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Originally Posted by Belize Off Road Team
So replacing the stock Tbars with OME Tbars would be the next best thing for added weight up front then? is that what i am understanding? since i have a winch on the way and soon going to make a thick and heavy winch bumper. and running bigger tires/wheels. and soon looking into lockers/gears and possibly a suspension upgrade (coil sprung hilux SFA or Coil-Over kaddy kit).
So i guess my question is...OME bars would perform better under more weight than stock bars?
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Yeah, after I added a winch bumper and winch the first time I was desending a mtn peak on a steep trail I started bottoming out on the front bump stops. About halfway down the trail I broke one of the bump stops off (cheap Superlift part).
Lesson learned: The front suspension has a lot more weight on it when going down a steep trail.
You'd think I would have learned that the first semester of Physics LOL.
I made these heavy duty bump stops to replace them:
BTW you can cut a lot of weight out of the winch by running a synthetic winch rope and aluminum fairlead.
Or you can take it a step further and make the winch removeable and just carry it in the back.