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My factory xj bumper got in a fight with a tree a couple months ago. It lost. Badly. So a couple of beers and pieces of scrap metal later i had this:
Will do the job but i need a grill guard. Ive looked at a ton of bumpers but cant find a design i like, anyone have any ideas? I dont want to mount the winch untill i have something to protect it
Will do the job but i need a grill guard. Ive looked at a ton of bumpers but cant find a design i like, anyone have any ideas? I dont want to mount the winch untill i have something to protect it
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Looks pretty good to me. What specific designs are you not a fan of? Prerunners? Stingers? Push bar? Give us an idea of what you want your end result to be and we can offer up some suggestions.
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Also really like your loops. I'm not a fan of the D-rings. I'd feel like I was trying too hard to look cool or that someone would just steal them lol. A hoop to wrap my chain or tow strap through would be perfect.
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The only thing with those is not knowing what tonnage etc, shackles that are weight rated. Gives you an idea of weight etc.
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Well shackles are just screwed through tabs. The tabs are basically miniature versions of these loops. How can you know the weight ratings on the tabs? (Not trying to argue, I'm just a debater. A master one lol).
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Originally Posted by RememberTheMallamo
Looks pretty good to me. What specific designs are you not a fan of? Prerunners? Stingers? Push bar? Give us an idea of what you want your end result to be and we can offer up some suggestions.
Originally Posted by bullettooth2008
The only thing with those is not knowing what tonnage etc, shackles that are weight rated. Gives you an idea of weight etc.
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Thus I would be more comfortable knowing what the breaking strain was.
Not being a nerd or anything but my job every day was putting bumper tools in weighing 40 tonnes.
However if I was stuck in a ditch then home-made hoops would be better than no weight "tested" shackles.
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Originally Posted by RememberTheMallamo
Well shackles are just screwed through tabs. The tabs are basically miniature versions of these loops. How can you know the weight ratings on the tabs? (Not trying to argue, I'm just a debater. A master one lol).
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Im not sure what you want me to call it.. a circular towing device? A round extraction point? Lol. The more i look at my hooks the more im worried about them becoming a straight line.
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Originally Posted by bullettooth2008
So could you not just do a decent weld of some high ton shackles onto the bumper?
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Those loops are more than strong enough and how well they hold is going to depend entirely on his welding. If his welding and tie in on the bumper itself is good enough to pull from those loops are more than good enough.
Go look under most any car. The tow points for tow trucks on most are 1/4 as thick as those and just welded to 1/8" plate.
Go look under most any car. The tow points for tow trucks on most are 1/4 as thick as those and just welded to 1/8" plate.