- Location
- Hillsboro Oregon
Hello!
My 2001 XJ sport steering started being unstable at freeway speeds, particularly while turning right about a month ago. It hadn't been off road in 7+ months, so I thought it was me and took it in for an alignment to Iron Rigs 4x4 here in Oregon.
They said the unibody frame is cracked and provided the attached video. (The bolt in the video they loosened for testing).
Frame Crack on youtube
After getting it home, I started doing research and things they said didn't add up - like the crack is on the passenger side - but the video is of the drivers side. And that looks like the steering box spacer that is cracked...
Questions:
A) Is that the frame that is cracked? (i looked as best I could and felt around the area and couldn't find any other cracks or problems)
B) if the frame is cracked - would the combination of fish plate welding + Frame stiffeners + full steering box brace be the right path to keep this XJ viable?
I plan on getting a second opinion, so any suggestions for the hillsboro (or even portland) area of a good shop to both review and potentially repair (and install the frame stiffeners etc.) would be appreciated.
Thank you!
My 2001 XJ sport steering started being unstable at freeway speeds, particularly while turning right about a month ago. It hadn't been off road in 7+ months, so I thought it was me and took it in for an alignment to Iron Rigs 4x4 here in Oregon.
They said the unibody frame is cracked and provided the attached video. (The bolt in the video they loosened for testing).
Frame Crack on youtube
After getting it home, I started doing research and things they said didn't add up - like the crack is on the passenger side - but the video is of the drivers side. And that looks like the steering box spacer that is cracked...
Questions:
A) Is that the frame that is cracked? (i looked as best I could and felt around the area and couldn't find any other cracks or problems)
B) if the frame is cracked - would the combination of fish plate welding + Frame stiffeners + full steering box brace be the right path to keep this XJ viable?
I plan on getting a second opinion, so any suggestions for the hillsboro (or even portland) area of a good shop to both review and potentially repair (and install the frame stiffeners etc.) would be appreciated.
Thank you!