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Old 03-14-2012, 11:25 AM
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I'm about to chop up my Rusty's tube bumper....what do you guys think? I'm chopping it at the green tape lines....basically just removing the ends of the lower tube. I think it will look much better. I was never really a fan of this bumper but it came with it. I think I may plate in the center section too.....
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Go for it
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That chop will look good. You could take the ends you cut off, weld them to the top tube of the bumper and then weld a piece of plate on top of those, run a small gusset on each side, and end up with a winch plate You'd need to move your lights a little further to the sides but that's not hard.
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Part way through the surgery...I dig it. I think it looks much more aggressive now.
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I agree, nice work!
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Looks good! Are you gonna cap the ends?
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I plan on capping the ends....That's for another day though.
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The end result......
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Definitely looks better!
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Man that looks better. May I ask what size tires you running? They look wide!
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Originally Posted by aquickmopar
Man that looks better. May I ask what size tires you running? They look wide!
They are 31x14x15.....Yeah, they are stupid wide. I got them dirt cheap off of Craigslist. They are just temporary until I decide which size/brand of tires to go with. I'll probably do some 31x10.5 Federals here soon.
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