Swapping out XHD bumper hoop to stinger question
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If I want to swap to a XHD stinger hoop that requires taking the frame mounted bolts out, is it necessary to replace the bolts with new ones, on can I reuse the bolts that came with my XHD? Just not sure if the bolts would still be considered good to use a second time round...
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They'll be fine, it's no different than re-using the bumper on another jeep and them using the same hardware. There's a guy running my old bumper with hardware right now.
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Thanks guys! The reason I asked is that I found someone selling a XHD stinger for $125 and he said..."You know you need to buy new grade 8 bolts for it because if you go to use your winch with the old bolts, it'll rip the bumper off."
Anyways, it sounded kinda weird, (from what I understood grade 8 bolts did not stretch or deform) but I thought I'd ask here first just to be on the safe side.
Anyways, it sounded kinda weird, (from what I understood grade 8 bolts did not stretch or deform) but I thought I'd ask here first just to be on the safe side.
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Bolts can and do stretch but on the bumper....I wouldn't worry about it unless you were hoisting your jeep overhead routinely from a single mounting point.
If it does become a concern for you in the future then you can swap the bolts out but I wouldn't worry about it.......and honestly I've not seen this topic surface before so I'm not sure many folks have considered it.
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If it does become a concern for you in the future then you can swap the bolts out but I wouldn't worry about it.......and honestly I've not seen this topic surface before so I'm not sure many folks have considered it.
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