My Turn at a rear bumper, tire carrier, and jerry can holder fabrication..
08-09-2010, 02:38 PM
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JK Freak
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Yea, I was thinking the same thing after I got it up there, but I it's on stock suspension right now and 32" tires...when I raise it 3.25" and put the 35's on I think it will look a little bit more proportional..
08-09-2010, 02:40 PM
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That looks Great!! I am also interested in making my own rear bumper and have looked at the a to z fab spindle. I noticed you used the race bearings with it? What are they? They don't come with the a to z fab spindle, do they?
08-09-2010, 02:40 PM
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JK Freak
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lol...sure....shoot me a PM and we'll talk more..
08-09-2010, 02:44 PM
#15
JK Freak
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I like it! The jerry cans seem a little high and I agree about the departure angle.
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And I second being interested in you making me one of these! Saintlouis2009@yahoo.com
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And I second being interested in you making me one of these! Saintlouis2009@yahoo.com
My next bumper I will play around more with lines and more angles. This was a prototype that taught me what I needed to do for the next one.
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08-09-2010, 02:45 PM
#16
JK Freak
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Great Job! I'm also researching making my own tire carrier....i think you might have given me some ideas to just do an entire bumper! What could happen? I'd have to put my stock one back on right?
08-09-2010, 02:49 PM
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JK Freak
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Yea, they come with the kit. I got the races, the bearings, bottom seal, nut, cotter pin, spindle, and outer carrier. One thing I didn't like was that mine was not milled exactly right and I had to hone the carrier out just a tad to get the races to fit in. But overall I like it and it seems to be able to hold a lot. With the 35", the carriers, and full Jerry cans I will have about 240ish lbs on the carrier.
08-09-2010, 03:52 PM
#18
JK Freak
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Looks very good, dude.
This isn't a criticism by any means, because I think the work is excellent, but it looks like you could afford to drop the tire mount a little even when the 35" go on. That would afford you better (slightly) visibility and (again slightly) lower CoG.
That might just be me trying to rationalize how low I like my tire and can mounts, though.
This isn't a criticism by any means, because I think the work is excellent, but it looks like you could afford to drop the tire mount a little even when the 35" go on. That would afford you better (slightly) visibility and (again slightly) lower CoG.
That might just be me trying to rationalize how low I like my tire and can mounts, though.
That would have been bad...
, and I like the high look.
