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Author Message   Blake Luse (Muddyrover) Senior Member Username: Muddyrover Post Number: 926 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 04:50 pm:    I need a backing plate for my dixon bate 3.5 thats going on my ARB. I have my old front bumper off my disco that is bent and I can't really even give it away. Can I cut a backing plate from this bumper and would it be good to use?   Blake Luse (Muddyrover) Senior Member Username: Muddyrover Post Number: 927 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 05:02 pm:    Would it be good to cut 2 backing plates to make it thicker?   Blake Luse (Muddyrover) Senior Member Username: Muddyrover Post Number: 929 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 05:58 pm:    If this isn't a good idea, how thick should I tell the person that will be making a backing plate for me???   Blake Luse (Muddyrover) Senior Member Username: Muddyrover Post Number: 930 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 08:37 pm:    my thinking is that the factory bumper is 1/8 of an inch thick if I measured it right. So if I cut 2 plates of it then it would be 1/4" thick (same as EE backing plate for shackle bracket). If i cut a third then it would be 3/8. Would it be as good as a solid piece of 1/4 or 3/8? I'm having a conversation with myself .   Steve Cooper (Scrover) Senior Member Username: Scrover Post Number: 391 Registered: 09-2002 Posted on Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 08:47 pm:    Blake, I think a solid 1/4" like the EE plate would be better. See, you're not talking to yourself.   Blake Luse (Muddyrover) Senior Member Username: Muddyrover Post Number: 931 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 10:57 pm:    Thanks Steve. Yeah your right it would. I was just seeing if I could do it myself instead of going to the fab shop.