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Body lift with Grille Guard
« on: March 07, 2010, 11:15:38 AM »
I have a Go Rhino grille guard and was looking into a 3" PA body lift.  I know that once I put on the lift that I will initially lose the original mounting points for the grille guard.  Anyone have any experience with a body lift and grille guard combination?  Where I might be able buy a modified mounting brackets or someone that has had one fabricated?  Thanks!


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Re: Body lift with Grille Guard
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2010, 06:06:39 PM »
It would be a simple matter of fabricating extension brackets to move the mounting points down 3" further than on the current brackets and welding the extensions onto the current brackets. Any machine shop could easily fab something like this up.
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Re: Body lift with Grille Guard
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2010, 06:17:08 PM »
Quote from: MyBigToy on March 07, 2010, 06:06:39 PM
It would be a simple matter of fabricating extension brackets to move the mounting points down 3" further than on the current brackets and welding the extensions onto the current brackets. Any machine shop could easily fab something like this up.

Always the voice of reason you are Joe!  The reason I ask is that I am being told that the tow hooks brackets are not usable with a body lift, which is the main load bearing point of attachment for the grille guard. 
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Re: Body lift with Grille Guard
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2010, 09:31:17 PM »
I'm not sure how it is on a WBH ( I know, big help) but on my cladded I lost the tow hooks until I get the balls to trim the front bumper.
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Re: Body lift with Grille Guard
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2010, 09:33:15 PM »
you can reuse the hooks also. I never believe anyone who said it cant be done..... switch them left to right and invert. you may need to drill a new hole but all is good when modding. or weld in a D ring or something better!

I'll try to find the pic of the adapter plate for the bull bar

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Re: Body lift with Grille Guard
« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2010, 10:32:22 PM »
Quote from: Alaska_AV on March 07, 2010, 09:33:15 PM
you can reuse the hooks also. I never believe anyone who said it cant be done..... switch them left to right and invert. you may need to drill a new hole but all is good when modding.

I've also read this same thing.
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Re: Body lift with Grille Guard
« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2010, 04:13:26 PM »
Not exactly as I remember but here are  the pics I could find  and also for the cladded :tongue:
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Re: Body lift with Grille Guard
« Reply #7 on: June 30, 2010, 06:23:06 PM »
Finally got someone to fab me a bracket to get the grille guard back on.
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Re: Body lift with Grille Guard
« Reply #8 on: June 30, 2010, 07:16:15 PM »
Quote from: Ski Edition on June 30, 2010, 06:23:06 PM
Finally got someone to fab me a bracket to get the grille guard back on.
So far so good.  :thumbup:  What kind of winch are you putting on it next?  :whistle:
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Re: Body lift with Grille Guard
« Reply #9 on: June 30, 2010, 07:18:51 PM »
Quote from: oHIobellboy on June 30, 2010, 07:16:15 PM
So far so good.  :thumbup:  What kind of winch are you putting on it next?  :whistle:

Nope--no winch!!  After I get the rack on the back, I'm almost at a breaking point on the mods for now.  I'm liking her as she is!!   :wavey:
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