shrockworks rear bumper -#1
11-19-2007, 04:57 PM
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Great style / lines. I was also hoping it would be body width so after market flares do not look funny. Integrated receiver would have been nice and maybe a winch cutout. Think Jeeperman rear bumpers.
11-19-2007, 05:10 PM
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kind of put us people who didnt buy hitches from the factory at a disadvantage,
i really wanted an integrated hitch, please put it in there PLEASE
regardless of the fact put me down for one with the tire carrier
I GOT DIBS
credit card is ready and willing
i really wanted an integrated hitch, please put it in there PLEASE
regardless of the fact put me down for one with the tire carrier
I GOT DIBS
credit card is ready and willing
11-19-2007, 05:25 PM
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too wide - but hey, some people like it like that.
nick - just a comment, since it is still a prototype. after seeing several other aftermarket bumpers, i have noticed that they seem to have the pivot point for the tire carrier too far towards the passenger side. it causes the passenger side outer portion of the bumper (the part outside of the body) to flex upward under the weight of the tire - especially when the tire carrier is swung outward.
consider moving it further toward the center of the vehicle - keeping the weight away from that outer edge as much as possible.
nick - just a comment, since it is still a prototype. after seeing several other aftermarket bumpers, i have noticed that they seem to have the pivot point for the tire carrier too far towards the passenger side. it causes the passenger side outer portion of the bumper (the part outside of the body) to flex upward under the weight of the tire - especially when the tire carrier is swung outward.
consider moving it further toward the center of the vehicle - keeping the weight away from that outer edge as much as possible.
11-19-2007, 05:54 PM
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For those who aren't happy with it, remember, it wasn't too long ago when people wanted something a bit wider than a stubby, perhaps something that could use the factory fogs.
I don't doubt that Jim and the gang at Shrockworks will come up with other solutions, if the market is there.
11-19-2007, 06:42 PM
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I was in Houston this weekend with the in-laws and stopped by and got to see the nearly completed prototype
I really went just to see the front bumpers since I haven't seen any first hand. ToyFamily was nice enough to give me some time on a Saturday when the shop wasn't officially open.
I really went just to see the front bumpers since I haven't seen any first hand. ToyFamily was nice enough to give me some time on a Saturday when the shop wasn't officially open.
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11-19-2007, 07:07 PM
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ahh...good point. i hadn't thought about that.
