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hornet28
Mar 12, 2019Explorer
How large do you want? All the way across the front or just the center? Integral with the bumper or an add on? If just an add on most are quite flimsy. I had an add on it looked great and was stainless steel so no rusting. However I couldn't stand the way it vibrated plus it would've crumpled if I'd hit a deer. I built this one after taking the add on off. It's 2x2x1/8 sq tubing. The way I built it is the tubing bolts on in place of the factory tow hooks, comes out bent at a 90 degree angle upright goes up and across where the 2 sides meet. Where it's bent at the bottom it's braced top and inside with 2x2 tubing gussets. The hitch receiver is also well gussetted. I then had it powder coated. I also have a pair of high watt lights that mount on the crossbar. I forgot to add, the triangle plate you see on the bottom was put in after I added the second bottom bar and receiver as I also have a 12K winch set-up that can be slid into the receiver. I'm confident it'll hold as I got to far off on the shoulder with a 7K? trailer in tow and both truck and trailer had axles sitting on the ground and a snatch strap around the guard was used to pull it out. That happened before adding the receiver and plate




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