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Nice looking install!
So you are SOL on having a receiver now? That would be a solid no go for me.
Pretty sure the answer is 'lawyers". I asked the same question when I bought my rear.
Lame
'Murica.
If I need a receiver, I believe I can use my current receiver underneath the Delta VS rear bumper. The factory hitch doesn't traigulate like the Slee bracket does, but attaches to underneath the frame rails. I haven't installed the bumper to check fitment though.
This!
Yeah the triangulated Slee hitch wont play well with the LRA AUX tank. I plan to replace the main tank with an LRA 37 gallon unit. Never have been a fan of all that fuel weight being behind the rear axle for handling purposes, espesially with all the rear bumper weight most of us have added.
Thanks I am really happy with how it came out.
Delta and 4x4 Labs are playing in different leagues as far as design, engineering and strength goes. It's a T-ball vs MLB scenario. Liability is the reason for the hitch not being incorporated into the bumper, and as a business decision that makes complete sense to me. Having the bumper designed in a way that allows the use of the best available hitch on the market (Slee's hitch) was a very smart move on Delta's part. Gives those that want the hitch the abilty to add it, and those that don't want it, don't need to buy it, all without adding liability risk to the company...same model that Slee uses on their own bumpers.
You sound a bit bitter on Delta for some reason. Any bumper that you want to have an integrated and traingulated hitch installed for real strength is going to take up the same space that an AUX long range tank will take up. That's a priorities decision that each person can make for themselves. I personally would rather an LRA main tank replacement to keep the weight centered between the axles. Once you drop down out of the Delta/Slee caliber of bumpers, the intergrated hitch offerings are basically a piece of 2" square tube welded into the shell of the bumper....not the most stout design, but good luck with your Labs, they work fine for lots of folks.
Nice. I suggested exactly this when they were still in the sneak peek stage like 2 years ago. Glad to see my armchair engineering is on point. Lol
I agree, but there is more to the hitch on the Labs bumper. Way more than just welded to the shell.
Nicely done, I appreciate your input back then...worked out great for me
Yes you are right, the labs does have more that just the shell. They also tie it into the replacement cross member after you cut out the factory cross memeber.
You certainly are hanging a lot of weight off the back there. What did you do to mount your bike up there? I love my Yeti...its an SB5.5, I am heading down to Moab this weekend to hit Porcupine Rim, hence the push to figure out the hitch situation.
