IÆm fitting 33 x 12.50s on a 1989 3.0 liter 5 speed. This Raider has mud flaps on the front bumper. At first I thought these were aftermarket mud flaps.



My first thought was to drill out the bolts holding the mud flaps and their mounting hardware onto the bumper.



But the mudflap mounting brackets are an integral part of the bumper! In this photo you can see that the mudflaps are mounted on a heavy-duty bar (thickness 3/16th, breadth 1 3/4 inches) that is seamlessly integrated into the bumper. There are no bolts or even the seam of a weld between this bar and the bumper.



This is the only Monty IÆve ever seen with a bumper & mudflaps like this. Is this something worth saving?
I'll try to bend the bar out a couple of inches. If this doesn't work then I'll have to cut it back about 2 inches.
Thoughts or ideas?