcelo73

Thanks. SA here.

Lead Foot

Ok. I was thinking they would be rotated 90 degrees. I thought the part that goes on the outside was the bottom. So why doesn't anyone offer stiffeners that go all the way up the inside too?

Atmos

there are a decent amount of hoses/wires to something that run along the inside. looks like they would be annoying to remove then reinstall. plus I think 3/16 steel is plenty. ruffstuff wouldnt steer you wrong. they only design a product if they can make it better than everything else on the market, and still keep it reasonably priced. I think they'll be plenty strong

besides, if someone made a full U shaped frame stiffener I probably wouldnt buy it because it's a hassle and unneccesary. they'd be more expensive too