I went back to the junkyard to attack to ’77 DJ5 again. This time, I decided to pull the brackets that supported the front bumper to the frame. I thought that they would be nice to have on my CJ6 until I get a winch and a winch plate.
I pulled the brackets (which were on both sides of the frame) and attached to the bumper. I had to pull off the manual steering box to get to the left bracket. Once I finished, I went home and quickly put them on my CJ6 for a test fitting.
Perfect. They will be great. I then looked down at the XJ power steering box that I had on the floor, pulled off the mounting bracket and tested a thought that just came to me. The mounting holes matched. This means that I can use the DJ5′s full, strong mounting bracket to mount my XJ power steering box without any fabrication at all. Ok, that’s not true. I will have to cut the front crossmember & bumper slightly to fit the steering box and install a plate between box & frame. But, that’s going to be easier than fabricating my own mount. It was an unexpected advantage to buying these brackets.
