Doing stubby bumper next weekend...ADVICE???
03-13-2011, 08:31 PM
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Doing stubby bumper next weekend...ADVICE???
Have SAWZALL WILL TRAVEL....
I did the search and saw all the posts. Is there a best way to do this thing? Masking tape and measuring tapes aside...let's get down to the nut cutting. I would rather not eff up a perfectly good front bumper when I could go and buy a bolt-up deal. This what Jeepin' is all about. DO IT YOURSELF!
So let's hear it. Stubby front bumper with a soon-to-be-built winch plate.
I did the search and saw all the posts. Is there a best way to do this thing? Masking tape and measuring tapes aside...let's get down to the nut cutting. I would rather not eff up a perfectly good front bumper when I could go and buy a bolt-up deal. This what Jeepin' is all about. DO IT YOURSELF!
So let's hear it. Stubby front bumper with a soon-to-be-built winch plate.
03-13-2011, 10:18 PM
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Nut cutting? Dont recall having to do that. You'll only have to trim a few inches of the steel off depending on how stubby you want it. Are you going to put the ends back on? I used rivets but if I did it again I'd use a torch. I saw some pics and it looks good. And paint it while you got it off. Good luck!
03-14-2011, 07:34 AM
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For $60 You can get a stubby bumper kit that gives you caps that slide over the shortened ends. This is what I'll be doing, I like the "factory stubby" look.
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03-14-2011, 07:48 AM
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This might help you out.
http://project-jk.com/jeep-jk-write-...umper-write-up
As for the winch mount, Harbor freight used to have a winch plate.
Dont know if they still do or not.
http://project-jk.com/jeep-jk-write-...umper-write-up
As for the winch mount, Harbor freight used to have a winch plate.
Dont know if they still do or not.
03-14-2011, 11:13 AM
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Just put added a winch this weekend to a stock front bumper. Used a harbor freight winch plate. Easy enough to do, especially if you are going to be "stubbifying"
your bumper...
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03-14-2011, 12:37 PM
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03-14-2011, 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by JK-UTE
Just put added a winch this weekend to a stock front bumper. Used a harbor freight winch plate. Easy enough to do, especially if you are going to be "stubbifying"
your bumper...
your bumper...
03-14-2011, 12:40 PM
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@Danny4562...I like that light bar on your bumper. How did you do that? Was it something you ordered from the stealership?
And yes JK-UTE...it is ok to hijack this post with pics of your winch install on an OEM bumper. I want to see them too!
And yes JK-UTE...it is ok to hijack this post with pics of your winch install on an OEM bumper. I want to see them too!
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