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MC front bumper with body lift?
« on: Feb 21, 2012, 05:34:38 PM »
has anybody made brackets or refabbed a  :turtle: front bumper to work properly with a body lift?
i know it will work but looks funny. just wondering of how to raise them 3 inches to make them look right with my body lift before purchasing
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Re: MC front bumper with body lift?
« Reply #1 on: Feb 21, 2012, 05:54:49 PM »
just take off the body lift
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Re: MC front bumper with body lift?
« Reply #2 on: Feb 21, 2012, 06:01:18 PM »
negative...

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Re: MC front bumper with body lift?
« Reply #3 on: Feb 21, 2012, 06:18:02 PM »
negative...
then you will just have to deal with it looking funny. it is frame mounted, not body mounted
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Re: MC front bumper with body lift?
« Reply #4 on: Feb 22, 2012, 04:27:45 AM »
i know it is frame mounted, thats why i asked if anyone has made brackets or cut and welded the mounting tabs to accommadate for a body lift

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Re: MC front bumper with body lift?
« Reply #5 on: Feb 22, 2012, 07:49:12 AM »
I shimmed mine. I have a 2" bl. I'm out of the country right now, no pics
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Re: MC front bumper with body lift?
« Reply #6 on: Feb 22, 2012, 02:11:02 PM »
You could get a piece of three inch square channel and put it in place of the front frame crossmember
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