NorthGeorgiaMj Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 I was just wondering if the comanche was a uni-body or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Yeah, they all are. They're built on the XJ cherokee platform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROADLESS Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Front half is unibody as DirtyComanche says. However, the bed sits on frame rails (yes you can remove the bed) therefore making it a hybrid unibody. Nice if you want to make into a flatbed or a truggy! :drool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 I guess I should have mentioned that. However, the frame part of it isn't really conventional. It's just formed sheetmetal. Although that doesn't mean it's weak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 The rear frame is fully boxed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinnaevd Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 how do you tie everything in to make it even stronger?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 You can plate the unibody, add extra crossmembers, or add rock sliders or an exo cage. Oh, bumpers help in the front too. You don't need to bother with a MJ unless you're going to be really evil to it. Or it's in bad shape. Plating it is a b*@$£. If you take 3"x3"x.250" box (IIRC) and split the top off of it, it will slip over the uniframe rails from the tranny mount area back. Drill a lot of holes in the box and rossett it, then stitch the top. From the tranny mount foreward I used 3"x4"x.250" 90* angle and 3"x.250" flat bar and built my own 'warped' channel to fit the contours of the body. Again, rossets and stitch welds to hold it in place. From there foreward I'm not totally sure what's best, probably taking more flat bar and rossetting the hell out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 Full exo cage, and truggy it :nuts: never mind that just makes it rollover safe :banana: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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