lets see you home brew bumpers!!

[orvpark]

K9 where is that?

 

[Beezil]

I dunno deke, hard to say....... 1/4" was sad......so sad, you wouldn't expect much more from 3/8.....

I say 1/2, 5/8 to be bomber and be done with it, as always, YMMV

 

[Bloose]

http://www.geocities.com/bloose2/tcpage.html

 

[redjeepguy]

wow bloose, i like that. do you have any more pics of the mounting brackets or anything. i have beat the mess out of my stock rear bumper, thats why i cant justify buying a rear one, but a tire carrier would be nice.

Mark

 

[YELLAHEEP]

http://www.geocities.com/bloose2/tcpage.html

Damn, Bob. That's waaaayyyyy back when yer Jeep used to be "pretty"....... :looser:

 

[dogtired]

come awn man, you gotta cut him a break, afterall, he's chanting "naxja"....

that's gotta count for something....

lets see what I can find.....

hey Beezil! That's your bumpers?? you are making them? Very cool! If so...how much?

 

[JnJ]

 

[Bloose]

Damn, Bob. That's waaaayyyyy back when yer Jeep used to be "pretty"....... :looser:

What, my Jeeps not still pretty??? :rattle:

B-loose

 

[Bloose]

wow bloose, i like that. do you have any more pics of the mounting brackets or anything. i have beat the mess out of my stock rear bumper, thats why i cant justify buying a rear one, but a tire carrier would be nice.

Mark

Which mounting brackets??? The ones I used to mount the tire carrier to the stock bumper? Or the ones to mount my new bumper to the frame? You may have read in part 2 that the stock bumper flexed from the weight of the carrier when open. I also ran into a problem with the new bumper I made stressing out the stock bumper mount location (so much so that the mounts on the body cracked). I wound up repairing the stock location and also tying the bumper into the hitch mounting point on the frame. It is now all very sturdy and I can beat the heck out of it with no problems except the paint and the bumper corners. The bumper corners are quick release.

B-loose

 

[Atl XJ]

Whats up Yota, I didn't know you were on . :cheers:

ATL XJ aka Atlanta Cherokee

 

[2offroad]

 

[4ward]

Hey, there's this almost magical new material out there. We call it PAINT. :laugh3:

 

[2offroad]

Hey, there's this almost magical new material out there. We call it PAINT. :laugh3:

i did get tired of everybody whining about paint and painted them. need new pixs. they are 6X3X3/16 so i thought it would take a looong time to rust thru.

 

[orvpark]

Whats up Yota, I didn't know you were on . :cheers:

ATL XJ aka Atlanta Cherokee

i've been sliding in every now and then. :wave1:

 

[NCSUcherokee]

csudman, there is a nice yota that parks next to me here at school that has a bumper that looks almost exactly like that...

 

[seanR]

csudman, Do you have a clearer pic of your rear bumper, I am thinking about one and I like the way yours wraps around the sides.

Every one was talking about the thickness of the shackel tabs on the bumpers, B is right, they will bend very easily, even if they go all the way through the face of the bumper. I wont use them to pull with, I only use them as a tie down point when trailering.

The BEST front recovery point is a 2" reciever slot. I made a license plae holder to fit into mine for everyday driving, when I wheel, I take the plate out.

 

[ryurabbit]

Follow link to front bumper pics

Heres a link for a buddy in the socal group that makes an awesome front bumper. I have it and love it!

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=19425&highlight=DAN+TURNER

These bumpers are in production now and available!

By the way, the pics are a little decieving. The bumper pics shown on the white XJ have the bottom of the bumper removed to show mounting. The bumper is boxed on 3 sides and has a bottom that doubles as a skid plate. Ask me how I know this! :gee: :laugh3:

 

[csudman]

csudman, Do you have a clearer pic of your rear bumper, I am thinking about one and I like the way yours wraps around the sides.

Every one was talking about the thickness of the shackel tabs on the bumpers, B is right, they will bend very easily, even if they go all the way through the face of the bumper. I wont use them to pull with, I only use them as a tie down point when trailering.

The BEST front recovery point is a 2" reciever slot. I made a license plae holder to fit into mine for everyday driving, when I wheel, I take the plate out.

Ill get some photos soon.

 

[MaXJohnson]

Mine has gone through three version changes. It could stand at least one more revision to cut down the round tube across the front (too wide in the middle).

 

[K9Cop]

K9 where is that?

That pic was taken up at the Cherokee Wildlife Management Area just north of Searcy in Wilburn. Its a decent place to do some wheelin when the river isn't 10' deep. We'll have to go sometime. I've never been on a "All XJ" outing before. I always get tired of waiting on these guys, but at least there is always a Jeep there to pull them out....