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Title: What is the name of the bar below the rear bumper on a sidekick or tracker. 1996
Post by: IrishMike on June 02, 2009, 11:44:19 AM

What is the bar called underneath the rear bumper in this photo.
(http://photos2.ebizautos.com/3819/264966/264966_1.jpg)
Its the rusty bar underneath the bumper. Is there a way to remove this bar?

Thanks!
Mike

Title: Re: What is the name of the bar below the rear bumper on a sidekick or tracker. 1996
Post by: Zukipilot on June 02, 2009, 12:16:41 PM

I believe it is there to 'protect' the gas tank in case of a rear collision. It can be removed by two bolts on each end holding it to the frame.

Zig

Title: Re: What is the name of the bar below the rear bumper on a sidekick or tracker. 1996
Post by: IrishMike on June 02, 2009, 12:27:41 PM

Cool, thanks a lot man.

-Mike

Title: Re: What is the name of the bar below the rear bumper on a sidekick or tracker. 1996
Post by: bentparts on June 02, 2009, 03:20:04 PM

Hope your not planning to leave it off. That's the only thing between you and a flameing Pinto-style rear-ended  BBQ. Rest of the rig looks great, just repaint it and put back on.

Title: Re: What is the name of the bar below the rear bumper on a sidekick or tracker. 1996
Post by: Bryce132 on June 02, 2009, 07:53:40 PM

Mine was completly rusted off, only spot on the frame that was gone.

I cut my whole rear frame off and made it out of 1/8'' steel and 2x2 box tubing though  :laugh:

Bryce

Title: Re: What is the name of the bar below the rear bumper on a sidekick or tracker. 1996
Post by: Zukipilot on June 03, 2009, 06:26:16 AM

Quote from: bentparts on June 02, 2009, 03:20:04 PM

Hope your not planning to leave it off. That's the only thing between you and a flameing Pinto-style rear-ended  BBQ. Rest of the rig looks great, just repaint it and put back on.

Yea, what he said!!! Or replace it with a Tracker tow hitch.

Zig

Title: Re: What is the name of the bar below the rear bumper on a sidekick or tracker. 1996
Post by: jzap on June 03, 2009, 08:09:33 PM

Quote from: Zukipilot on June 03, 2009, 06:26:16 AM

Quote from: bentparts on June 02, 2009, 03:20:04 PM

Hope your not planning to leave it off. That's the only thing between you and a flameing Pinto-style rear-ended  BBQ. Rest of the rig looks great, just repaint it and put back on.

Yea, what he said!!! Or replace it with a Tracker tow hitch.

Zig

Yeah, that is what I did with mine.  Reese used to make a bolt-on hitch that replaced that bar. 

Title: Re: What is the name of the bar below the rear bumper on a sidekick or tracker. 1996
Post by: sklope on June 11, 2009, 01:13:02 AM

Mine was bent in the middle. I cut about 3 inches out of the middle of it and welded in a 2 inch reciever hitch that I cut off of the back of a wrecked heeps's reciever. ;)