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06-24-2005, 12:45 PM
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Looking into maybe buying this rear bumper for my YJ. Just wondering what you all thought of the design. I'm not a welder and I don't fab up my own stuff, so thats why I'm asking. Anyone see any problems with the design or integrity of it? I'm a little sketchy on the way it mounts to the Jeep. It looks like it only uses the 4 holes where the bumperettes mount. How strong would those be?
  
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06-24-2005, 12:47 PM
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If it only uses those bolts I would run away from it like the plague. I had a smittybuilt tube bumper on my YJ that mounted stronger than that.
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06-24-2005, 12:48 PM
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I'm not an expert on YJs but I don't know about that mounting [img]graemlins/iono.gif[/img]
It doesn't look like you'd want to use those shackle mounts for any kind of recovery
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06-24-2005, 12:53 PM
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06-24-2005, 01:21 PM
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I guess my suspicion of the mounting location was right. I'm glad I asked before I bought it. I'm looking for a bumper similar to this only with better mounting points. Any suggestions?
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06-24-2005, 01:23 PM
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Miggy rules!
 
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yeah, custom make the desired mounting system...
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06-24-2005, 01:34 PM
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Warn has a nice one but it is mucho dinero
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06-24-2005, 02:57 PM
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06-24-2005, 03:02 PM
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cut the tabs off use solid spacers and drill thru the bumper and thru bolt it...
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06-24-2005, 03:17 PM
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Jeeperman bumpers have a solid mounting system and there decently priced. Also Expedition One is supposed to be Releasing theres in a few months, but if your looking for cheeper than warn, sad to say but your best bet might be making your own.
http://jeepin.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb...;f=10;t=003683 www.jeeperman.com |
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