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Oct 21, 2009 | 03:59 PM

parker88

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From: Clinton TN

Year: 1998

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0 HO

receiver shackle bracket

Well I needed a tow point and Im too big of a tight wad to spend $30 bucks on a bracket so why not make one right...Im in high school so I made it in my vocational school welding class for FREE...lol

Oct 21, 2009 | 05:06 PM

prerunner1982

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Year: 1993

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That looks stout.. and I am no expert but those look like nice welds as well.

Oct 21, 2009 | 07:56 PM

Tankerblade

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From: Gilbert, AZ

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those are excellent welds! what welding process did you use? stick or mig?

Oct 21, 2009 | 08:23 PM

parker88

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Mig...thanx

Oct 22, 2009 | 04:52 PM

Tankerblade

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now did you use solid stock inside of tubing?

Oct 22, 2009 | 09:30 PM

parker88

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now did you use solid stock inside of tubing?

Yeah i didnt have any thick enough 2inch tubing so I just slid a piece of solid in there and milled it down so the shackle would fit on...

Oct 26, 2009 | 04:09 PM

1SickCherokee

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Looks good. I got to a vocational school for welding also. Heres a bumper i made in there for my old jeep. I learned vocational schools save us students alot of money.

receiver shackle bracket

receiver shackle bracket

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