This front bar was on my Liberty when I bought it. The salesman said he thought a winch had been on it at one time but wasn't sure. Sorry for my ignorance, but is this a winch mount, or if not what is it? I like the ability to put shackles through the holes to attach a tow strap if needed, but was curious about it.

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2006 Jeep Liberty Sport CRD
GDE Eco Tune Full Torque, GDE TCM Tune, Firestone Destination LE 225/75-16

looks to be a tow bar or something so the jeep can be towed from a RV or something

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With enough fabbing, time & $, it's certainly possible.
That being said, it's like boinkin' your sister...just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

I've seen some draw-bar systems where they are just a beefy as a recovery point and there are some others that use rather flimsy attachment points where the system bolts to the frame.

If yours has a good frame-mount, then the crossbar looks fairly strong. You would probably be okay using it for recovery in an emergency.

When in doubt, you want to have a qualified person inspect it, like at a knowledgeable off-road shop or a towing/hitch store (if there's a good one near you).

Dan

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2005 Silver CRD Limited
245/75R16 GoodYear Duratracs
Fumoto drain | ProVent CCV Filter
Stanadyne FM100 filter | Cummins fuel pump
GDE Eco | SEGR | BoulderBars | FrankenLift | Frankenskids

Thanks guys. I hadn't thought of towing, now after a search I found that it's a baseplate for a Blue Ox towing system. Here's a link to the install directions:

http://www.aemfg.com/pdfs/BX1122.pdf

Page 2 shows the mounting points, the end of page 4 shows the hardware. Not sure how strong this would be considered, it's bolted through the frame with backing plates so seems like it would be reasonably strong.

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2006 Jeep Liberty Sport CRD
GDE Eco Tune Full Torque, GDE TCM Tune, Firestone Destination LE 225/75-16

Used mine numerous times to pull Fords out of stucks. Well, ok once for me also. Works fine, but realize it is to tow with so don't go crazy.

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2004 KJ Limited
Eaton "e" locker front
Detroit Locker rear
Frankenlift II
245 75 16 Goodyear MTR's
Moabs
Al's UCA's
Boulderbars
Backbone with Warn XD9000i, Viking synthetic line
Rubicon Big Brother

Blue Ox Base Plate for being towed behind the RV. Our 07 has the same one. Yours is a bit odd because the bumper looks to be hanging over where the pins go. It also doesnt have the wiring. Maybe it was going to be used behind an RV but never was ???

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2007 Jeep Liberty Limited 4x4 Khaki with Taupe Leather Interior
Mods: Stock other than Rv Tow Bar
Future Mods: Renegade Light Bar, 16 inch Rims, Semi-aggressive AT Tires, Weather Tech Floor Liners, Black-out All Chrome, Roof Basket/Cross Bars, hmmmm nothing else for the moment

The bumper flap can be tucked above those receptacles, one was that way when I bought it. Maybe this one was for a different year and didn't fit quite right, not sure. Like I said, I'm kind of glad it's on there so I have attach points for shackles, prefer that to tow hooks.

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2006 Jeep Liberty Sport CRD
GDE Eco Tune Full Torque, GDE TCM Tune, Firestone Destination LE 225/75-16