Thickness of CJ sheetmetal - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

Gummi Bear · 05-19-2005, 06:40 AM

I'm planning on removing my wheelwells from my EB, and putting in some for a CJ to buy some space to move the rear axle back. My question is:

How thick (what gauge) is the CJ sheet metal? The EB sheetmetal is tremendously thick, and I want to know if I'll have a tough time getting them to weld together (spot welding it, then filling the seams with self leveling body caulk)

mazdaparts · 05-19-2005, 09:39 AM

I used 18ga. sheet metal to make patch panels for my 78 cj7. The thickness matched perfectly.

rckwrangler · 05-19-2005, 06:46 PM

Did some cutting today and thought, Gee I wonder how thick this stuff is? .050" For a Wrangler.

05-19-2005, 06:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
Gummi Bear Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Member # 26216 Location: Arlington, Texas Posts: 1,038	Thickness of CJ sheetmetal I'm planning on removing my wheelwells from my EB, and putting in some for a CJ to buy some space to move the rear axle back. My question is: How thick (what gauge) is the CJ sheet metal? The EB sheetmetal is tremendously thick, and I want to know if I'll have a tough time getting them to weld together (spot welding it, then filling the seams with self leveling body caulk) __________________ I consider myself a student of the game, it's just too bad I'm in special ed...

05-19-2005, 06:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
rckwrangler Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Member # 21946 Location: san jose Posts: 110	Did some cutting today and thought, Gee I wonder how thick this stuff is? .050" For a Wrangler. __________________ 89 Wrangler, T-18, D20, HP44 lockright, 31 spline 9" with Detroit.

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05-19-2005, 09:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
mazdaparts Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Member # 42954 Posts: 2	I used 18ga. sheet metal to make patch panels for my 78 cj7. The thickness matched perfectly.