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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 08:59 PM
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Go though Tofer on the boards here.
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 09:01 PM
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thanks man, will fer sure...
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 08:16 PM
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Pic of stinger from inside cab?
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 09:11 PM
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shoot man, i for got, left my camera at home and i dont get back from work till after dark... i try to remember tomorrow... it really doesnt stick up that much
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 09:18 PM
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shiny bolts is were the bumper is connected to the braces i put behind it.
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This is the best pic i could get of what one brace looks like. it is welded to the truck frame.
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by swapped89

shiny bolts is were the bumper is connected to the braces i put behind it.

This is the best pic i could get of what one brace looks like. it is welded to the truck frame.

Yea I did the same welded gusseted bracket modification to mine, After my first install I was yanking on a chevy and doing some heavy winching. the bumper held up, but I broke and stripped the bolts....lets say it was saggin hard on its way out of the trail.

I do it right when I do it twice
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 08:04 PM
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thanks for the pics swapped89, that really helped... and if what plumberbob said is true, im gonna order the kit the second i get my next paycheck... for however much i dont plan on yanking on it, i pulled a full size chevy out of the snow with tow hooks on the marlin crawler rear bumper clevis/shackle mounts and flattened them out lol, they used to be round now there oval...
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 08:14 PM
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as per request, heres pics of my view driving down the road. hope you like it as much as i do

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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 08:25 PM
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Hey Thanks MAN!

It does stick up quite a bit, but im still going to get one.
I need a better bumper, and the price is right.
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by kinzer
thanks for the pics swapped89, that really helped... and if what plumberbob said is true, im gonna order the kit the second i get my next paycheck... for however much i dont plan on yanking on it, i pulled a full size chevy out of the snow with tow hooks on the marlin crawler rear bumper clevis/shackle mounts and flattened them out lol, they used to be round now there oval...
make sure you hook up on the receiver shackle thats the best tow point on these bumpers GL
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 09:02 PM
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make sure you hook up on the receiver shackle thats the best tow point on these bumpers GL
are you talkin about the 2" hitch recievers with a d-shackle reciever block? if so i really need to get one.


like this?
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 10:59 PM
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Hey man you thought your dual whips made you look neck but DAMN boy look at that steering wheel, git-r-done
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Old Feb 20, 2009 | 09:05 AM
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i bought bout a tg front bumper yesterday cuz i could have got it thru a local offroad shop for 360 out the door. but i cant pass inspection with it and ill will definately get a ticket with it. i reckon im goin with the marlin front. kinzer i have that same steeringwheel cover!!
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Old Feb 20, 2009 | 10:30 AM
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I almost got the tg bumper but finally decided on the sky manufacturing one.

I like the stinger for pulling, but I think that it might have annoyed the hell out me when tooling around in the engine compartment. also, the cross bars interfere with the headlights which already suck bad on my 94 PU. no blinker mounts either, no a biggie, but at least the marlin one has those.

the sky sheet metal bumper has some sick angles, and a little shelf like front to set my beer and my 10, 12, & 14 mm wrenches while doing the quarterly change of the head gasket on my 3.0

if you havnt seen the sky man bumper, check er out

http://www.sky-manufacturing.com/new...uct.php?id=221
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Old Feb 20, 2009 | 06:44 PM
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you know the only reason i got a wheel cover is cuz the truck is from so-cal and the top is so rotted its unbearable, i actually stitched this on on tho so it doesnt move...


as fer the sky sheet metal bumper, there pretty cool lookin but pricey. i also wanted a tube bumper to match my rear bumper... and i dont know how the tg is any more illegal than the marlin crawler, i still have blinkers which are soon to go into my corners. plus the support bars dont block my head lights that much if at all, havent noticed any difference at night.
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 03:06 AM
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adding for those who are interested...
addicteds front bumper with a bigger stinger.

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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 07:59 PM
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thats not bad lookin, i would want the stinger supports to be bigger tho...

heres some recent pics of the bumper all line-x'ed up, but it snowed this morning!
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 08:50 PM
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Looks great!!!
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