Hate them roos - AUSJEEPOFFROAD.COM Jeep News Australia and New Zealand

Jeeps · #1 15-07-2002

I've hit a roo or 2 in my time (some trees and a 'keep-left' sign at rainbow beach once too! :D )and while the wife's cars bend and dint (roo's only - i promise!) my 4by's have always had a bullbar or at least a nudge-me bar and shove wildlife out of the way no worries at all!

Has anyone had any experiences with bars on the front of TJ's? I'm thinking of getting a nudge bar on the front for a bit of protection and somewhere to mount some spotties.

My concerns are:
1: Will the TJ's front end hold the weight?
2: Airbag interference?
3: Approach angle compromise?

I live in a particularly roo infested part of SE Queensland where they grow roos big. Anyone hit one in a TJ yet?
I had a close call last night with a monster i reckon would have stood 6 feet tall. If i had been doing 10k's over he'd be roadkill. Maybe me too!

You wouldn't believe the damage one did to the wife's commbydore last month at 40k's/hr....or so she says...

AussieCJ7 · #2 15-07-2002

only 2 choices if u ask me

arb
or warn bars

dont go a nudge bar u will only replace it latter when it bends

i think the arb bar is air bag compatible but dont know for sure check it out

Wooders · #3 15-07-2002

I got ARB bumper & if I were likely to encounter roos - that would be my pick.
But make sure you get a winch compatable number [img]tongue.gif[/img]
As for the weight - I did find the modified ARB bumper + 8274 DID weight the front down about 1"....nothing a set of coil spacers can't fix :D

Qten · #4 16-07-2002

I recently got an ARB Bar w/winch mount and it was airbag compatable. apparently 4wd shops can't legaly fit bars to 4wd's with airbags unless the bar is setup for airbags anyway.

Cheers, :D

mattc · #5 16-07-2002

ASFAIK, the TJ uses decelerometer or similar to trigger the airbags. No crush cans to worry about like on Patrols? etc.

Dale · #6 16-07-2002

Further to Matt's reply

It uses an acclerometer that detects the rate of deceleration

The sensor is in the Airbag control module(ACM) and obviuosly a pre programmed decision algorithm in the microprocessor determines when the decelration rate indicates an impact severe enough to deploy the airbags.....

common sense realy :confused:

I hit a roo in my TJ with the an ARB bar and no damage....mind you I was doing 70 and i swerved and hit it's tail only

Jeeps · #7 16-07-2002

I'm worried about shoving that nice grille back into the radiator. Maybe come Shu-Roo's.....