[BlueJeep]

I have for some time wanted to make the chassis stiffer. For being a boxed frame, it sure was able to move a lot when not bolted to the body. I had ideas in my head, and just needed to move into execution. Having the body mounts done and being able to cycle the rear suspension and check all my clearances allowed me to proceed with this part of the plan. I have a decent history with bending tube, so this was not a difficult undertaking. I broke it up with some plate crossmembers and some dimple dies (thanks Jeff!). What I ended up with ties into the frame up near the engine mounts, and comes back to meet the frame between the rear link mounts. I feel that this will give it the stiffness it needs to handle the upgrade from the 235 it came with to the 6.0 it will now have. Check that off the list now too!