RE: large tube in rear bumper

From: Michael Steele (msteele8@cox.net)
Date: Wed Mar 15 2006 - 22:30:13 EST

I haven't posted in quite a while but since no one seems to know what this
is for I thought I would add my experience with this piece.

When I installed my P/A body lift kit on my '03 quad cab 4x2 the
instructions stated that this was to be removed and that towing with the
bumper was no longer an option because of removal of this part. No big deal
to me since I had the tow package anyways.

Back to lurk mode.

Michael

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From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Josh Battles
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 6:42 AM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: Re: DML: large tube in rear bumper

On Wed, March 15, 2006 7:18 am, Andy Levy wrote:
>
> I disagree that it's definitely there for a reason. Your appendix is
> there, but for no functional reason at all. This tube might be
> entirely useless, or it may be part of a "jig" for manufacturing or it
> could well be for vibration damping but I'm still trying to figure out
> what it'd really do, given its location, apparent weight, and only
> being on QCs.

Good analogy but I don't see that applying to the automotive industry. With
the agressive bean-counting going on with auto manufacturers today I have to
doubt that is serves no purpose. Odds are it costs a few dollars, and if
they put it on the many many thousand QC trucks that adds up. If it didn't
serve a legitimate purpose it would have been removed already purely for
cost
savings. 

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