unibody?

[Mxpx182lit]

Will taking the doors off a XJ for trail use have any negative effects on teh unibody? i heard somewhere it would but wanted to doublecheck.

 

[mujaman]

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i would guess that it might have some negative effect... but nothing major. i've been stuck in a few situations where the body of my jeep has been under some pretty heavy torque and stress... and when i opened the door it was fine (except it would stick a little), but then it wouldn't close again until it was back onto fairly level ground (or atleast not in some complete-articulation situation). so all that to say... the doors probably do give it some structural rigidity, but i don't think it would hurt to go without. i've seen many pics of XJ's wheelin with no doors... but maybe they had some reinforcements underneath.

 

[mingez]

Just out of curiosity, does anyone have any idea WHY jeep went with a UNIBODY on the XJ? I haven't heard many positives. It seems like it makes everything more difficult. Body mods, longevity. I mean, in time some have to get frame stiffeners to add rigidity.

So what, if any, are the positives?

 

[Mxpx182lit]

So if my friend with an XJ were to remove his doors, would he ever be able to put them back on and/or if any whast negative effects would it have on the unibody structure

 

[far_right]

No doors?

i have heard if he flexes alot the doors my not hand right anymore...

 

[pinaplebob]

I don't think i would reccomend it. try articulationing you xj with the hatch open...it wont close until it's level again. anyway...i rember seeing a kit somewhere that stregnthed the door jams...but that was a lot time ago.