Quote:
Originally Posted by XtremeMarine
RTE bumpers don't come with hi-lift or jack-all receivers in them, so that entire scenario is based on an idiot of an owner who didn't understand his vehicle, or the modifications made to it. Also, considering he was off-road; it is impossible to know if he even had a proper off-road base for his jack, or proper jacking technique. Considering the damage explained on the vehicle, I can safely say not. Not even a spare tire under the frame to keep the vehicle from falling as far. So not really a safe, valid, or understandable point in the debate, imho.
|
Not a bad point, except one would expect the bumper to support the static weight, and not shear nearly completely off. What if the vehicle had come down on a rock onto the same point the jack was positioned. That, being a dynamic load, the same weight as in the jack situation, would have done the same thing. What ground the jack was sitting on has little to do with the bumper construction failing. It was, however, sitting in the back of the car, along with a large, molded plastic foot plate.
Why don't they put jack points in them? ARB does, and it's the only front location a 110 can be jacked from.
