What's the point of having this tubular structure on

>>16927487
Damn, on the bumper of it.

Tow point and nosedive protection.

>>16927493
>Tow point
I thought that's what recovery hooks were for?

>>16927492
To destroy rears of shitboxes. And help with rolling when going down from steep obstacle.

>>16927487
Directs an animal down rather than up through the grill or your windshield

>>16927500
More options, more convenient, owner likes the look it gives the vehicle, take your pick.

>>16927487
It prevents the vehicle from flipping over forward when coming down an incline.

>>16927536
Does it make sense to have on longer vehicles like Wrangler Unlimited?

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>>16927487
So you can wrap your winch line around it

what other people said about towing and winching and animals
also protects the radiator

>>16928329
all wrong.

It's rice.

>>16927493
>>16927514
Yeah, that's not a tow point, and bad things will happen if you use that as a tow point.
>>16927536
This.
It also aids if you're trying to climb a sheer embankment, as in it helps lifts the front end as opposed to impacting it.

>>16927487
boy theres something sexy anout making your car look like a giant fucking bottle opener

>>16928280
needs a locker

>>16927487
>What's the point of having this tubular structure on the pic related?
You'll see that on other off roader vehicles to stop the nose from a total faceplant on a sharply inclined ditch.

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>>16927487
It's used on desert racers to take the blow from hard nose dives, however on that particular jeep it's fucking useless.

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more stinger usage in the dez

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>>16927487
for poking the spare tyre mounted to the back of the vehicle in front of you when at a red light

>>16927487
The original purpose of similar structures (a stinger) is to prevent rolling forward on a steep decline.

This one lacks the structure for that, so it's just for aesthetics.

>>16927493
>tow point
No, that would be the red hooks next to it on the bumper. Using a stinger for a tow point offers no advantage over using a tow hook. However it does increase leverage on the mounts resulting in an increased risk of damage.

>>16927511
At the speed in which an animal will do substantial damage, it will more likely just break the animal into 2-3 pieces while those large chunks of animal continue to move toward your grill with most of their inertia.
For this, a full protection bumper and grill/headlight guard is used.

>>16928996
>to take the blow from hard nose dives
No, that's generally a thick gauge skid plate.

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>>16927487
It's another spot to hold on to while being rammed up the ass behind the mall at night. Fuck Jeep fags I fucking hate you all.

>>16931674
did your gf leave you for a guy who drives a jeep anon?

>>16931674
PREACH

To show everyone what a stupid attention whoring faggot you are.

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>>16927500
They are, but those things are usually a lot more solid, and also give you a lot more places to hook up as you'll find usually find yourself and the car in need of a tow in the dumbest fucking place thinkable when you're offroading

(note; photo not very related)

>>16936264
>long lever
>more solid than hook bolted directly to frame