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hillbilly

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« on: February 21, 2009, 07:16:39 pm »
can any of you cj/yj/tj owners tell me the frame width of the rear of the jeep, have found several bumpers for these jeeps really cheap and was trying to figure out if i can get them to fit my xj. maybe a little bracket work is needed. any info will help dont have access to this info.  guess i could crawl under one in walmart or something....
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Re: bumpers
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2009, 07:47:10 am »
Adam,
This link might help you out:
http://www.jeepfan.com/tech/frame-tech.htm

These are I believe CJ5, 7, and Scrambler dimensions.....I didn't go out and measure mine bacause mine is a "Narrow Track".
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Re: bumpers
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2009, 01:27:15 pm »
My 95 YJ frame to frame is 43" but mine has a solid steel plate the whole way across the back wich is 50".

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Re: bumpers
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2009, 03:33:05 pm »
I put a stock front TJ bumper onto the rear of my XJ over the summer. All I did was modify the stock XJ brackets so where it bolts to the bumper fits into the TJ bumper. Then drilled 4 new holes in the tj bumper once it was centered. I believe where I drilled the holes was right where a half of a previous hole was at but i just drilled and hoped for the best. But my bumper only holds on by 4 bolts now comapred to the stock XJ 6 but I'm not intending on pulling people out with it. I have tow hooks for that. With the previous two XJ bumpers I am 2 for 2 on destroying them anyway so it is just a temporary bumper til I get the $400 for a good one.

Unfortunately I didn't take pictures of my modified brackets but here are two with the bumper on.



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Re: bumpers
« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2009, 05:26:20 pm »
then by rights the rear bumper off of the cj/tj/yj is wider than the front should fit well on the rear   right???
build it, beat it, break it, fix it, repeat
A member of the church requests to be buried in his jeep because "It ain't never been in a hole it couldn't get out of."
   91 xj 8.5" lift -33" x 12.50 and my own additions
 94 xj (wifes) 3.5" lift and the boys 1979 cj7