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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: tonyman246 on January 19, 2007, 08:00:37 PM
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has anyone ever put a tow bar on a sidekick front bumper?
i just installed a "universal tow bar" on mine and i think i have a pretty stong mount, but is the bumper itself strong enough?
tell me soon! i leave in the morning and i hope it holds up :-\
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I took the front bumper off my '93 'kick a year ago while rebuilding the engine (don't ask why, please ;D )and it struck me as being as flimsy as the Samurai bumper.
The BEST way to attach a towbar is DIRECTLY to the frame, not the bumper itself. Bumpers these days are not like the ones on your dad's 65 Chevelle - chome-plated steel.
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Well you were asking for it - so ack why did you remove your front bumper, I just had to ask ;D
ack - I am with you on mounting a front tow bar to the chassis - no other way is safe FULL STOP :o
ZeusZuki 8)
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The front bumper is not very strong and it is not held on securely enough for towing either.
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Well you were asking for it - so ack why did you remove your front bumper, I just had to ask ;D
ack - I am with you on mounting a front tow bar to the chassis - no other way is safe FULL STOP :o
ZeusZuki 8)
I bought may '93 4-door 'Kick JLX ($500) with a broken crankshaft bolt from a botched timing belt change. That is why I CONSTANTLY HARP in timing belt posts on always removing the crank pulley assembly by removing the 4 - 5 for ar TracKick - bolts that attach the pulley to the crank timing belt pulley! This one of the most common problems that sick Samurais and TracKicks have!
In order to get a clear shot at the end of the crankshaft to remove the broken bolt from the crank, I had to remove everything that was in the way -- including the front bumper.
...and that's the rest of the story.