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Date:         Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:57:53 -0700
Reply-To:     Robert Stevens <mtbiker62@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Robert Stevens <mtbiker62@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Bumpers
In-Reply-To:  <AANLkTi=gaKoXtXKbJ+vHgjBpk_Vb2TtLrDcxPQ=yrz3Z@mail.gmail.com>
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I have these on my van now and like them. Compared to the steel tube bumpers I used to have, which front by itself weighed about 120 lbs, and rear only slightly less, I've noticed a HUGE difference in both the feel of the van during normal driving, tendency to "dive" forward during hard stops before, and the big interruption to approach/departure angles with the T-bupers. The flat steel bumpers are a big improvement AFAIC. bob On Jan 18, 2011, at 12:38 PM, Oxroad wrote:

> I just got word from GoWesty that the set of their Steel Plate Bumpers > WITHOUT the trailer hitch weight 120 pounds. > > So roughly 60 pounds on the front and 60 on the rear. Someone with more > interaction with these bumpers may have > a bead on a different weight breakdown. My guess is the rear might be a > little heavier than the front(?) > > This as compared to the fiberglass front that weighs about 15 pounds plus > any mounting hardware, brackets and such. > > Best, > Jeff > 83.5 Westy > LA, CA >


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