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Author Topic: Flat towing a Jeep with stock bumper?  (Read 235 times)
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psjeepbear
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« on: February 09, 2010, 03:46:48 PM »
I have a 99 Wrangler TJ. We are going to Death Valley first week in March and I want to flat tow my Jeep behind my friends RV. I found a free tow bar on Craig's List, but now have to hook up to my bumper. I heard that under the rubber bumper stops the tow brackets can be mounted to the frame. If this is not correct. besides having to buy a special bumper, can I put the brackets on my stock bumper?

Thoughts? Suggestions offer to weld these things to my Jeep? I am located in palm springs, ca.

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Andy
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« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2010, 04:55:03 PM »
Post a picture of the bumper and the brackets. I have put a few tow bars on before. You might need to put a piece of metal behind the stock bumper to make it strong enough.
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« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2010, 07:30:05 PM »
Andy I put a piece of 1/2"x3" flat bar wider than the frame behind the factory bumper, then tied my tow bar brackets into that
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« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2010, 01:28:37 PM »
I am ordering the brackets today....the bumper is a stock TJ bumper...I will use the flat bar idea behind it. I might have to find a shop to cut me some...but it's an easy thing. I don't have a garage, just a parking space...so no tools for metal work.

Thanks for the feedback.. I will post photos once I get all the parts together. I have two weeks left.....
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