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Old Jun 7, 2012 | 08:35 PM
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Go down to for sale area and look in the vendor shpwcase.
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Old Jun 7, 2012 | 08:37 PM
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Brimy311 is the user name for jcr rep
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Old Jun 7, 2012 | 08:44 PM
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that just made my night...i have been searching for a nice bumper for cheap and thats the exact look i was going for and its definitely affordable.....i mean i only payed 500$ for the jeep so why would i pay that much for a bumper that wouldnt make sence to me......think i should go with the renforcement hardware?
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Old Jun 7, 2012 | 08:46 PM
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As far as reinforcements it depends what kind of wheeling you'll be doing? But always, it could never hurt.
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Old Jun 7, 2012 | 08:52 PM
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yeahhh i dont do anything to serious just the occasional trail riding......last time i got stuck i know its extremely stupid but it was pitch black out i wanted to go home and my buddy said put that strap on your sway bar....so i reached under and put it on what i figured to be the sway bar got yanked and both tires went in lol it ended up being the tie rod and man did i feel dumb.....we just left the strap on put it over the axle and pulled it backwards....soo i want to get something strong and with some places to hook up a strap so i dont make a mistake like that again
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Old Jun 7, 2012 | 09:04 PM
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not saying anything bad about jcr at all here but on ebay some guy makes bumpers out of his garage and you can get a front and read bumper for an xj made with the hoop and d rings and all that good stuff for 400$...now thats cheap
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Old Jun 7, 2012 | 09:15 PM
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Check how it ties into the unibody. What thickness of steel. EBay bumpers are junk.
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Old Jun 7, 2012 | 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by 95xj3inch
yeahhh i dont do anything to serious just the occasional trail riding......last time i got stuck i know its extremely stupid but it was pitch black out i wanted to go home and my buddy said put that strap on your sway bar....so i reached under and put it on what i figured to be the sway bar got yanked and both tires went in lol it ended up being the tie rod and man did i feel dumb.....we just left the strap on put it over the axle and pulled it backwards....soo i want to get something strong and with some places to hook up a strap so i dont make a mistake like that again
I'd like to say that as long as you're not burying it to the point where you're needing to be snatched out they wouldn't be necessary.
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Old Jun 7, 2012 | 10:45 PM
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Ill just spend the extra money and not have to worry about it
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Old Jun 7, 2012 | 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by 95xj3inch
Ill just spend the extra money and not have to worry about it
Even better!
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Old Jun 7, 2012 | 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by XJ Stryker
Check how it ties into the unibody. What thickness of steel. EBay bumpers are junk.
+1 a bumper in the air is a DANGEROUS projectile.
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