Now I'm wondering how to fix that on mine
I don’t know if I would worry about it in your case.
Go get those axles built/tranny swapped, whatever it is you decide!
Now I'm wondering how to fix that on mine
The only issue I have with my NV rear bumper is it isn't full width and I've landed on the corner of the tub more than once. After the first time I added corner armor. Otherwise it is a great bumper.
Pics?
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Just received and installed my Next Venture bumper, and here’s what it looks like underneath:
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I noticed this only after I’d painted and installed it. I bought this bumper specifically for it’s crossmember protection, yet it lacks that. Not sure if this is a manufacturing mistake or new design (logo looks different too).
Any thoughts?
What are you worried about?
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Just received and installed my Next Venture bumper, and here’s what it looks like underneath:
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I noticed this only after I’d painted and installed it. I bought this bumper specifically for it’s crossmember protection, yet it lacks that. Not sure if this is a manufacturing mistake or new design (logo looks different too).
Any thoughts?
The pic @rasband posted shows how his bumper fully wraps around the cross member:
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Whereas the one I received only half covers it, and hangs a half inch below it.
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I’m concerned about it leaving the crossmember exposed, and making the hanging “edge” predisposed to snagging on things.
The pic @rasband posted shows how his bumper fully wraps around the cross member:
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Whereas the one I received only half covers it, and hangs a half inch below it.
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I’m concerned about it leaving the crossmember exposed, and making the hanging “edge” predisposed to snagging on things.
What jjvw said, those square bolts are for the carriage bolts that hold up the gas tank on a tj. In the pic of rasbands you can see some half circle cut out that I’d assume we’re for the purpose to get around the bolt as tight as possible but assuming it was more work than it was worth it so they changed the design to just trimming the whole edge back a little further. It seems far enough to not be a hang up point imo but the others here would know better than me.
The plate still wraps under the cross member. Mine goes a little deeper with cut outs for the gas tank skid bolts. My guess is that on a TJ, one can now remove the skid without removing the bumper plate. Mine captures the skid, so the whole thing has to be taken apart.
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I went with the Barns. Haven’t had any issues with the crossmember so far.
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Is yours flush with the crossmember? On mine, I can stick a finger in between the cross-member and bumper plate..
Is your GTS raised? If so, what do you usually drag when coming off rocks, the bumper or gas tank?
Wish I'd known about this before purchase. Not sure how important it is to cover that small surface area, but at double the price of the barnes, I would've hoped for full coverage.