Chop top Cherokees
#211
Do you have any more pictures of that front bumper? It's sweet! Deserves a thread of its own. It reminds me a lot of the ORS Fab bumper with wings. Did you notch the front crossmember to clear the winch?
#212
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From: +34° 25' 35.67", -81° 21' 12.04"
Year: 1993
Engine: 4.0
Yes, I had to notch the OEM cross member.
#214
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From: Arizona
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
#217
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From: Arizona
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
#222
In the middle of my chop as well. The bar in the back is a YJ bar cut down and mounted to mounts welded to the wheel wells. It's not a permanent solution, only a temporary one to brace the rear end til I have the time and money to do a cage and get to a point in my build where it makes sense to actually put a cage in. I'm planning on Dana 60s and a rear stretch/comp cut and tying the cage into 2x6 rocks and my rear bumper and can't do that yet. Regardless it's stiffened things up quite a bit in the rear.
#223
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Joined: Feb 2011
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From: Arizona
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
In the middle of my chop as well. The bar in the back is a YJ bar cut down and mounted to mounts welded to the wheel wells. It's not a permanent solution, only a temporary one to brace the rear end til I have the time and money to do a cage and get to a point in my build where it makes sense to actually put a cage in. I'm planning on Dana 60s and a rear stretch/comp cut and tying the cage into 2x6 rocks and my rear bumper and can't do that yet. Regardless it's stiffened things up quite a bit in the rear.
#225
Well aware. Like I said, it's temporary to brace the rear end to compensate for the chop for now. Regardless, between how my rear bumper is tied into the frame rails, the roll bar, and the added steel from the tailgate (which ties into the roll bar some) the rear end is a lot more rigid than it was stock.