LooselyHeldPlans
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It's well known that the Mopar Steel bumper can push up into the body. While swaping out my plastic bumper for a steel one last night, I snapped this picture of the rear corner. Those 2 little brackets (on each side) and 2 bolts on the bottom next to the hitch are all that connect the bumper to the frame. The ones by the hitch seem solid, but the corners are pretty pathetic. They're MAYBE 1/8", probably less.
Generally, I think there's a lot of room for improvement. They both attach to the frame AND there's the frame to body mount located between them. Does anyone have experience with bending 1/4" steel? Maybe the two could be connected and tied into the body mount?
Just throwing this out there to see what everyone thinks. It's sure be nice to keep this bumper long term as it only weights 37 lbs more than the plastic bumper and fits the JL design perfectly (obviously).
Generally, I think there's a lot of room for improvement. They both attach to the frame AND there's the frame to body mount located between them. Does anyone have experience with bending 1/4" steel? Maybe the two could be connected and tied into the body mount?
Just throwing this out there to see what everyone thinks. It's sure be nice to keep this bumper long term as it only weights 37 lbs more than the plastic bumper and fits the JL design perfectly (obviously).
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