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- Roger
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- Washington, PA (S of Pittsburgh)
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- 2017 Mustang GT, 2019 JL 2dr Rubicon
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On my most recent off road outing, I went over an obstacle and came down on the rear end. Not overly hard but apparently hard enough to show me the rear steel bumper mounts aren't worth a damn. The right side of the bumper sits up higher than it did and the mounting bracket gouged the pinch weld of the tub. The brackets are pretty thin and while it might do alright coming down in the middle, it's easy to see why coming down on either side is bad. I checked it out this morning thinking about welding in some reinforcement and while I'm sure it can be done, it doesn't look like it will be very easy to come up with something that will take a very good hit. Before I delve into it to much, I am curious to know if anyone else has tried to reinforce the mounting and if so, what did you do?
Ultimately I'm going to try and work with it as I like the looks of it but if I can't do something to make me feel better about it, I'll upgrade to aftermarket.
Ultimately I'm going to try and work with it as I like the looks of it but if I can't do something to make me feel better about it, I'll upgrade to aftermarket.
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