ARB front bumper ----- MORE PICS PG.4

jeepkj02 · **Posted:** Tue May 26, 2009 7:25 pm

tommudd wrote:

My right flare is cut up a little higher due to me wife :twisted:

she chose just the right moment to say " Look at my new pink, lacy, .......bra!" Too late............ cut was made and then I had to even it out!

But I still get a smile everytime I look at that flare :wink:

Got any pics................of the flare, I mean!! :lol:

icarl · **Posted:** Tue May 26, 2009 9:25 pm

I got my shackles from here when i bought my winch.
I also got 2 pulleys rated at 18000 ibs each.

redcrd · **Posted:** Tue May 26, 2009 9:33 pm

I installed my ARB last weekend, I was at it for 6 hours nothing complicated but still alot of work, the most tie was spent soddering the wires for the turn signals and the extensions for the factory fog lights I chose to sodder instead of crimp

RAYMAN975 · **Posted:** Tue May 26, 2009 9:52 pm

on the 02-04 libertys, do you have to extend the turn signal/foglight wires for the ARB?

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Tue May 26, 2009 9:55 pm

RAYMAN975 wrote:

on the 02-04 libertys, do you have to extend the turn signal/foglight wires for the ARB?

No,only for '05-'07's.

Drassis · **Joined:** Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:31 pm **Posts:** 182

redcrd wrote:

I installed my ARB last weekend, I was at it for 6 hours nothing complicated but still alot of work, the most tie was spent soddering the wires for the turn signals and the extensions for the factory fog lights I chose to sodder instead of crimp

I should ahve done that with my TJM but i was lazy cut spliced electrical tape haha but I did do my install in 3-4 hours. I am sure i will end up redoing it later though, probably do it al the right way when I add my Offrad lights

Xodius · **Posted:** Wed May 27, 2009 12:40 am

tommudd wrote:

My right flare is cut up a little higher due to me wife :twisted:

she chose just the right moment to say " Look at my new pink, lacy, .......bra!" Too late............ cut was made and then I had to even it out!

But I still get a smile every time I look at that flare :wink:

Everytime you talk about that Tom you give up more info. One of these days we are going to find a pic or video posted, lol. Every time I hear that story I laugh too because that is such a wife thing to do at that moment.

Drassis · **Joined:** Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:31 pm **Posts:** 182

icarl wrote:

jeepkj02 wrote:

What is a good "working load limit" for a d-ring shackle? Is 3-1/4 tons (6500 lbs) good? Does ARB include d-ring shackles with the bumper or is it sold separately?

You should use one that is rated higher. My shackles are rated at 9500 ibs.

jeepkj02 wrote:

From those that installed the ARB bumper, what would you say is the hardest part of the install? Any heads up? Advice??

Cutting those darn plastic fenders. It turned out alright but took a few tries to get them to look good. I used an airsaw, a dremel, and an electric sander.

LOL you worry to much i whipped out the sawzall with a wood blade chopped them off than trimmed them with tin snips, looks fine ok maybe not pro but who cares

jeepkj02 · **Posted:** Wed May 27, 2009 5:26 pm

Found some 3/4" shackles at Fastenal rated at 6.5 tons (13,000 lbs). Looked pretty beefy and they were the same brand that TJKJ had posted. Maybe I'll paint them YELLOW!!

Make my Jeep look like a John Deere!! :lol:

RAYMAN975 · **Posted:** Wed May 27, 2009 5:34 pm

tjkj2002 wrote:

RAYMAN975 wrote:

on the 02-04 libertys, do you have to extend the turn signal/foglight wires for the ARB?

No,only for '05-'07's.

sweet

thanks

jeepkj02 · **Posted:** Thu May 28, 2009 10:56 am

Package delivered, install to begin at high noon!!

tommudd · **Posted:** Thu May 28, 2009 1:24 pm

jeepkj02 wrote:

Package delivered, install to begin at high noon!!

Its now 1:25 any pictures yet??? :wink:

OR did it get you down on the floor and won't let you up? :shock:

Xodius · **Posted:** Thu May 28, 2009 4:15 pm

or perhaps he was distracted by a woman

RAYMAN975 · **Posted:** Thu May 28, 2009 7:13 pm

mine will be here between 11-1 tomorrow woohoo! its coming on a semi and will drop it off at the street

2006 KJ · **Posted:** Thu May 28, 2009 7:25 pm

when your bumper has to be delivered by a semi... .that's a very good sign

jeepkj02 · **Posted:** Thu May 28, 2009 10:04 pm

tommudd wrote:

jeepkj02 wrote:

Package delivered, install to begin at high noon!!

Its now 1:25 any pictures yet??? :wink:

OR did it get you down on the floor and won't let you up? :shock:

Just finished NOW (9:30PM), started at 1:30PM, that an 8 hr install, probably a record. The installing the mounting bracket took probably around 5 hrs! I have a suspicion that when I got into my accident, the body shop didn't do a very good job on the front crossmember. It wasn't straight and it was a PITA to install!!

Pics, they are night pictures, will have better pics tomorrow.

Loaded into the Jeep after being delivered by a FEDEX Semi

Before pics

After pics

ken · **Posted:** Thu May 28, 2009 10:32 pm

NICE!!!

Make sure you dont lose one of the bezels for factory fog lights. I just picked one up today from central 4wd drive from ARB 50 bucks and some change delivered. OUCH!!!

tommudd · **Posted:** Thu May 28, 2009 10:44 pm

Looks ........GREAT

welcome to the ARB Bumper Club

jeepkj02 · **Posted:** Thu May 28, 2009 10:49 pm

ken wrote:

NICE!!!

Make sure you dont lose one of the bezels for factory fog lights. I just picked one up today from central 4wd drive from ARB 50 bucks and some change delivered. OUCH!!!

Yeah, still have to install that and get a decorative Jeep front license plate.

tommudd wrote:

Looks ........GREAT

welcome to the ARB Bumper Club

I love it too!! Best mod I did!!

2006 KJ · **Posted:** Thu May 28, 2009 10:50 pm

you will find soooooo many uses for that bumper... stuff that you never would think about... the bumper makes so much easier. (drink holder, tool holder, seat, pusher, puller, intimidator, ladder, camera holder, storage bin, luggage rack... so on and so on)

looks good by the way

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