That's a great point. And whatever impact is not absorbed by the bumper or
the body is absorbed by your neck.

Jim

On Mon, Aug 20, 2018 at 3:50 PM Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@gmail.com> wrote:

>       When the bumper or brackets are to beffy and not sacrificial, you
> end up bending the body.
>         Some amount of give is always a good idea.
>
>                                        Stacy
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Aug 20, 2018, at 12:02 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
> wrote:
> >
> > I'm now considering a bigger bumper or trailer hitch to give my Subaru
> > investment some extra protection. I was hit from behind in my '84 years
> ago
> > and a minor bump resulted in significant damage to the body, but not the
> > engine, that time.
> >
> >
> >
> > There are the heavy steel bumpers from GW and RMW, and heavy trailer
> hitches
> > like Dennis makes. Any thoughts or experiences with these?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
> >
> > Stuart
>