98 LX 470 TJM bumper

[mountainman1477]

i'm installing a TJM on m wife's lx.
Does anyone have pictures of how much the tabs need to be trimmed on the bumper for the grill to fit while opening the hood?
Also would it be wise to install my old torsion bars from my 100 with the extra weight to get presure off the Ahc?

 

[LostAfrican]

I have a 100 series TJM T13 with trimmed tabs. The amount of trimming needed depends on the fire/aft position of the bumper of course but this is what I have.
Another thing I did was use some self adhesive round rubber door seal trim to fill in between the bumper and body trim.

 

[LostAfrican]

I installed stiffer t-bars when I installed the bumper with the 12k tjm winch in it. I think it would be good to put regular LC t-bars in. Perhaps add the bumper, check the pressures and then decide? I think the winch weighs almost as much as the bumper.