Okie, so I'm working on the rear tire carrier after getting my front bumper done.
Now comes the mounting procedure for the rear-bumper.
On the
http://www.jeepfabrication.com/ site they suggest this approach.
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Which seems like a great idea, strong, reliable and properly tied into the frame.
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ONLY. This involves hacking off the rear cross member right?
So then I proposed (to myself) that I would just lop off the ends of the rear cross member, (That sticks out past the frame rails.) and bolt on like they do in the picture.
ONLY. The rear-most body mounts are in the way.. So. I can't chop away the vertical peice and go under the body mounts, because that would leave them hanging on an unsupported 1/8" angle iorn.
How do I do this without too much hacking and fabbing?
Is the version in the pic, with the rear body mounts attached to the bumper mount the only way? Should I leave the rear cross member on, chop the ends off and follow the picture?
Can I do something else that will be just as strong?
Does it have to be 1/4" or 3/16"? (The mounts?)
I'm confident in my 1/8" welding skills, but 1/4" is sketchy with my underpowered welder..
So, what will hold and what will fold?
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To recap. (As per TR's posts.)
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Is the pic the only way to do it?
Can I use 1/8" not 1/4"?
Crossmember off or on?
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Gimme some straight answers too. None of this.. "well, it's up to you."
Put it this way..
I'm going 80kmh down the highway and your in persuit of me, there's a 33" mud-terrain, hi-lift, shovel, 2 jerry cans and an axe on the back. Do you want the mounts in 1/4" welded shoddly.. or 1/8" soundly?
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Howd's that for a comprehensive TR style post?
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