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Filling rear pipe bumper with concrete - myth?


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I showed my Comanche to an older guy at my work. When I bought my MJ the previous owner had welded a nice solid pipe bumper to the frame in place of the stock bumper, which I presume was damaged.

 

Anyways, the guy said that when he was younger people who put those bumpers on would fill them with concrete to put some extra weight on the (usually) empty bed to provide for better traction and control.

 

There's a 99.9% chance I will not do this either way, but I thought it was an interesting concept. Does anyone see any value in doing this? Or is it just a myth?

 

:cheers:

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Mine rides real nice with about 200lbs at the tailgate.

 

I figure my receiver/bumper combo when I get it built will be about 150lbs and I expect it to give me a nice ride.

 

 

Concrete? no..........there is a word for crap like that but I can't use it here.

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Mine definitely rides nicer with weight in the back (especially with the MT springs), so it sounds plausibe in theory. Realistically though, how much could you actually get in there? I'm trying to visualize the volume and don't really see being able to add more than 20 pounds; probably half that if the pipes are of decent thickness. Better off just stacking the bags in the bed.

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that's a poor place to put the weight anyway. it's better that it be directly over the rear tires. :thumbsup:

 

Well that would be a silly place to put your rear bumper! :D

 

Yeah, I'm not familiar with that mod. You have a writeup for that Pete???

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