dan302492
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since i cant post in advanced fab ill have to post on here, started this yesterday, tomarow i should be finished
jpcherokeekid said:good start but you need to tie into at least 2 to 3 more holes on the the frame. those 4 holes wont last long.
alek21 said:hey im new on this site and have a couple of questions if you dont minda snswering them for me.. i have been trying to figure out how to post questions and things like you did and other people have but i cant for the life of me figure out how to do it! haha.. and how to check messages.. idk if im just stupid or what but i would really appreciate it if you would help me out because i want to get my jeep on its way to being nice but need some advice..
GSequoia said:And this thread is going to Mod Tech.
And stop NOW, the bumper you are building is not safe, do more research.
dan302492 said:how is that
dan302492 said:how is that
Robert 771 said:That is 0.125, isn't it?
That's strong enough to hold on your bumper stickers, anyway...
Robert
markw said:The mounting plate is just butt welded to the bumper. So basically from the photos we've seen there are just 2 welds holding the whole thing on. 1 good tug and it goes flying, even if it's mounted all the way down the framerail.
dan302492 said:stronger than the stock sheet metal bumper, plus i have about 10 sheets of .125 steel so i thought id do something with it, im not building this for a winch otherwise id use heavier guage steel
markw said:Yeah, but there are tow hooks. If you get stuck good and try to pull out with those hooks, there could be carnage.
dan302492 said:the hooks are placed there unbolted to it
dan302492 said:the hooks are placed there unbolted to it
dan302492 said:stronger than the stock sheet metal bumper, plus i have about 10 sheets of .125 steel so i thought id do something with it, im not building this for a winch otherwise id use heavier guage steel
Ba-Riedo said:And nobody tows off the stock bumper or bumpers made of .125 steel.
-Alex