IowaTCoupe

Like i said... Comin in the summer I'm prob gunna go w/ a Rubicon front axle w/ some air lockers front and back.


Someone else asked how thick the frame was... I dont know the thickness of the top of my head, but the frame will bend before the prerunner bar will. I think it's 3/16's Box frame. You can see it in the 4th picture from the top in my first post. I used 1.5" inside diameter steel plumbing pipe from Home Depot. It's 1/4" sidewall, so 2" outside diameter. The ---- is HEAVY, but damn strong. Winch comin in the future, after the 5.7, and after the SFA swap.

buk9tp

here on earth we call them brushguards


:P

IowaTCoupe

nope... This would be a brush guard:



what i have on it NOW is a pre-runner bar.

It goes along the lines of the desert pre runners such as this :
http://www.off-road.com/events/2005o...s/ore05-98.jpg

Hence... not a brush guard

bumblezc

Looks good. That's what I'm looking to build for my XJ when I pick it up in a few weeks.

Ya, no fogs, just a nice heavy Warn 8000 winch or so.

jackfrost1031

what does a brush guard or prerunner bar do besides look neat and weigh a lot? I can see it giving a good place to mount a winch, but that's about it.. and lightbars don't ahve to be made stronger than the frame of the vehicle.

bumblezc

Mounting a winch, Towing the vehicle out of a bind, Tieing skid plates into and much much more. If the were for only looks, do you think every hardcore or REAL 4x4 would have them?

jackfrost1031

do you realize how many NON-REAL 4x4s have them?

I've not seen that many on the trucks people offroad in around here, of which there are quite a few. There are lots of hybrids and all that that people have, but i guess when you're at that point you build in mounts for a skidplate somewhere else..