Thread: Changing a bar

Originally Posted by clubagreenie

OK. Use 12mm bolts instead of 10mm. You'll need to file out the rough cut holes in the crush cans but they fit and it moves less on the larger bolts. Fit cans first, then bar centre then outer pieces. You may need to fit the bolts for the outer sections and put the nuts to them to keep in place but it can be done this way and is much lighter. If you have a winch fit after, you can fit (well a tigerz 12000 will) it from underneath. You'll probably need an offset hawse for the rope as well. Fit with the upper bolts then fit the lower through the hawse.

This, absolutley this. Actually I think I used half inch..., but yes you will need to file etc, and thats a bit of a pain, but, if you, or anyone else who may have owned the truck previously, has tested the bumper off road, then there will be some slop in the chassis holes. Also, the crush cans you get with the Xrox, are heavy steel, so will not just compress easily under 10mm bolt tension. Ie, they will not flatten easily to match the contour of the chassis rails they sleeve around, so the heavier bolts help here, and in addition if you choose top add a winch, well.....

I would also put hose straight on to the headlight washer jets output with a blocking bolt, rather than leaving the existing connector as mine tended to leak afterwards.

cheers
Nick

Cheers all!

The bar has arrived and is in the back of the Disco.

I'll pull it out in a few days and sus it all out.

CDL also arrived this week.