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looking at knockin g up a tube bar pretty soon, but i am trying to work out what size plate to use from the mounts, the mounts will also be recovery points on a GQ shorty,

im thinking i need 6 to 8mm plate, id prefere over engineered,

what do the gurus reakon?

will also be using 4 to 5 bolts each side,

Hey Shawn


I made my mounting section outta 6mm plate and has 5 M12 bolts per side ............. I havent had any dramas as of yet with it and it has had some load particulary dead line pulls and pullin the shitbox back onto its wheels after the flop and that was pullin from side on ................( you have my pics so that should give ya a reasonable idea of wat I did ) ..........

Although if you are after the over engineering nature 8mm is the go ......I have been told by other people with very similair tube bars as to mine that they have sinced beefed up the mounting of future bars to 8mm ............ just make sure that once you work out the mounting that you also run plates down the inside of the chassis rails incorporating the mounting bolts so that you wont pull the nuts through the chassis wall .







Dan

heres how I did the rear, I will do the front the same this is a zook

8mm plate, 3 M12 bolts, and most importantly, crush tubes

ignore the plate on the outside of the chassis rail

thanks for the info, will chase up some prices for some 8mm plate today,

Anyone got some pic´s of how they made there mount´s ? a little inspiration

laser cut then folded into shape around chassis rails.

will take photos later

Hobbz wrote:Anyone got some pic´s of how they made there mount´s ? a little inspiration

follow the link...

http://pointnshoot.whoever.org

hope it works as a link...

Spock

Hey bubs,

Got some more pics/ templates of that rear bar?

Looks interesting for Littlefoots rear end.

spock

ive used 6mm on all mine.....

but id say 8mm is definatly the go at least if you intend on running a winch anyways..

screwy