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Originally Posted by JB3
another slightly different way if the rubber is shot-
My lower bracket on the bumper itself was broken, just like all of them it seems, and the rubber pad was also ripped and useless
I ground that out, and I bent two pieces of 3/16ths steel in U-shapes that matched the contour of the inside of the bumper
I then wheeled off the rest of the rubber pad and welded the U's to the bumper shock. Im sure you could bolt it same way though
looked like this ultimately-
Similar to the OP, only a pair of carriage bolt tops are visible, though top and bottom vs both on the bottom. Also I used stainless steel bolts
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JB3: I am using your approach to do my bumper fix. What did you use to get such a nice bend and contour to the 3/16 steel stock? I do not have any metal working equipment so am thinking I will need to go to a fabrication shop to have the bend and the weld done. Or I might just have the bend done and use four bolts to attach the bracket to the shock assembly.
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