jwalk04Disco
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thx for the feedback perkj
Lr3 ARB bumper with superwinch
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Victory_Overland
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No comment on the winch, but damn that color matched ARB looks nice!
jwalk04Disco
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thx Vic Over!
Lol, I was actually considering painting the lower half of the bumper black.
You removed the entire headlight with the bull bar on? I really don't know how you managed that. I've changed a bulb by sliding the housing forward until it hits the bar then fiddling the bulb out but I have no idea how you took the whole housing out.
Pics please...
Yes sir. If I recall correctly you remove the center grill, then as you're sliding the headlight housing out you slide it towards where the grill was as far as you can. You then kick the opposite side out and begin to rotate it up and a couple angle changes later its out. If I get some time in the next couple week I'll take some pics.
Ah, I see my problem now - I clearly didn't kick it hard enough!
I did not, though I may be doing so for a friend's D90 ARB bumper in the near future. I just use the stock recovery point under the bumper. It's very strong, but it would be nice to have the option to attach to either side or at bumper height instead of under the bumper. Say when in mud or snow for example.
If you add d-ring mounts to the ARB bumper you will need to back plate it b/c the gauge of the steel on the ARB bumper isn't adequate for a bolt on recovery mount. You will want these with the backplate: http://www.billet4x4.com/pro-shackle-mount-pd.htm
That said I wouldn't use these bolt on mount for a major recovery effort and would utilize the factory recovery point.
Did you buy from them? It seems as though you could piece the parts together for less money. However, for the small amount it would be, I wouldn't want to sacrifice quality.
I wouldn't be using them for recovery much. Mostly for an extra ring and to store the winch hook. That being said, could they withstand yanking a jeep or small rig when using a kinetic strap?
Been debating getting them (for years now) but haven't pulled the trigger yet...the build up of my 2017 Tacoma Pro is getting most of my attention lately
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Ray_G
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That looks more/less like the setup Expedition Exchange (EE for the old school Rover folks here) sold under Expeditionware. They still have the backing plates for sale but not the shackle mounts, it appears. (https://www.expeditionexchange.com/backingplates/)
Assuming good hardware to mount them to the bumper and backing plates they won't be the weak link in the system. They could more than handle a kinetic strap. My D1's bumper has them and they've stood up to years and years of abuse quite well.
I planned on building my own backing plates for the D90 bumper. It's obvious the ARB steel isn't up to the task so I figured I could easily enough cut some 3/8 or 1/2" plate as large as possible to make a backer.
The D90 doesn't have nearly as nice of a recovery point as the LR3 (strange), so adding the shackles would be a good thing. We sort of eyeballed it out on our last trip and once he picks up a shackle mount or two we'll get it installed.
The D90 doesn't have nearly as nice of a recovery point as the LR3 (strange), so adding the shackles would be a good thing. We sort of eyeballed it out on our last trip and once he picks up a shackle mount or two we'll get it installed.