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Subject:Re: Bumpers
From:Robert Stevens
Date:Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:57:53 -0700

I have these on my van now and like them.
Compared to the steel tube bumpers I used to have, which front by itself weighed about
120 lbs, and rear only slightly less, I've noticed a HUGE difference in both the feel of 
the van during normal driving, tendency to "dive" forward during hard stops before,
and the big interruption to approach/departure angles with the T-bupers.
The flat steel bumpers are a big improvement AFAIC.
bob
On Jan 18, 2011, at 12:38 PM, Oxroad wrote:

> I just got word from GoWesty that the set of their Steel Plate Bumpers
> WITHOUT the trailer hitch weight 120 pounds.
> 
> So roughly 60 pounds on the front and 60 on the rear. Someone with more
> interaction with these bumpers may have
> a bead on a different weight breakdown. My guess is the rear might be a
> little heavier than the front(?)
> 
> This as compared to the fiberglass front that weighs about 15 pounds plus
> any mounting hardware, brackets and such.
> 
> Best,
> Jeff
> 83.5 Westy
> LA, CA
>