« Reply #8 on: July 15, 2008, 10:27:02 PM »
If you have the time and access to a welder, you can drill out the spot welds on the front inner bumper so you can remove the mount arms from the bumper itself. Then you do the same trick using 2x3 tubing but you need to slot it about halfway so the upper bumper tabs go INSIDE the 2x3 tube or else the bumper will sit too high and contact the grille. Once you have the bumper securely mounted onto your 2x3 tubes you can fab up some lower mount arm extenders. Just make a 90 degree angle and cut it with a jigsaw to the shape of the bumper mount, then have it welded to the mount arm, and then hold the mount arms up to the bumper with the bottom bolt in and get someone to weld your 90* angle (now welded to the stock mount arm) onto the bottom of the bumper. I did this on mine, it looks decent but I could have done a better job. It's fairly sturdy but no ARB.
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