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9th April 2017, 11:07 AM
#11
Patrol Guru
I have bent them straight but the bar sits outside the chassis rail underneath. It fits over the rail fine but hits the body mount brackets underneath.
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9th April 2017 11:07 AM
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9th April 2017, 01:22 PM
#12
Patrol God
Hammer the bottom bit of the brackets out of the way as they are just tie down eyes for when the vehicle is being shipped. If you can't, I suggest taking it to someone who can cut the crappy weld at the bracket, then straighten them and weld them properly.
I wonder if the previous owner used the tie down points as recovery points and ripped the welds off?
Last edited by mudnut; 9th April 2017 at 04:57 PM.
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9th April 2017, 01:33 PM
#13
Patrol Guru
Originally Posted by
mudnut
Hammer the bottom bit of the brackets out of the way as they are just tie down eyes for when the vehicle is being shippedeld the. If you can't, I suggest taking it to someone who can cut the crappy weld at the bracket, then straighten them and weld them properly.
I wonder if the previous owner used the tie down points as recovery points and ripped the welds off?
The bulbar comes out further than the chassis on the outside. The right hand side looks original and the bar would hit it regardless.
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9th April 2017, 01:37 PM
#14
Patrol God
What brand of bar is it? You might have to grind off the the edge that is hitting the bracket.
Last edited by mudnut; 9th April 2017 at 01:42 PM.
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9th April 2017, 01:44 PM
#15
Patrol Guru
Originally Posted by
mudnut
What brand of bar is it? You might have to grind off the the edge that is hitting the bracket. In the photo I can see that the tie downs are bent in wards.
It's an ARB bar. If I grind the bar it would seriously de-strengthen the bar underneath.
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9th April 2017, 01:47 PM
#16
Patrol Guru
Would it really be a problem if I ground off the bottom of the body mount bracket level with the bottom of the rail?
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9th April 2017, 01:59 PM
#17
Patrol God
Yeah, I see the extra piece of the bar at the bottom. Did you squash the rail a bit when you tried to shift them?
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9th April 2017, 02:19 PM
#18
Dribble Master
Really wish I could remember how my old ARB bar was fitted, pretty sure itwasthe same way as yours but obviously had no issue fitting though...... @AB how does yours fit old mate?
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9th April 2017, 02:19 PM
#19
Patrol Guru
No, I had to bend them out not in
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9th April 2017, 02:22 PM
#20
Patrol God
is the shipping tie down another fixing point like on some bars ??
That left Pic has been welded twice for some reason, can you or
is it possible to open the bullbar a tad so it slides over the body mount
Last edited by threedogs; 9th April 2017 at 02:25 PM.
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