shibby wrote:
MtnLuvr wrote:
Wow, glad to see there's some interest in the off-road bumpers and sliders I'm developing for the KK. 1,000 views after 7.5 days.
Given all the effort I've spent, I'm glad I'm not the only one really interested in off-road armoring for the KK.
love the sliders bumper looks great too
Thanks
STINGN wrote:
only thing i would change is the tabs on the rear bumper...they look to far apart to pull from..but thats just me...everything looks sweet tho!
Thanks. I intentionally put the rear shackle tabs out where they are. They're still structurally attached to structural tubing
and to the KK's formed rear structure element, yet, by being that far outboard, they're less likely to be knee-knockers when accessing the rear cargo area. There have been some recoveries I've been involved with where having the tow shackle further from center would've been helpful. If you're needing to pull from straight-away (which is probably most common), then a receiver mounted shackle would be best since it is dead center. That's my
tommudd wrote:
...lots of time cutting and bending all very expensive !!
Thanks for the feedback Tom. I felt it best to detail out my parts so they could be made on CNC (Computer Numerically Controlled) cutting equipment (e.g. waterjet or laser table). This should make the parts consistently repeatable and should be more economical in batches (cut out of a single plate) than paying a person to stand and manually cut out such weird geometric shapes. Before I started detailing out the parts for CNC cutting, the 1-man shop I was using initially for prototype fab work struggled to manually make left side parts match right side parts, even when he made patterns. For most parts, I've included registration marks in the CNC cut shapes to facilitate locating the break point -- the point the die is lined up with on the press break to put the bend in the part. Given the complex geometries of my bumper designs, to maximize clearances, features and OEM integration aesthetics, having the parts consistently pre-made to facilitate fit-up and welding seemed the most repeatable approach. It was either that or just bolt a square tube to my KK for it's bumpers, but that's not how I roll.
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2009 KK Limited 4x4Jeep Green/partially dechromed/Sunroof/OEM Skids/
Gray Leather/uConnect GPS-Nav/DVD Head Rests/
MtnLuvr's Off-Road Front Winch Bumper, Heavy Duty Rock Sliders, Heavy Duty Off-Road Rear Bumper/JBA 4" AaS Lift w/UCAs/16x8's w/ 245/75R16 GY MT/Rs
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