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Old 01-20-2010, 07:35 PM
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does any body have and ideas/pics for some prerunner bumpers on xjs? ive seen a bunch that i like but cant make them because i dont have a tube bender. i thought about making them with just prebent peices like i did with my tube doors but at the same time i dont wanna use conduit on a bumper. can you get prebent peices of tube?
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talk to your local steel shop, i kno the places around me that i get my steel from fabricate too your gonna pay a bit more but it solves your problem
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yea ill try that. i may also just invest in a tube bender too. r mabee just ask for it for my birthday
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mine- you probably can get a steel shop to do the bends for you
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that looks pretty aweseome. y no headerpanel?
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it was off for painting lol
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oh i c lol
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Thats a badass prerunner bumper chif8008
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Not sure if this is considered "pre-runner", but I like it.
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Originally Posted by X1994J
Not sure if this is considered "pre-runner", but I like it.
Is it just me, or has your tie rod seen much better days?
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Is it just me, or has your tie rod seen much better days?

It's just you. Naw, just kiddin man. The tie rod and drag link are off a ZJ, they have that weird bend from the factory to get around the diff. It's a great, but cheap upgrade from factory XJ crap.
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It's just you. Naw, just kiddin man. The tie rod and drag link are off a ZJ, they have that weird bend from the factory to get around the diff. It's a great, but cheap upgrade from factory XJ crap.
x2!! i use the v8 zj setup also some people say they bend but i love mine and its better than dropping serious cash on a "heavy duty" setup
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x2!! i use the v8 zj setup also some people say they bend but i love mine and its better than dropping serious cash on a "heavy duty" setup
Yeah, they're pretty stout when you put them next to stock XJ crap. I never bent my ZJ stuff on 35's.
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Couple of mine.
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