My Overkill Front Tube Bumper Build
02-06-2011 | 08:25 AM
#33
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From: Littleton, CO
Year: 1991
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 2001 4.0L
you planning on running down some cows with that thing?!!! looks like it belongs on a farm truck to me.
it looks build well enough for your purposes and turned out nicer than i had expected. good job.
i would paint your front crossmember black since you can see it so well. it kinda takes away from the bumper.
it looks build well enough for your purposes and turned out nicer than i had expected. good job.
i would paint your front crossmember black since you can see it so well. it kinda takes away from the bumper.
02-06-2011 | 10:38 AM
#34
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Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
you planning on running down some cows with that thing?!!! looks like it belongs on a farm truck to me.
it looks build well enough for your purposes and turned out nicer than i had expected. good job.
i would paint your front crossmember black since you can see it so well. it kinda takes away from the bumper.
it looks build well enough for your purposes and turned out nicer than i had expected. good job.
i would paint your front crossmember black since you can see it so well. it kinda takes away from the bumper.
02-06-2011 | 10:52 AM
#36
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From: Northern Ontario, Canada
Year: 1990, 1999, 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
take this as constructive criticism.
that angle is only gonna act as a lever when and if you ever hit anything, resulting is tearing that uniframe/stock bumper mount, rendering it virtually unrepairable.
at the least, i would redo the mounts and extend them along the frame rail a ways.
maybe add some diamond plate to the bottom hoop to act as a skid plate.
and try to figure a way to reinforce the angle section with the rear furthest mounting point somehow, to kinda triangulate the design to help with impact.
otherwise, great build.
that angle is only gonna act as a lever when and if you ever hit anything, resulting is tearing that uniframe/stock bumper mount, rendering it virtually unrepairable.
at the least, i would redo the mounts and extend them along the frame rail a ways.
maybe add some diamond plate to the bottom hoop to act as a skid plate.
and try to figure a way to reinforce the angle section with the rear furthest mounting point somehow, to kinda triangulate the design to help with impact.
otherwise, great build.
02-06-2011 | 11:19 AM
#37
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Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
take this as constructive criticism.
that angle is only gonna act as a lever when and if you ever hit anything, resulting is tearing that uniframe/stock bumper mount, rendering it virtually unrepairable.
at the least, i would redo the mounts and extend them along the frame rail a ways.
maybe add some diamond plate to the bottom hoop to act as a skid plate.
and try to figure a way to reinforce the angle section with the rear furthest mounting point somehow, to kinda triangulate the design to help with impact.
otherwise, great build.
that angle is only gonna act as a lever when and if you ever hit anything, resulting is tearing that uniframe/stock bumper mount, rendering it virtually unrepairable.
at the least, i would redo the mounts and extend them along the frame rail a ways.
maybe add some diamond plate to the bottom hoop to act as a skid plate.
and try to figure a way to reinforce the angle section with the rear furthest mounting point somehow, to kinda triangulate the design to help with impact.
otherwise, great build.
02-06-2011 | 11:48 AM
#38
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From: wisc rapids wisc
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
anybody can buy one. iam all about fabin up.good job. i just bought a 2001 cherokee sport. is so stock.put goodyear p235/75r15s on it. really sharp but very stock dont know where iam goin with it.need more light for sure.stock lighting really sucks
02-06-2011 | 09:16 PM
#39
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From: Corpus Christi TX
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: Golen 4.0 straight six
02-06-2011 | 09:35 PM
#41
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From: some small town oregon
Year: 1989
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
some of these noobs are starting to make me wounder..but hey bumper looks good! should save damage from a deer.... if you have that problem out there..lol
02-06-2011 | 11:35 PM
#42
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From: cape cod ma.
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 i6
not for nothing but have you tried flipping it over?..to be honest i was looking at it upside down the whole time....just my $0.02 otherwise good start to a fab future lol just saw the pun...
02-07-2011 | 01:16 AM
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From: Japan
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 L I6
02-07-2011 | 09:13 AM
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I actually did prior to welding it to the brackets. It just didn't look right to me