I have one front bumper to many and it is off of a '79 NT. My potential buyer told me that a NT bumper won't fit on a WT. I thought that the difference was at the flares (concerning the sheetmetal), and the front of the fender made no difference. Right or Wrong?
WT & NT bumper difference?
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WT & NT bumper difference?
Dave N. --- 1979 Cherokee S NT. 360-Quadrajet/TH400/Quadratrac/D44x2 4.10\'s, ARB front,locrite rear, 35x12.50 BFG Mud-Terrains. Onboard Air,4\"Superlift,2\"body. Warn Winch. Slight body damage. <br />\"Born to Wheel\', Forced to Work.\"Tags: None
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I am under the same impression, I have never actualy tried to put a NT bumper on a WT rig. However the Flares are the only differance in the WT rigs. The frames are the same up front. I may have to go measure the actual bumper and get this question answered. I have also heard that the 3 Piece bumpers have a second set of holes to be spread out to accomadate WT rigs.....Never looked and makes no sense to me. Since the flares are set back from the front bumper and the wrap around of the bumper does not go into the flare area of either WT or NT rigs.Daily Driver 2008 Wrangler Sahara
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The difference starts at the stone guard(that lil piece at the bottom of the front fender). Where it flairs out is where the difference is. So indeed a NT bumper should fit on a WT. [img]smile.gif[/img] By the way, those stone guards are still available from the dealer and I have the part numbers for the right and left sideDON <br /><a href=\"http://www.Gladi8r.com\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Website</b></a><br /><br />1988 GW 360<br />Edelbrock Intake & 1406<br />TF727/Dana 300<br /><br />1971 J-4500,Rhino Grille<br />A work in progress <br />Soon to be:<br />500 Caddy |Th400 | 205<br />DANA 44/60 (3:73)<br /><br /><b>\"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little<br />temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.\" </b> Ben Franklin
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Jeep lists different front bumpers for wide track /pickups vs. narrow track/wagoneer.
I don'e have two for a side by side to compaire.
Mike d.-----------------------------------------
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1977 J-10 Honcho 360-T15-D20
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1979 Cherokee 4 Door 258-T-18-D20
1981 Cherokee Chief WT 360-727-NP208
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I have a bumper for both. Ralph told me they are different though I have never measured them. If this is not settled in our minds I can go out and measure both tonight.1981 Cherokee Chief Laredo: 360 w/Holley Fuel Injection, Edelbrock manifold, NP219, 3.31, 33\'s, no fuzzy dice (yet)<br />1987 J20: Stock except for the gaudy red Durabak all over the exterior<br />1990 Corvette that get\'s driven anytime I don\'t need to haul a load or go offroad and the temperature is over 32F.
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Cool. Well I guess I stand corrected. Thanks for all the help.Dave N. --- 1979 Cherokee S NT. 360-Quadrajet/TH400/Quadratrac/D44x2 4.10\'s, ARB front,locrite rear, 35x12.50 BFG Mud-Terrains. Onboard Air,4\"Superlift,2\"body. Warn Winch. Slight body damage. <br />\"Born to Wheel\', Forced to Work.\"
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I actually had two places send me narrow trac bumpers and insist they would fit. This is after I told them there was a difference. The small corner pieces that attach to the flares are much wider in the wide track. I think the difference is about 4" in length. I looked for about two years trying to find a decent wide trac bumper.
The frustration did lead to inspiring me to design and build a much more useful bumper.
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I eat my wordsDON <br /><a href=\"http://www.Gladi8r.com\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Website</b></a><br /><br />1988 GW 360<br />Edelbrock Intake & 1406<br />TF727/Dana 300<br /><br />1971 J-4500,Rhino Grille<br />A work in progress <br />Soon to be:<br />500 Caddy |Th400 | 205<br />DANA 44/60 (3:73)<br /><br /><b>\"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little<br />temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.\" </b> Ben Franklin
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