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Originally Posted by Rancid13
I'm assuming you have removed yours? What happened if you don't mind me asking?
Also, still have it??  |
Basically because they typically mount to the bottom of the frame (or as one or two I have seen, just use U-Bolts to bolt around the bumper supports), they have little to no structural strength in even a minor impact. The leveraging forces and typically poor engineering (in terms of holding up to an impact) causes them to buckle and bend into the front of the vehicle often multiplying damage in even a low speed impact, hence the name "damage multipliers."
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At most they are designed to protect your front end from minor branches and to push brush aside. They can (depending on the design) be used to push vehicles, which is why many police vehicles have them; but typically these are built stronger and are better anchored into the unibody. Where as putting a central support on a brush guard on a body on frame vehicle means you're tying the frame and the body together with a solid mount in the front which will cause headaches.
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