Ideas for bumper cover support on 98+ TA?

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Dec 9, 2006 | 10:42 PM

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Ideas for bumper cover support on 98+ TA?

Ok well I got rid of the impact beam and the foam and wondering what any of you guys have done to keep the bumper from sagging/caving in? Maybe make a little frame inside the cover?? I dunno...give me some ideas.

Dec 10, 2006 | 12:36 AM

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Don't need anything I believe. If you get in a fender bender.. may be in a bit of trouble though

Dec 10, 2006 | 08:29 AM

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We remove them all the time and dont use any support. Never an issue so far.

Dec 10, 2006 | 11:34 AM

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mine has been that way for 2 years... just fine.....

Dec 10, 2006 | 11:44 AM

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yep been fine without it

Dec 10, 2006 | 12:00 PM

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completely empty on the inside?

Dec 10, 2006 | 12:03 PM

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Well other than the bracket I have the FMIC mounted too, its empty as can be.

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Dec 10, 2006 | 12:25 PM

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oh, well thats good news. Everyone else I talked to told me the bumper would eventually sag and possibly cave in at high speeds.

Not mine... 150mph in the 1/4........

Dec 10, 2006 | 01:00 PM

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lol..how about on the highway?

Dec 10, 2006 | 01:15 PM

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my intercooler holds the bumper cover from caving in

Dec 10, 2006 | 03:22 PM

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do you have it pressed up against the foglight holes? Cuz I was thinking about doing that for extra support as well.

Dec 10, 2006 | 04:03 PM

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By removing the impact beam, are you worried about affecting the structural rigidity of the chassis up front? Would there be enough space to fit an IC in front of the 'impact beam' (support that ties the two sides of the chassis together)? Seems like a lot of people just remove it.

Thanks,
Jim

Dec 10, 2006 | 04:18 PM

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Im going to have a steel tube(about as big as the sway bar) welded in between the two frame rails to help things a bit and not restrict airflow like the impact beam would if you put it there.

Dec 10, 2006 | 05:00 PM

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I cut the foam out for the intercooler and reinstalled it. I Didn't want to loose my shapely figure.

Dec 11, 2006 | 10:38 PM

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I cut the foam out for the intercooler and reinstalled it. I Didn't want to loose my shapely figure.

ha ha ha

Dec 12, 2006 | 01:19 AM

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i have the i/c as my support...thus far

Dec 12, 2006 | 09:25 PM

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yeah it kind of makes sense, if I lean the intercooler up against the foglight holes the bumper wont cave in at all. I was looking at the bumper today and its alot thicker than what I was thinking. Does anyone care to share pics of their setups?