Front bumper bolt mounts tweaked from previous accident, what do I do? (8 Viewers)

[JOMZSHAKES]

I ordered a welder for other stuff, can I buy these parts and weld them on or do I have to take it to a body alignment shop and have them tweak it back in place??

I also don't have a front bumper for them to line it up to, I kinda plan on getting a metal winch bumper. But also interested in going back to a stock bumper with a hidden winch .

What would you guys do? Can I work around this with an ARB front bumper? I think it mounts from the inside of the two protruding frame arms.

The frame is in good shape by the way, just these bolt "pads" that are fckd

 

[Mike NXP]

I'm trying to remember, if I recall the ARB subframe may be able to work around those end bolts / mount since it uses a large packing bolt through the frames top hole ( If I remember correctly) I will try to find pics / how-to since it's been a while

 

[Mike NXP]

Post # 13
ARB bumper install - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/arb-bumper-install.208102/post-12551623

Looks like the subframe doesn't rely on your tweaked bolts / mounting area. Seemingly slides up and over all that and uses that long sleeve / packing bolt

Seems to me like you have a solid excuse to buy an ARB front bumper

 

[scubadoober]

Looks like someone has been in there before unless you were the one that used a cutoff wheel to remove the pad and applied the booger weld.

 

[badlander]

For an ARB bumper, and probably most after market bumpers, those pads have to be sawed off anyway.
You could dpwnload the installation instructions for any bumper you might be interested in to verify.

 

[Mike NXP]

For an ARB bumper, and probably most after market bumpers, those pads have to be sawed off anyway.
You could dpwnload the installation instructions for any bumper you might be interested in to verify.

Im pretty sure thats not accurate, it depends on the model year ...I did not need to cut anything on my 2002 to install my arb.. . As noted above the arb bumper subframe slides over that.


OP, just call cruiser outfitters or ARB support