Re: Brushguard - can I make this work?

From: Andy Levy (andylevy@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Nov 05 2001 - 23:35:42 EST


Hey Adam, you're still around!

I was hoping that the guard would mount to one side of the framerail and
the hooks to the other, and a bolt of the right length would work out.

Checking Smittybilt's website, the p/n for the '00 Durango and '99 Dakota
is the same.

Mr. Plow wrote:

> Andy,
> I'm almost 100% sure that your Mopar tow hooks have to come off to get ANY
> type of brush guard on. I just know that the same spots on the frame are
> used by pretty much all brush guards for mounting, and those same spots
> are currently occupied by the tow hook setup.
> As for the 99/00 swapability, i thought that there were some changes that
> were made between those model years, and there may be a problem swapping
> this type of mod.
>
>
> The Adam Blaster
>
>
>
>>
>>I have an opportunity to get a Smittybilt Outland (modular) brushguard,
>>never used for a good price. So...
>>
>>It was bought for a 2000 Durango, will it fit my '99? I'm hoping so.
>>Will it mount in such a way that I can keep my Mopar tow hooks?
>>If not, is it strong enough that tow hooks/rings could be adapted
>>(Steiger-style) to it?
>>
>>--
>>-andy
>
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-andy
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