93DesertXJ
05-17-2014, 06:51 PM
Keep an eye on your rear bumper mounts if you have an aftermarket rear bumper, nut strips or not. I have a c4x4 rear bumper with tire carrier, and it was just too much stress for the unibody with the weight of the tire, and taking hard hits.
I welded up the cracks, ground the welds down then welded some 3/16" plate to the unibody, and made some 3/16" plate spacers for where the nut strips attach to the bumper.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa278/pdenonville/3C39CD66-F9B0-4934-AA43-1AD3A11F9C76_zpssi6btpcu.jpg
Plate welded in.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa278/pdenonville/5D585E68-7DE9-4DA9-87A5-A2F9E9B04D80_zpsvtfsxpfp.jpg
The easy way to remove/install a bumper!
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa278/pdenonville/D9ADA96F-5977-4684-AF03-41BB6A166E65_zpsfprdlqkx.jpg
It's now as stout as it's ever been, doesn't flop around when going over bumps anymore.
I welded up the cracks, ground the welds down then welded some 3/16" plate to the unibody, and made some 3/16" plate spacers for where the nut strips attach to the bumper.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa278/pdenonville/3C39CD66-F9B0-4934-AA43-1AD3A11F9C76_zpssi6btpcu.jpg
Plate welded in.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa278/pdenonville/5D585E68-7DE9-4DA9-87A5-A2F9E9B04D80_zpsvtfsxpfp.jpg
The easy way to remove/install a bumper!
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa278/pdenonville/D9ADA96F-5977-4684-AF03-41BB6A166E65_zpsfprdlqkx.jpg
It's now as stout as it's ever been, doesn't flop around when going over bumps anymore.