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WRITEUP: 3rd gen TJM 17 install

Old 12-19-2005, 11:32 PM
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WRITEUP: 3rd gen TJM 17 install

Hello gents (and the few lovely ladies),

It's been awhile I recently ordered an early Christmas gift, a TJM 17 bumper. I bought mine from Sonoran Steel with a used pair of Steve's modified bumper bracket/shackle hangers. Here's a pic of the final product:



I wrote the article with many of the tips I culled from the millions of threads re TJM bumper installs. Hopefully this will be of value and referenced by future TJM bumper owners

Link: http://www.4runners.org/articles/tjm17


Bob

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Old 12-20-2005, 12:00 AM
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Bob, that looks great.. I really want one of these in the near future..
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DITTO. looks awesome bob, congrats.
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lookin good Bob
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Good job, looks nice.
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Looks killer, Bob. Another awesome write-up. Thanks, you are the MAN!
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Very nice!
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SWEET!!!!!!!

Bob, when's the rear steel bumper comin'?
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Looks great, Bob. Good write-up, too (as usual)!
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Not bad!!
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Glad you went with the 17. I love the clean, minimalist look of it.
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Your truck looks great Bob...TJM17, 99+ lights, satoshi, Limited wheels...keep up the good work!
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thanks for the compliments, guys. im really diggin' this bumper!

instead of the hella lights, i thought about adding some mounting points to the top flat area on it for a hi-lift. however, i neither have a hi-lift nor the means to create a hi-lift mount. ive seen one of the CO guys put one on an arb, but does anyone here have a hi-lift mount for a T17?

oh well, that's future stuff. next project will definitely be the e-locker

bob
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I say order some of Slee's Hi_lift mounts for the rack. That is what I am going to do.
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eric,

good tip, ill check it out. thanks!

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nice, i want those modified shackle brackets...
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here you go. In the middle of the page on the right....
http://sleeoffroad.com/products/prod...fracks_acc.htm
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Looks excellent, Bob! I really like the 17... I'm saving my pennies!
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dang bob that looks really nice.

one day i will be there....
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Nice write-up
Good pictures to illustrate your points. I especially like the picture with the three boxes in the back
Considering how many times I've taken my back seats out for space and to vaccuum sand, I really should consider doing that same modification...

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