Re: TJ air bags and hard offroding?
 

>I
>use the front bumper on the TJ like I use the front bumper on my 46
>(bumping into rocks) will I set off the air bags??

The airbag sensor isn;t mounted on the bumper, it's located on the tranny
tunnel under the dash. It's an intertial-type sensor, not an "impact" sensor.
You'll do fine, but if you want to bump into rocks, you'd do well to replace
the stock sheetmetal bumper with something more substantial.
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Matt Macchiarolo
www.townpeddler.com
www.wolverine4wd.org
http://wolverine4wd.org/rigs/macchiarolo_ml.html

Re: TJ air bags and hard offroding?
 

I've been working on the principle that its better to have a bumper that's
weaker than the chassis. After all, if it gets bent, its easy to straighten
it out again. However, I suppose a really good thump at the end could cut a
tyre.
--
Dave Milne, Scotland
'99 TJ 4.0 Sahara

"Matt Macchiarolo" <mlmacchia@aol.comspambgon> wrote in message
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: >I
: >use the front bumper on the TJ like I use the front bumper on my 46
: >(bumping into rocks) will I set off the air bags??
:
: The airbag sensor isn;t mounted on the bumper, it's located on the tranny
: tunnel under the dash. It's an intertial-type sensor, not an "impact"
sensor.
: You'll do fine, but if you want to bump into rocks, you'd do well to
replace
: the stock sheetmetal bumper with something more substantial.
: * * *
: Matt Macchiarolo
: www.townpeddler.com
: www.wolverine4wd.org
: http://wolverine4wd.org/rigs/macchiarolo_ml.html
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