Jeep Xj Frame Repair

Doing what I can to keep this turd bucket alive!
In this video I repaired the drivers side rear frame where the bump stop would be!
still have to do the passenger side!

[@MAHGlie]

That spot on the driver's side, over the rear wheel rots out from the diff venting into the frame. Any condensation (or water) that gets into the diff steams out to that area and rots. Extend the diff vent tube up to the gas filler area.

[@preludedudesi5208]

I did

[@oleroy4749]

That’s some nice work 👍👍 My bump stops rotted out as well.

[@preludedudesi5208]

Thanks, yeah sucks they are notorious for rusting out but have to keep them alive.
Do you still have yours?

[@johnraisanen5131]

Good work. I have something very similar on my mazda b2200.

[@stevennewellproductions]

This is awesome to see. I thought my Jeep was too far gone. I’ll be repairing it now

[@preludedudesi5208]

It's still holding up, I've done a lot more work, frame stiffeners on the mid section and a long arm kit, front helical lsd diff and re gear to 4.56

[@E.force89]

Hell yeah dude . Good job 👍

[@preludedudesi5208]

Thank you sir, still have the other side to do that one requires me to drop the fuel cell gonna be little bit more meaner

[@rvmagnum5415]

That wasn't bad time for a job well done , I will be doing this on my 2000 wj.

[@preludedudesi5208]

Thanks, yeah man have to try to save these cherokee's getting harder to find

[@gogo12able]

hahahah 😂😂😂😂 mine is probably worse but still cheaper to fix than put a robe in my neck financing a gladiator , thanks for video am just getting ideas my welder almost ready and go for some repairs

[@erichimes3062]

I hate rubberized undercoating.
I use Fluid Film. It won’t trap water underneath

[@preludedudesi5208]

Where do you get that at

[@erichimes3062]

@@preludedudesi5208
eBay, Amazon, Kellisport, etc. Its non-toxic, too, which is good.

[@CodySnell_87]

i like to use the east wood rust inhibitor with the tube and 360 degree nozzle inside the unibody. Then i paint the outside with it as well then usually do a coat of hard bed liner spray from advanced auto if im going for the textured factory look the stuff dries hard and holds up for a long time, if im not going for the factory look. then i just wash the under side after each salt snow and ive never seen any rust come back on anything i fixed i also use that spray galv weld thru primer. Now on like a daily driver id def recommend fluid film but if its something you are guna be welding stuff to and cutting into it alot idk if i would put anything like that on it because you would be constantly trying to clean it all off before welding ect

[@jeepsblackpowderandlights4305]

is the XJ frame really like 16ga steel, because thats a thin ass frame from what it looks like on video.. wow i thought itd be like 1/8th at least like my ZJ is

[@drew7633]

Nice

[@scotth5186]

Do you have to do that with no gas in the tank or is that not an issue

[@preludedudesi5208]

I used a gas welder, you can use fluxcore no problem, and if you want a good pretty weld fluxcore with gas will give it a good strong weld

[@Halfstep2024]

@@preludedudesi5208 He’s talking about the gas tank on the jeep. I came here to watch this cause I was concerned about the same thing. But if you welded it all without worry then I trust ya lol

[@CodySnell_87]

I weld it with tank in everytime, im going to make a video soon on how i do it so it is alot safer i weld the side towards the tank on the inside of the frame rail. Im about to do one here in the next week i will upload a video on it this time if you wana check it out. Mine is rusted at the same place on the pass side back near the tank area on unibody rail