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Old May 5, 2011 | 02:07 PM
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i bought this from the junk yard for 20$ yesterday! do you think i could throw some dring on this or what/ let me know what you think!
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Old May 5, 2011 | 04:18 PM
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what is "dring"?
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Old May 5, 2011 | 04:20 PM
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A D-ring those rings people put on their bumpers as tow points.
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Old May 5, 2011 | 04:30 PM
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Anythings possible
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Old May 5, 2011 | 04:33 PM
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it doesnt look like it uses very many bolts on the unibody but atleast it ties the whole front together prolly fine for mild to moderate use cool score for $20
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Old May 5, 2011 | 04:33 PM
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Yeah. It ties into the frame and bumper. I took it off a 98. And those tabs stick out of under the bumper a little bit and at first that's what I thought it was for.
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Old May 5, 2011 | 10:05 PM
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Im not sure what i want to do with it yet
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Old May 5, 2011 | 11:08 PM
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that might have been used if the xj you got it from was towed behind a motorhome. and you can probably find a way to put d rings on it, in a pinch you could always wrap the tow strap around the tube on that.
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Old May 5, 2011 | 11:13 PM
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^^^ that's what I was thinking. The tabs on it I think will work fine for some d rings. Ill try and get a better pic tomorrow.
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Old May 5, 2011 | 11:16 PM
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dont think i hook any thing in the middle it would pull out into a v d ring could be hooked thru the bolt holes that im guessing are in the tabs sticking out
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Old May 5, 2011 | 11:18 PM
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Freegdr you think the d ring thing will work out?
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Old May 5, 2011 | 11:25 PM
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for easy pulls i think screwing them on here might work,but you would have to cut some square holes in the bumper for access
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Old May 5, 2011 | 11:29 PM
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Those actually face down the other tabs go straight out past the bumper.
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Old May 5, 2011 | 11:36 PM
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from the pic they look like they stick straight out from the end of the frame rails
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Old May 5, 2011 | 11:44 PM
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Those big brackets tie into the frame and the bumper the tabs that you pointed out pint down to the ground and the longer tabs stick straight out where I would mount the d rings. I wish I would taken a pic befor I took it off the other jeep
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