TJM Bumper collapsed

[SSR Xterra]

Just thought some of yall would like to know about this if you are interested in getting a TJM bullbar. A guy on the 4x4parts board has a frontier with a warn 9k lb winch mounted in it and was winching and it bent outward in a v shape. Here is the link where you can find pics and the story behind it.

LINK

And you do have to be a member to view the page

[OffroadX]

Eeek, I've got a T17 going on next weekend, practically the same without the stuff in front of the grille and lights. Hope that's an isolated case.

Brent

[Schludwiller]

Here's a pic

[ned946]

How does the crumple zone look? (I'll assume its okay)
This might add some more insight into "what will fail first, the winch bumper or the crumple zone?"

[Xterrian]

Sorry it took me so long to reply to this thread, but I haven't been here in a while. I couldn't see the whole story in the link, but I have a TJM bumper and Warn 9000lb winch and I can't figure out how he did that. I pulled a Cherokee across a black top road with his tires locked and my bumper didn't budge a milimeter. Was he pulling the Xterra into a tree ala "The Gods Must Be Crazy"?

[Schludwiller]

Yeah, that's a pretty old thread. I can't figure out how it happened either.