Philberto wrote:Slightly offtopic, but did they move to Florida? Or is he still in Ill?
05ls_soldier wrote:I also picked up some shackle mounting brackets from the local 4x4 shop, I was just wondering if it would be safe to bolt them to the steel bumper? If so I plan on doing that then cutting a hole through the bumper cover to give me some nice front recovery points!
bgwolfpack wrote:05ls_soldier, I gotta ask. What or whose steel bumper?
wswensonjr wrote:I don't really know how strong that metal bumper is, but I would try to fab something up to have them bolt directly to the frame.... Thats just my 2 cents though
Philberto wrote:Definitely mount them to the frame... that factory steel bumper is liable to rip right off if you try any recovery with it.
Philberto wrote:Tip: The steel bumper mounts to the frame with 2 massive bolts that run through the frame rails... I'd look at a bracket utilizing these bolts, or maybe a slightly longer bolt, and have it come out a little in front of the steel bumper.
05ls_soldier wrote:Philberto wrote:Definitely mount them to the frame... that factory steel bumper is liable to rip right off if you try any recovery with it.
Sounds good, looks like I need to go crawl around and figure out how I'll mount them then!
bgwolfpack wrote:
Wouldn't you be better off having at least one on the front of your truck? Or do you already?
Cruel......bgwolfpack wrote:(If Roadie actually spent any time at this site instead of worry about being #1 on the OS I'm sure he'd explain it to you, and us I'm sure. He's very well meaning that way.)