Homemade Limb Risers
 

Last time I went off roading, I went through some tight places where branches were going across my windshield and it tore off the Black plastic piece on the passenger side a pillar. So I went out and bough a few things to make some limb risers.
(8) 1/8" cable clamps
(2) small 1/4" shackles.
(2) 8.5' 1/8" steel cable with vinyl coating
(2) Turnbuckles with a hook on one side
(4) 1/8" Thimbles
And a can of plasti dip spray so it wasn't bright silver and had a rubber coating.

Some pictures, and it cost about 40 dollars for all the materials and took very little time.
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Linky no worky

That blows, How do I put the picture right in the post?

First down load the pic into a web album service like picasaweb.com or photobucket.com

Then open the pic using the web album and right click copy the "image location"

paste that into the pop up window that comes up when you click on the little icon with the mountain in it...

TADA! try it first by google searching any image you want, right click copy "image location and try it"

I just did

http://z.about.com/d/4wheeldrive/1/0...dRover_1RR.jpg

Love that picture.. I would LOVE to own an old Series Rover

Thanks, lets try this again.
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And I added lights yesterday
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sweet

Here are mine http://picasaweb.google.com/jycsalas/LimbRisers#

Looks great, but ouch dude, drilling holes through your bumper.

Should have gotten 'P-Clamps' and run it that way in my opinion.

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I like the 'p clamp' idea more. because with the way I ran it, I cannot open my hood without removing the risers first. However, I bought my rover used, and it came with the bumper, and it had the eyelets in it already, so I just worked with what I had. Plus I could not find any 'p clamps'

I went to the hardware store and Lowes today and could not find any "p" clamps. Does anyone know where to get them? I already have all the pieces and wire i need.

I just need 4 of those "p" clamps (2 for the brush guard and 2 for the rack).

Any advise or help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks-

I could not find any either, and the problem I have now with the limb risers is that I have to undo them everytime I need to open the hood, they are in the way. So any info on where to get some p clamps would be great. I made new leather boots recently for the inside. I didnt get many pictures of the process but I can describe it pretty well. If anyone would be interested.

So i talked to "streetwolf" on LRO last night and he said that he got them at Home Depot. But I did some research last night and you can get them at bike shops and boating supply stores (marina).

I am going to search around town again tonight. I am pretty sure i will be able to adjust them so i can open the hood. I did a mock up using string and i was able to open my hood.

I will take lots of pictures when I do them and post my own little "how-to".

Hey guys sorry to drag up a dead thread but i just got a set of these http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/...ampwmount2.jpg

and they are amazing for anchoring to the bumper. I tried p clamps and they broke down or just plain broke but these are amazing!! Good guys too at Ballistic Fab. They even posted some great strength tests

"Hanging a Super 14 housing from the tab with no deformation or rotation

Using a 5 lb sledge I was able to rotate the bracket on the tube, but the tab showed no signs of fatigue or failure as the force to rotate the bracket is not sufficient enough as to allow the tab to bend.

After tack welding the bracket to the tube, I was able to tear the portion that goes around the tube with a 5 lb sledge and 10 baseball bat like swings."

http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/IMAG0102.jpg

You need some springs in the risers.
https://landroverforums.com/forum/di...s-23350/page2/

WHo cares about drilling two small holes in your OFF ROAD designed bumper, what the hell ya gonna do when the bumper you bought specifically for off-roading hits that stump or rock that it was designed to hit?. Just saying, guys buy beefy bumpers etc etc and then worry about doing any small thing to it. IMO if you buy an "Off-Road" bumper but then are scared to drill 2 small holes in it to add a modification then you are a POSER. Ok, moving on. I think its looks good, very functional and I want to do the same, BUT arnt you concerned about your nice lights up top getting ripped off?. EVERYTIME I have lights on top of my trucks they get bent, broken or something. So essentially you made some guide wires to effectively GUIDE the branches up towards your nice expensive lights LOL. Looks cool though, me likes!.

Ha! That's one reason I use cheap tractor floods. About $20 each. They work fine and I don't freak out when they get broken.

http://www.pmlights.com/cacheimages/...6bd4ee00ca.jpg

I like these!! Where can I get them?? Thanks.

"at Ballistic Fab. They even posted some great strength tests"

http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/...ir_p_1832.html

So does anyone know the size needed to go around a ARB brush bar?

48mm / 1-7/8"

Thank you.

You are a patient man Spike ! :)

48mm = 1.5"

Mmmmmm, nope. 48mm = 1.8897"

Í was talking about the standard pipe ø. Metric 48,xxx OD(DIN) is the equivalent of a 1,5" OD pipe(ANSI).

Aparta rramas!! Home made..
 

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