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Old 01-07-2012, 09:52 AM
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Are you keeping the bumper that sticks 4 feet out in front of your Jeep? I know you mentioned removing it but now where're talking about welding styrofoam d-ring tabs to it.

You approach angle looks to be about 5 degrees.
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Come on now. Ease up on the guy. He may ne new to Jeeps, we all started somewhere.
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I know I'd never hook a strap to that.

Ideally, you'd want something AT LEAST 1/2" thick. Mine are 3/4" thick.

You also want to pass thru the bumper and weld them to the bumper brackets or some structural part of the bumper.

Butt welds suck.
This was me being informative and easy.

Most people you have to be an *** to for them to believe ya. It's become a habit.
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I know I'd never hook a strap to that.

Ideally, you'd want something AT LEAST 1/2" thick. Mine are 3/4" thick.

You also want to pass thru the bumper and weld them to the bumper brackets or some structural part of the bumper.

Butt welds suck.
Yea they are 1/2 thick.
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Are you keeping the bumper that sticks 4 feet out in front of your Jeep? I know you mentioned removing it but now where're talking about welding styrofoam d-ring tabs to it.

You approach angle looks to be about 5 degrees.
I decided to keep it but im gonna shorten it up.
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Come on now. Ease up on the guy. He may ne new to Jeeps, we all started somewhere.
Thank you haha.
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Yea they are 1/2 thick.
Really? They look an aweful lot thinner than that...
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Really? They look an aweful lot thinner than that...
I promise man haha. They are heavy as hell too. Im just trying to figure out the best to weld em up. My bumper is made from 2x6 steel tubing, I think.
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nice start for a project man, the 44 in the rear is a huge bonus! are you daily drivin this thing, those lights on the hood would drive me nuts lol

and those tabs are not a 1/2 inch thick.. IMO make new tabs (1/2 - 3/4 inch thick), recess them through the bumper where that angle iron is on the inside, weld them on the outside and to the angle and around on the inside, they'll never break.

either way, nice rig and welcome!
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nice start for a project man, the 44 in the rear is a huge bonus! are you daily drivin this thing, those lights on the hood would drive me nuts lol

and those tabs are not a 1/2 inch thick.. IMO make new tabs (1/2 - 3/4 inch thick), recess them through the bumper where that angle iron is on the inside, weld them on the outside and to the angle and around on the inside, they'll never break.

either way, nice rig and welcome!
I know its a horrible pic but it is clearly half way between 0 and 1 inch
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Bahaha! I stand corrected.

If you could I'd suggest having your folks but a notch on either of the back two corners to make a "tab" that you could stick thru the bumper and weld on the back side.
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Bahaha! I stand corrected.

If you could I'd suggest having your folks but a notch on either of the back two corners to make a "tab" that you could stick thru the bumper and weld on the back side.
How do you stand corrected? You said it wasn't a 1/2 inch but the tape measure clearly shows a 1/2 inch. Fail!!! haha
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How do you stand corrected? You said it wasn't a 1/2 inch but the tape measure clearly shows a 1/2 inch. Fail!!! haha
He was saying that the evidence you showed corrected him. Therefore he "stands corrected" and in this case you failed....
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He was saying that the evidence you showed corrected him. Therefore he "stands corrected" and in this case you failed....
Im lost, but what ever I dont care. I'll prolly just make some "prettier" ones anyways.
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Gotta go to autozone today and buy new rotor. My driver side rotor has a hole in it were a piece broke of. I dont know how it happened haha.
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