Looking for a brush guard for DI
TReK
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From: Ketchikan, Alaska, USA
May I watch your video again???
Pro Wrench
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Three Wheeling
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Camel Trophy
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From: IL
I have a ARB winch bumper, minus the winch it is HEAVY, close to 300lbs, 2 guys can lift it but not hold it in front of the truck to align and mount, I had to use my floor jack.
The back of my truck is def lighter when the gas tank is below 1/2.
The DI winch bumper is held on by 6 grade 10 bolts, no crush cans.
The DII came with crush cans and they need to be removed before mounting a winch bumper or they at the very least need to be made stronger.
I do not know how many bolts hold on the DII bumper.
Personally I like the brush guard look and function, but each to their own.
The back of my truck is def lighter when the gas tank is below 1/2.
The DI winch bumper is held on by 6 grade 10 bolts, no crush cans.
The DII came with crush cans and they need to be removed before mounting a winch bumper or they at the very least need to be made stronger.
I do not know how many bolts hold on the DII bumper.
Personally I like the brush guard look and function, but each to their own.
This is the bumper I just got rid of. It was extremely stout. Bumper with full brush bar and large steel steering skid weighed in at 150lbs. I sold it to lighten up my front end and because as long as I owned it I never needed the brush bar.
Baja
Joined: Mar 2010
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From: Pittsburgh PA suburbs.
I am so vain.
Mountain Goat,
Your dad and I must be about the same age or close. I graduated from high school just outside of Atlanta in 1969, our class theme was SteppenWolf's Born to Be Wild. That was the heyday of the American Muscle Car Era as well. And the height of the Viet Nam war. And our favorite movie was Easy Rider with Peter Fonda. I too enjoy the classic Rock.
Woodstock followed. As did Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Alman Brothers and many others. The Allman Brothers only lived an hour away andI saw them all the time. Here's One Way Out Live from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Maybe that helps explain the coolness factor.
CHAPS please do not get too upset.
FIBS: If you really like your Disco and do not want a little parking lot bump to total it, you should ditch that Stock Brush Guard. Give it a good push and see where it goes toward.
Mine was removed and sent to the metals recycler before it totally disentegrated.
I can't see buying a used one as all they do is rot away and they are not even worth repairing. But if you really like it, then by all means Enjoy it.
Peace.
The Allman Brothers Band 1995 One Way Out Live at the R&RHOF - YouTube
Your dad and I must be about the same age or close. I graduated from high school just outside of Atlanta in 1969, our class theme was SteppenWolf's Born to Be Wild. That was the heyday of the American Muscle Car Era as well. And the height of the Viet Nam war. And our favorite movie was Easy Rider with Peter Fonda. I too enjoy the classic Rock.
Woodstock followed. As did Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Alman Brothers and many others. The Allman Brothers only lived an hour away andI saw them all the time. Here's One Way Out Live from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Maybe that helps explain the coolness factor.
CHAPS please do not get too upset.
FIBS: If you really like your Disco and do not want a little parking lot bump to total it, you should ditch that Stock Brush Guard. Give it a good push and see where it goes toward.
Mine was removed and sent to the metals recycler before it totally disentegrated.
I can't see buying a used one as all they do is rot away and they are not even worth repairing. But if you really like it, then by all means Enjoy it.
Peace.
The Allman Brothers Band 1995 One Way Out Live at the R&RHOF - YouTube
^^^ explain this....I do love my disco I understand the parking lot bump thing.... and I am only 26 and Easy Rider is still one of my favs
Baja
Joined: Mar 2010
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From: Pittsburgh PA suburbs.
Eric:
I had the identical Brush Guard on my 97, that is until it rotted away internally and I threw it away.
Here's another bumper guard on your craig's list, I like it a bit better, especially on what it is mounted to:
1995 Range Rover LWB County
FILBS:
I noticed when the brush guard was on my 97, I had removed it for better access to the towel bar tranny cooler to replace a leaking line. In handling the bumper if you put much force on it like at an upward angle, the guard would rotate from the force such that the top of the rack would move toward the hood. Much movement or a hard impact it would most liklely damage the hood. Without the guard, damage would be less than it would be with the guard on.
Do a little simulation to see what I mean. Take a jack or something you can control easily and place it under the brush guard. Jack it up to where the jack contacts the bumper, then carefully continue to jack the bumper.
What happens?
Go as far as you dare. Does it shift or move toward the hood or does it allow you to lift the vehicle?
If a senior citizen was parked in front of you and due to their advanced age and run down condition, they had a senior moment and accidentally bumped your brush guard at say a sudden lurch in reverse and comes into contact with the brush guard, or yopu slightly misjudge and nudge something with it, what do think it is going to do? Protect the vehicle from damage or add to the magnitude and the associated repair cost.
IF YOU LIKE IT LEAVE IT ON, BUT YOU WOULD BE IGNORING THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY OTHERS WHO HAVE SUFFERED ADDITIONAL DAMAGE.
That is all this dead horse needs.
I had the identical Brush Guard on my 97, that is until it rotted away internally and I threw it away.
Here's another bumper guard on your craig's list, I like it a bit better, especially on what it is mounted to:
1995 Range Rover LWB County
FILBS:
I noticed when the brush guard was on my 97, I had removed it for better access to the towel bar tranny cooler to replace a leaking line. In handling the bumper if you put much force on it like at an upward angle, the guard would rotate from the force such that the top of the rack would move toward the hood. Much movement or a hard impact it would most liklely damage the hood. Without the guard, damage would be less than it would be with the guard on.
Do a little simulation to see what I mean. Take a jack or something you can control easily and place it under the brush guard. Jack it up to where the jack contacts the bumper, then carefully continue to jack the bumper.
What happens?
Go as far as you dare. Does it shift or move toward the hood or does it allow you to lift the vehicle?
If a senior citizen was parked in front of you and due to their advanced age and run down condition, they had a senior moment and accidentally bumped your brush guard at say a sudden lurch in reverse and comes into contact with the brush guard, or yopu slightly misjudge and nudge something with it, what do think it is going to do? Protect the vehicle from damage or add to the magnitude and the associated repair cost.
IF YOU LIKE IT LEAVE IT ON, BUT YOU WOULD BE IGNORING THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY OTHERS WHO HAVE SUFFERED ADDITIONAL DAMAGE.
That is all this dead horse needs.
Last edited by Danny Lee 97 Disco; Apr 5, 2012 at 05:24 PM.
