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Old 02-03-2013, 04:40 PM
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I had to remove these to fit my new winch bumper , the top bolts broke off. Would it hurt anything to just leave them off ? Worst case guess I can just put the one bottom and one side bolt In. Guessing just Uni stiffeners ?
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I referring to the triangle shaped one .
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No. You can go ahead and take that crap off, it does nothing. 97-01 jeeps dont even come with it.
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No. You can go ahead and take that crap off, it does nothing. 97-01 jeeps dont even come with it.
Yes the 97-01 keeps came with them. I still have mine on. My 98
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All it does is support the corner of the fender. Youll be fine without it.
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i took mine out of my 2000 forever ago
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Yes the 97-01 keeps came with them. I still have mine on. My 98
That's not the same brace i was thinking of, my bad. 84-96 fenders run down lower than 97-01 fenders do, so early models use a different brace than the later models. My bad.
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Yea mines an 01. I've cut so much off my
Fenders they flap in the wind anyways. These are more up front but still didn't se that useful. Thanks guys
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Trash em. I just did a couple weekends ago. Just gotta find a new place to bolt your horn but that's no big deal.
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