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D-Ring question

Raven

Raven

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I have finished my bumpers adn decided to put D-rings on both front & back. I have found 3/4, 1/2, & 5/8 sizes.

My question is which size would be best?



Thanks
SC
 
The pin sizes on those Drings are different. Use the biggest size that will fit on your mounting tabs. I have 5/8" on one Jeep and moved up to 3/4" when I had mounting brackets made of the other Jeep
 
when i build a bumper with d ring mounts..i build it for 3/4...like my wife always says...bigger is better....but bigger usually costs more, but its worth a few extra bucks to be safe
 
Ah another guestion relating to "D" rings,

I have a standard chrome flat front bumper. Is it best to put the "D" rings right at the point the bumper bolts to the frame? Or can you get away with mounting them anywhere on the bumper?
 
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jim...honestly i would not use a stock bumper (especially chrome) as any sort of a serious recovery point...but that is just my opinion ..i could be wrong
 
scott anderson said:
jim...honestly i would not use a stock bumper (especially chrome) as any sort of a serious recovery point...but that is just my opinion ..i could be wrong
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Scott, what do you suggest? something on the frame just under the bumper?
 
if you are going to keep the bumper, then something bolted directly to the frame..the catalogs have several you can use for examples...just remember that your stock bumper is only held on with (2 ) 5/16 bolts per side...they may be 3/8 ..but u get the picture
 
Stock bumpers, like you have, don't last long off-road. They get bent very quickly (ask me how I know :cool: ). Consider something more stout that has real D-ring mounts built in. If you want to try with the stock bumper, mount tow hooks with 1/2" bolts on the top side of the frame, 2 per hook, but I've seen these pull out and they are very dangerous when they come loose.
 
I've kept my stock front bumper and have mounted d rings using some brackets I had made by a machine shop. I drilled through the bumper and used 1/4" angle iron bolted to either side of the frame rail. One side of that angle iron is behind the bumper so the pull will be supported by the angle iron (which is bolted to the frame with grade 8 hardware). It's a lot stronger setup that the warn bumper on the front of my buddy's YJ. I don't have pics of the front mounting point but I have the same brackets supporting the rear bumper and I have the same Dring brackets on the back. Something to think about if you wanted to keep your stock bumper. It wasn't that I was against getting aftermarket bumpers, I just couldn't find any that I really liked that were't $300 each.

The brackets weren't cheap ($100 for 2 front, 2 rear; the rear have to have the holes slightly higher so the bracket matches the bumper which has to be level with the rear crossmember). I'll be any welder/machine shop could make them though (Scott?)
Angle iron, well you can find that just about anywhere.
3/8" hardware (all grade 8) on everything

That rear bumper is nothing more than a heavy (1/4" thick walls) 4x4 piece of iron 60" long with the corners cut off to make it purty. The bolts go through the dring brackets, through the bumper, through the rear crossmember, and through the angle iron. 6 in long if I remember correctly. I can pick the jeep up with these brackets and they keep the semi stock look to the Jeep. Bolted a receiver hitch to the bottom (ACME brand) of the bumper and am very happy with it.
 
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You did a really good job tieing the brackets to the frame..that is a strong setup.....but for that money i could have built new bumpers..
 
Not too fond of that stock bumper anyway. When the time comes, I will get a good after-market bumper I like to put on. Looks like whatever I get needs to be beefie and well tied to the frame. Thanks for the info guys.
 
scott anderson said:
You did a really good job tieing the brackets to the frame..that is a strong setup.....but for that money i could have built new bumpers..
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Judgeing from your spare bracket I got and some of the other stuff you've posted here I'm sure you probably have some downright "Road Warrior" looking stuff. Unfortunately I don't have a welder and am at the mercy of the local guys when I want something done (or I can pay huge shipping costs). I did trade some parts off of my old parts jeep so I didn't have to pay for the tubing for the rear bumpers. I might get in touch with you if I ever get any cash again. I'd like to get a bumper exactly like the one pictured, except with a spare carrier on it. I've got my CJ's like I want them but dad's scrambler is bumperless. He currently has an outboard motor mount on his spare carrier, but I'm going to put the tire back on the rollbar and the outboard on the eventual rear spare carrier, and then when duck season is over the spare will go back on the eventual rear carrier. Big plans, but am buying a newer beater DD than my current one AND I figured out I'm gonna owe the govt a bit come tax time so I'm strapped for cash in the meantime. You interested in making me a bumper when the time comes?
 
I was looking on Jeepbumpers.com and just realized that the measurements, I.E. 3\4, 5\8, etc refer to the bolt size? I thought it referred to the width of the shackle itself.

If this assumption is correct witch width works best, or does it matter. Just curious, as I have allot of 1\4 inch plate laying around to make the attachments for the D rings.

Thanks
SC
 
Thanks, I guess I should wait until I buy them to make the attachments on the bumper. That way I can make them fit snug.

SC
 
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