I have a 2000 TJ with frame rot on the side of the frame where the rear suspension arm mounts. I see there are repair kits for older jeeps to repair the frame. Does anyone know of a repair kit or a method of repair for this?
You must be joking right? A 2000 jeep with a rotted frame??? Come on stop it...LOL Good luck...betcha there is ALOT more damage in that frame than meets the eye. My 97 was so bad i made the dealer buy it back!
I've never seen a frame repair. I always thought that if the frames busted or cracked then that's it. Done.
Got any pics of said repair? I'd like to learn more.
To the insurance company if a frame is damaged they total it, but you can fix any frame, but if it's real bad it's not worth all time time.
A lot of race cars have the rear of there frames cut off and have tube frames welded in so they can fit larger tires and setup a 4 link suspension.
Older Chevy trucks had a problem with there frames where the steering box bolted to the frame when they had big tires, so they made a thick piece of metal to add material to the frame.
Some motor swaps take up more room and the frame needs to be notched. You cut out a piece of the frame and weld in a new piece.
There's a lot of work that can be done to frames, if you google it you will come up with tons of pictures.
I don't have photos but, what I did was, welded up a brace that spanned the rotted section and welded it to the frame. I then cut the bad section completely away (through the entire frame). This section included the rear control arm mounts. I then cut the 'new' sections to fit, beveled the edges for a full thickness weld then ground the welds flat where needed to apply reinforcing plates that I stitch welded in place.
I did both sides in the rear and replaced about 16 inches of the front of the frame over the course of a weekend.
This was done several years ago and there are no signs of problems after many off road excursions and a lot of winching.
I don't have photos but, what I did was, welded up a brace that spanned the rotted section and welded it to the frame. I then cut the bad section completely away (through the entire frame). This section included the rear control arm mounts. I then cut the 'new' sections to fit, beveled the edges for a full thickness weld then ground the welds flat where needed to apply reinforcing plates that I stitch welded in place.
I did both sides in the rear and replaced about 16 inches of the front of the frame over the course of a weekend.
This was done several years ago and there are no signs of problems after many off road excursions and a lot of winching.
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