Removing 5mph bumpers and shocks from Duster?
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12/15/14 02:55 PM
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I would like to remove the 5mph bumpers and related shocks from my 74 and 75 Dusters, my questions is do non-5mph bumpers and mount brackets bolt on or do you have to fabricate the mounts? Does anybody make a "conversion" bracket/package? Thanks
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Re: Removing 5mph bumpers and shocks from Duster?
[Re: mod5v]
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12/15/14 04:08 PM
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I'm going to be doing the same thing..
I was going to custom fab some brackets out of the pile of OE brackets stacked out back, remove the iron from the rear of the bumper, weld in the studs & grind down smooth the face of them, section the bumper to bring it into the side of the car, then have it re-chromed.
I'm planning on doing this for the front & rear...hopefully a nice subtle modification that will appear stock when complete is what I'm shooting for.
The plastic filler panels on those cars are all warped and look like hell.
The cheap option would be to buy 70/71 bumpers & brackets and bolt them on and remove the filler panels, but it'll be obvious and the front pumper won't match the curves or the edges of the grille.
if you have a 74/75 Dart Sport, that was the ugliest front grille ever made and I don't think that 70/71 Dart bumpers would even remotely look good..
Another option would be to find a feather duster and rob it's hood, decklid, and bumpers.
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Re: Removing 5mph bumpers and shocks from Duster?
[Re: RJS]
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12/15/14 07:26 PM
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What's the matter....
You don't want to have a bumper that looks like a park bench?
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Re: Removing 5mph bumpers and shocks from Duster?
[Re: RapidusMaximus]
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12/15/14 10:03 PM
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What's the matter.... N You don't want to have a bumper that looks like a park bench?
Yeah...a big heavy park bench that seats about 3 But seriously, thanks for all the tips, I'm a newbie to this "late model" stuff and I'm going to put these Dusters on a diet...don't these things have heavy crash bars in the doors also?
yes they have supports in the doors, but not enough in weight savings to go thru the labor hassle to cut one out..
if you want to lower the weight of the doors, get some early model doors...
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