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    Avid rear bumper and swing arms look good

    Not sure exactly. I think that FedEx had the pallet at 180lbs. I would guess the bumper with the swing arms is 120 to 150 lbs. Enough that it feels heavy when two decent sized guys lifted it into place. The mounting fixtures for the spare tire and the Jerry cans are probably 20 lbs each...
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    Avid rear bumper and swing arms look good

    Nearly a year. I like the folks at Avid very much, but they are a small business with a great product, and their supply chain simply failed. They estimated 3 months in February 2022 and slipped 3 months at a time after that. About 6 months after I placed my order they took their ’80 rear...
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    Avid rear bumper and swing arms look good

    I just cut it off above axle. That was the recommendation in their installation sheet. A friend does muffler work and I may ask him to do something better eventually.
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    Avid rear bumper and swing arms look good

    Your post got me very worried so I just tested various items. A standard Reese and a standard Haul Master both fit fine. Another off-brand fit OK but was snug. Would probably wire brush and lubricate it. Then I tried a Harbor Freight luggage carrier and it did not fit at all. The corners...
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    Avid rear bumper and swing arms look good

    Over the weekend I installed an Avid rear bumper with dual swing arms. 80% of the effort involved removing the original pieces, cutting 3.5” off the end of the frame, and cleaning up the old weld lines. Once that was complete the installation went very smoothly. I don’t have a lot of...
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