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This is when you know you're getting it right, and the money/effort was well spent. Sounds like beadlocks and a PSC upgrade are in the future!And the fact that I can very comfortably drive full speed on the highway for 6 hours to Moab for 3-4 days and go back home still amazes me.
This is when you know you're getting it right, and the money/effort was well spent.
... Sounds like beadlocks and a PSC upgrade are in the future!
It's there and it is wonderful. But it also shouldn't be forgotten how well everyone did out there. On the trails we did, I can only think of one or two times where mine was able to get somewhere others couldn't.I was definitely impressed by how the mid arm provided greater control and stability during some of your climbs compared to mine.
Yeah, I thought mine did well enough to not warrant a mid arm yet. I've not found wheel hop to be my limiter yet, only my line choice. When I choose better lines, it just crawls up like no other.It's there and it is wonderful. But it also shouldn't be forgotten how well everyone else did out there. On the trails we did, I can only think of one or two times where mine was able to get somewhere others couldn't.
Line choice plays a big role as well. If JV has taught me anything, it’s that 1” can make a bigger difference than your girlfriend might make you believe.I was definitely impressed by how the mid arm provided greater control and stability during some of your climbs compared to mine.
That's because she is used to 2" bigger.Line choice plays a big role as well. If JV has taught me anything, it’s that 1” can make a bigger difference than your girlfriend might make you believe.
Hey! This is a a bit old but I am willing to build one bumper like this one DIY, with the help of a friend, that knows his way around this kind of stuff.The rear bumper got a recessed hitch receiver.
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A surface mount sticks out this far.
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Mine goes back to the back lip of the frame crossmember. The receiver protrudes 2.25". I could have gone another quarter inch, but I didn't have it in me too drop the gas tank for that last little bit.
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Two pairs of bolts surround the receiver to attach the bumper to the crossmember. I needed a pair I flag nuts because there is no room to reach in behind. All I had on hand were nylock nuts that no longer lock.
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The safety chain tabs sit on top and act as a gusset. There is a smaller gusset on the bottom that is also a ramp
A square is cut through the crossmember and the receiver sleeve is almost touching the gas tank.Hey! This is a a bit old but I am willing to build one bumper like this one DIY, with the help of a friend, that knows his way around this kind of stuff.
I have two questions:
1) Is this steel or aluminum? If it's steel, do you think that this could be built using aluminum?
2) Just to be sure, you didn't cut the rear cross member at all, right? Just drilled some new holes for the bolts that are visibly in those photos?
Thanks,A square is cut through the crossmember and the receiver sleeve is almost touching the gas tank.
This could physically be done with aluminum. But knowing that the Savvy bumper is reenforced with steel, there would be a whole lot more involved with the engineering to the point that this would not be a flat plate and the Savvy bumper would make a whole lot more sense. Also, keep in mind that the Savvy bumper isn't intended for towing or for carrying a rack.
Weight is about 25lbs, I think.Thanks,
I'm looking to build one bumper from scratch since I don't live in USA, and availability is limited to smittybilt, rugged ridge, etc bumpers.
No way I can find a different, more reputable, brand over here.
Do you remember at all how much does it weight?
They only thing I don't want to do is to cut the crossmember/frame. Do you think I can install a hitch without cutting the crossmember? maybe if I let the hitch receiver stick out a bit more?
It's pretty light! I like it.Weight is about 25lbs, I think.
If you don't cut through the crossmember, then you are building the hitch version of Next Venture or the Swag Big Hit.
It's all about leverage. Mine has smaller gusseting on the face. But nothing behind because there is no room to do anything that doesn't chop up the crossmember more than the square I cut.It's pretty light! I like it.
Do you mean this one (photo)? So if hitch sticks out more needs all this support? Did you add similar support at the hidden side?
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Can you gets Barnes offroad thru amazon there in the UK? I used one of their bumper plates as a base to start with and shamelessly cribbed Josh's design. I added some tub corner protection too...Thanks,
I'm looking to build one bumper from scratch since I don't live in USA, and availability is limited to smittybilt, rugged ridge, etc bumpers.
No way I can find a different, more reputable, brand over here.
Do you remember at all how much does it weight?
They only thing I don't want to do is to cut the crossmember/frame. Do you think I can install a hitch without cutting the crossmember? maybe if I let the hitch receiver stick out a bit more?
not really!Can you gets Barnes offroad thru amazon there in the UK? I used one of their bumper plates as a base to start with and shamelessly cribbed Josh's design. I added some tub corner protection too...
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082VH3ZRW/?tag=wranglerorg-20
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Thanks for the info! I will do my bestIt's all about leverage. Mine has smaller gusseting on the face. But nothing behind because there is no room to do anything that doesn't chop up the crossmember more than the square I cut.