--- Daniel Stevens <dosteven@SYR.EDU> wrote: > word of caution, a good rear hit can and likely will > create some frame damage/warpage. > but compared to my stock van bumper it'd have done > that and then some (to the motor/tranny liekly) I would contend that since both bumpers will utilize the same mounting points, the damage to the frame/unibody would be similar with either bumper. The only difference would be the amount of damage to the bumper itself. A stronger bumper would protect the parts of the body that are outside of the bumper mounting points though, like both rear corners of the van. Good luck, ===== TJ Hannink Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg Edition Winter Park, Florida http://home.earthlink.net/~tjhannink/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wolfsburg_campers http://photos.yahoo.com/tjhannink [Vanagon] Album __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com |
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