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Which AJ's rails [6 vote(s)]

1/8" Super Rails
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3/16" Super rails
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1/8" Square Super Rails
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3/16" Square Super Rails
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Standard 2x2 Rails
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Spoke to AJ about his rails looking at The Super Rails and the Square Super rails hes has  them available in 1/8" now and can have them in 3/16" in a week or two. Whats your guys opinion.


http://www.ajsoffroadarmor.com/RockRails/index.htm



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i put the 3/16" super rails on my wife's XJ.  i think that is the way to go.


i have seen 1/8" rails bend pretty badly.....but if you don;t plan on a lot of rocks, then you can probably get away with 1/8"



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I like the Standard 2x2 Rails. AJ goes good work from what I hear, so I don't think you'll be bad off with any of them.

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I prefer the Super Square Rails myself.  For the wheeling I plan on doing the 1/8" would be fine.


 


For me it's between AJ's, and JCR's.


 



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I'm looking at both the JCR and AJ's ,thinking the 1/8" will be fine for me as well spoke to AJ he seems to think so. JCR is however only about an hour from me so they said i could pick them up and save the freight, works out about the same price. I do like the square myself.



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xjjeepthing wrote:

I'm looking at both the JCR and AJ's ,thinking the 1/8" will be fine for me as well spoke to AJ he seems to think so. JCR is however only about an hour from me so they said i could pick them up and save the freight, works out about the same price. I do like the square myself.


Depending on WHEN you're planning to get a set, we might need to talk!


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HMMMM could be arranged ,do i smell a group buy in the air.

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Standard 2x2 all the way. They look better IMO.

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IntrepidXJ wrote:

 i have seen 1/8" rails bend pretty badly.....but if you don;t plan on a lot of rocks, then you can probably get away with 1/8"

The 1/8" you have seen bent are these AJ's?


Thinking the Square Super Rail ,design wise they should be stronger i believe. Would be great help getting things off the roof rack and steps for my daughter to get in and out.



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Those are good points, Jeff. If you feel the steps would help out, go with them. Either one is going to look good.


I can't imagine the 1/8" getting to damaged unless you are hard core rock crawling. I can't see how something that thick would get damaged by anything around here.



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xjjeepthing wrote:

The 1/8" you have seen bent are these AJ's? Thinking the Square Super Rail ,design wise they should be stronger i believe. Would be great help getting things off the roof rack and steps for my daughter to get in and out.


no, they were not AJ's.



http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=66892



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i just ordered the jcr stage 2 sliders monday. he said theyll be done next wednesday and i can pick them up. total price is about 240.00 including michigan sales tax, no shipping since i am driving up to pick them up.

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AJ makes good stuff, and reading back thru that NAXJA thread....you can pick up some good points and


toss the rest of in the dumpster. In that thread AJ points out design & engineering......A+. If a part is mis-


engineered its going to fail, period........I have yet to have a set of ours returned or brought to my attention


that someones bent them......we use 1/8" wall 2x3 tube for both XJ & MJ & soon ZJ.......but our system is


totally different......and that must be kept in perspective.


Home brewed rails, people who build them & the internet.........I suspect the picture of the guy with the bent rails made his own rails? This is where things get silly........does anyone know his skill level as a welder....did anyone see the condition of the steel he used......was it new........how were the 3 outriggers attatched to the unibody........what were those made of.....what was the condition of his rockers????? Thanks to the internet and possibly 1 guy who trashed some possibly home brewed rails......1/8" is getting a bad wrap......I do agree 3/16" has its place......but I wonder how sometimes bad information starts.



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Meet Bic, he runs our MJ rails.....Bic beats the snot out of his truck......after he winched


himself off these rocks (hi-centered on rails)....Bic proceeded to rip his driveshaft out


on the next obstical.........Oh, that tube is 1/8" wall.


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Mark ,thanks for the info, Other people might have bashed another product in hopes of selling there own, I'm glad your a standup guy and didnt do that. At the moment I'm going to have to put my rails on hold. Was wondering i love the design of your rails  with the stiffners but how come no basic rails for us guys that dont ,as you put it "beat the snot out of tere truck".


Thanks



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