I'll do that, thanks. It will help when I get to those products.

If there is a system that is designed to be a solid structure it is one thing to treat it and design its substructures as so. But, to attach a solid structure to a flexible structure is another without the comprehension that the flexible will eventually fail. The flexible structures components will always fail first, that is the way it is designed. Hence why body mounts, bushings, sway bar links, shocks, struts, leaf and coil springs, etc need to be replaced from time to time. The flexible structure is doing all the work as it is designed to do. It will take the designed momentum forces for quite awhile (pending the application and the materials of the components), but it and its components are constantly wearing out. At that time, if the right force is applied, it and whatever it is attached to will be lost. In the case of a DI/D2 or any other similar flexible system the fender well and/or panel it is attached to.

Even with solid systems, the thinner/weaker material/component will be lost. Once again the fenderwell/quarter panel.

Yes, I replied initially and extended this reply to further explain the theory of my original comments on others system designs.

Jason

 

In other words, tying A to B only works with a 'UF'........Unibody Format.


Keep up the good work Jason!


M

 

Not sure I understand the point in the context of this thread.
The point of the wings in HD aftermarket bumpers is to protect the quarter panels. By bracing the wings back to the quarter panels all the energy is transferred right into the very thing it is supposed to protect.

 

Agreed that is why Brad did the quarter guards on my RRC back to the frame. Those were not moving into the quarters ever.

 

he said he hadnt seen one, thats it

 

On another note............

After building and looking at this front bumper for a few weeks. I'm not in love with it enough to make another. Looks like the same tired design I see on a majority of the Discos out there. Most will find out, I usually don't build for the conforming masses.

Back to the shop for revisions it will go.

J

 

More progress on the rear bumper.

Jason

 

I really like where your going with this

 

Very very nice

 

the rear bumper looks killer, once the swing out is on it should look great.

i don't your think the front bumper looks bad at all,
you could narrow it by sliding everything back.
but then like the other bumpers it will require cutting the grill and core support