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From: Fredericksburg, VA
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 v6
Originally Posted by 94cherokeeman
Who's gunna host it?
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From: Fredericksburg, VA
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 v6
Originally Posted by Marbles Racin'
Hey Smock...I didn't ask...when you gonna have time for part time ....and to work on jeeps ?? You've got a yard full now !!
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From: Virginia
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Detours Tailbone Tire Carrier
Well I picked up my Detours Tailbone on Thursday evening. This is what it looked like after unpacking it, and making sure everything was there.
I started painting the kit Friday evening when I got home from work.
Then finished painting Saturday morning.
Figured while I was waiting for it to dry I could start pulling off my factory bumper and brackets. By that time everything was dry enough to handle so I started the install.
And this is the back brace that the front main structure bolts to. It sandwiches the rear cross member between the two pieces.
Then I trimmed my factory bumper accordingly to slide over the D Ring mounts. And installed the outside brackets to sandwich the bumper skin between the subframe and the outer mounts. Then I installed the tire carrier onto the spindle and adjusted my latch accordingly. Then installed my 33x12.50 spare onto my new Detours Tailbone Tire Carrier.
My final thoughts are that its a pretty stout unit for the price. There are a few things I would have probably done differently if I would have designed it. But all in all I am a very happy customer. We will see if it stands up to some abuse over the years of use. But so far I am very pleased with my purchase.
I started painting the kit Friday evening when I got home from work.
Then finished painting Saturday morning.
Figured while I was waiting for it to dry I could start pulling off my factory bumper and brackets. By that time everything was dry enough to handle so I started the install.
And this is the back brace that the front main structure bolts to. It sandwiches the rear cross member between the two pieces.
Then I trimmed my factory bumper accordingly to slide over the D Ring mounts. And installed the outside brackets to sandwich the bumper skin between the subframe and the outer mounts. Then I installed the tire carrier onto the spindle and adjusted my latch accordingly. Then installed my 33x12.50 spare onto my new Detours Tailbone Tire Carrier.
My final thoughts are that its a pretty stout unit for the price. There are a few things I would have probably done differently if I would have designed it. But all in all I am a very happy customer. We will see if it stands up to some abuse over the years of use. But so far I am very pleased with my purchase.
Last edited by aquickmopar; Oct 21, 2012 at 06:27 PM.
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From: Fredericksburg, VA
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 v6
Originally Posted by aquickmopar
Well I picked up my Detours Tailbone on Thursday evening. This is what it looked like after unpacking it, and making sure everything was there.
I started painting the kit Friday evening when I got home from work.
Then finished painting Saturday morning.
Figured while I was waiting for it to dry I could start pulling off my factory bumper and brackets. By that time everything was dry enough to handle so I started the install.
And this is the back brace that the front main structure bolts to. It sandwiches the rear cross member between the two pieces.
Then I trimmed my factory bumper accordingly to slide over the D Ring mounts. And installed the outside brackets to sandwich the bumper skin between the subframe and the outer mounts. Then I installed the tire carrier onto the spindle and adjusted my latch accordingly. Then installed my 33x12.50 spare onto my new Detours Tailbone Tire Carrier.
My final thoughts are that its a pretty stout unit for the price. There are a few things I would have probably done differently if I would have designed it. But all in all I am a very happy customer. We will see if it stands up to some abuse over the years of use. But so far I am very pleased with my purchase.
I started painting the kit Friday evening when I got home from work.
Then finished painting Saturday morning.
Figured while I was waiting for it to dry I could start pulling off my factory bumper and brackets. By that time everything was dry enough to handle so I started the install.
And this is the back brace that the front main structure bolts to. It sandwiches the rear cross member between the two pieces.
Then I trimmed my factory bumper accordingly to slide over the D Ring mounts. And installed the outside brackets to sandwich the bumper skin between the subframe and the outer mounts. Then I installed the tire carrier onto the spindle and adjusted my latch accordingly. Then installed my 33x12.50 spare onto my new Detours Tailbone Tire Carrier.
My final thoughts are that its a pretty stout unit for the price. There are a few things I would have probably done differently if I would have designed it. But all in all I am a very happy customer. We will see if it stands up to some abuse over the years of use. But so far I am very pleased with my purchase.
