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Old 04-19-2013, 05:08 PM
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Hey folks im at work and building a stubby bumper, i got measurements before i left the house for the mounting brackets but neglected to write down the bolt size and the spacing for the 4 bolts... Anyone wanna take 5 minutes and shoot me that info??? I left the jeep at home and my wife doesnt savvy what im askin her

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Have you tried looking on LOD for their instiallation for their front bumpers. the botls are 18mm so I would say about 3/4 of an inch. Ok from the frame measuer over 1.25 inches and from the bottom 1.375 inches. Center to center of bots are 2.25 inches. It looks like the bolts are 1/2 inch in diameter. I would use a 5/8 in drill bit so you can adjust if my measurements are off. Hope this helps. Please keep me posted on the progress.

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awesome thats exactly what i needed. Thank you very much!!
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About an hour into it. About to weld on the D rings
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Primed and almost ready for temporary plastidip

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Looking good man! Wish I could do that! Why you choosing plastidip over paint or bedliner though?
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Nice! Agree with Kolton, its off the frame, prime and paint. If you do a temp Plastidip, you'll have to take it off and prime and paint anyways.
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Thanks, I have someone that will bedline it for cheap but he is going to do the inside of the jeep in a couple weeks, then he can do it all at once. Plastidip comes off easy enough, and i spend 12 hours at work sitting on ass so if i need to re-do anything i can. trying to find a design for the rear bumper as well
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Rhino line i mean
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Originally Posted by stagedtrip
Thanks, I have someone that will bedline it for cheap but he is going to do the inside of the jeep in a couple weeks, then he can do it all at once. Plastidip comes off easy enough, and i spend 12 hours at work sitting on ass so if i need to re-do anything i can. trying to find a design for the rear bumper as well
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