I just took the front valance (below the bumper) off of my '91 in preparation for a lot of front end work and bigger tires. I noticed the two threaded holes at either end of the front crossmember-what are they for? Would this be a good place to bolt a winch bumper or recovery rings to? Anybody know the size/thread?

 

There are actually 4 threaded holes on the front. Most winch bumpers use them for mounting. I think M12x1.25 bolts fit.

 

Cool-I don't have the scratch for a bumper yet but hopefully will soon. Any idea what they were intended for? Was there some kind of available factory heavy duty bumper/push bar that bolted there?

 

I don't know exactly what they're for. But I wouldn't recommend using them as winch mounting points. I tried that. Worked well to a point. Ended up pulling the welded-in nuts through the front of the crossmember eventually. It's not quite as thick as the frame metal. Of course I wasn't able to use all 4 of them to mount my winch at the time(just the 2 in the middle). Which may have worked a little better.