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From: Partlow, va
Year: 1994
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 i6, 307 injectors
Originally Posted by aquickmopar
Well I picked up my Detours Tailbone on Thursday evening. This is what it looked like after unpacking it, and making sure everything was there.
I started painting the kit Friday evening when I got home from work.
Then finished painting Saturday morning.
Figured while I was waiting for it to dry I could start pulling off my factory bumper and brackets. By that time everything was dry enough to handle so I started the install.
And this is the back brace that the front main structure bolts to. It sandwiches the rear cross member between the two pieces.
Then I trimmed my factory bumper accordingly to slide over the D Ring mounts. And installed the outside brackets to sandwich the bumper skin between the subframe and the outer mounts. Then I installed the tire carrier onto the spindle and adjusted my latch accordingly. Then installed my 33x12.50 spare onto my new Detours Tailbone Tire Carrier.
My final thoughts are that its a pretty stout unit for the price. There are a few things I would have probably done differently if I would have designed it. But all in all I am a very happy customer. We will see if it stands up to some abuse over the years of use. But so far I am very pleased with my purchase.
I started painting the kit Friday evening when I got home from work.
Then finished painting Saturday morning.
Figured while I was waiting for it to dry I could start pulling off my factory bumper and brackets. By that time everything was dry enough to handle so I started the install.
And this is the back brace that the front main structure bolts to. It sandwiches the rear cross member between the two pieces.
Then I trimmed my factory bumper accordingly to slide over the D Ring mounts. And installed the outside brackets to sandwich the bumper skin between the subframe and the outer mounts. Then I installed the tire carrier onto the spindle and adjusted my latch accordingly. Then installed my 33x12.50 spare onto my new Detours Tailbone Tire Carrier.
My final thoughts are that its a pretty stout unit for the price. There are a few things I would have probably done differently if I would have designed it. But all in all I am a very happy customer. We will see if it stands up to some abuse over the years of use. But so far I am very pleased with my purchase.
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Joined: Jun 2010
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From: Culpeper VA
Year: 91/96
Model: Cherokee
Originally Posted by aquickmopar
Well I picked up my Detours Tailbone on Thursday evening. This is what it looked like after unpacking it, and making sure everything was there.
I started painting the kit Friday evening when I got home from work.
Then finished painting Saturday morning.
Figured while I was waiting for it to dry I could start pulling off my factory bumper and brackets. By that time everything was dry enough to handle so I started the install.
And this is the back brace that the front main structure bolts to. It sandwiches the rear cross member between the two pieces.
Then I trimmed my factory bumper accordingly to slide over the D Ring mounts. And installed the outside brackets to sandwich the bumper skin between the subframe and the outer mounts. Then I installed the tire carrier onto the spindle and adjusted my latch accordingly. Then installed my 33x12.50 spare onto my new Detours Tailbone Tire Carrier.
My final thoughts are that its a pretty stout unit for the price. There are a few things I would have probably done differently if I would have designed it. But all in all I am a very happy customer. We will see if it stands up to some abuse over the years of use. But so far I am very pleased with my purchase.
I started painting the kit Friday evening when I got home from work.
Then finished painting Saturday morning.
Figured while I was waiting for it to dry I could start pulling off my factory bumper and brackets. By that time everything was dry enough to handle so I started the install.
And this is the back brace that the front main structure bolts to. It sandwiches the rear cross member between the two pieces.
Then I trimmed my factory bumper accordingly to slide over the D Ring mounts. And installed the outside brackets to sandwich the bumper skin between the subframe and the outer mounts. Then I installed the tire carrier onto the spindle and adjusted my latch accordingly. Then installed my 33x12.50 spare onto my new Detours Tailbone Tire Carrier.
My final thoughts are that its a pretty stout unit for the price. There are a few things I would have probably done differently if I would have designed it. But all in all I am a very happy customer. We will see if it stands up to some abuse over the years of use. But so far I am very pleased with my purchase.
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From: Fredericksburg, VA
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 v6
Originally Posted by aquickmopar
Thanks man, I think so too. It looks way better now.
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From: Partlow, va
Year: 1994
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 i6, 307 injectors
Originally Posted by NuclearCowboy
THAT LOOKS AWESOME! Ok, i want it back now! Hahaha it does change the look though.