Frame stiffners? - Great Lakes XJ

threeEs99

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Has anyone installed or know of someone using them? I've been thinking of getting a set from TNT. However I'm open to any suggestions or ideas to get the same results. This will be my first major fab work on my XJ. I have also been thinking of cutting out my rusty rockers and replacing them with square stock 2 x ?. Do you think this would do the same as a set of stiffeners. Ultimately I'd like to do both and tie them together with 1 1/4 dom. This is my winter project and would like to get the ball rolling so any ideas or opinions would be appreciated(sp). Thanks. __________________ 99 sport. rust bucket, DD, 3 car seats 04 wj (w/3 car seats too) DD duty for the lady

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I have no experience on the XJ, but on all of my fox body Mustangs I have installed sub-frame connectors and strut tower braces and in my opinion they are invaluable and made a huge difference. Being that the XJ's are also unibodys and are getting kind of dated by now, I would definitely think that some frame stiffeners would be a good idea. Hopefully someone will chime in with some experience with them on a jeep.

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Chris99XJ

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You can check out www.rockhardXJ.com Lot of guy's on therer have them. __________________ 1999 XJ SPORT, 4.5'' LIFT, 32'' X 11.50'' TIRE'S " IF IT AINT RUFF IT AINT ME ! "

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http://www.hdoffroadengineering.com/ just like TNTs but better. I wish these were out when I installed my TNTs! lots of talk and reveiws on naxja about them __________________ Empire Offroad http://www.myspace.com/empireoffroad 97 5.5"LA, 34" LTBs, d30 4.56 aussie, 8.25 4.56 powertrax, orfab bumper with a 10k T-Max, AJs sliders...

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They'd be valuable especially for those who run our XJs topless (hopefully once I get an actual garage I'll be one of them) __________________ My Fleet 1996 XJ "Snowball"- 3.5" lift, bunch of little mods. I hate pegleg rear axles! 1974 AMC Javelin "Jade Grenade"- 360v8, 4sp, green inside and out. Underfunded Project. 2009 Kawsaki Vulan 900 "Rocket III"- Summer DD

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