Re: TJ air bags and hard offroding?

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Nope, no worries on the air bags at all, no way, no how do they go off ineven hard-core offroading.Jerry

Matt Macchiarolo · Accepted Answer

The airbag sensor isn;t mounted on the bumper, it's located on the tranny tunnel under the dash. It's an intertial-type sensor, not an "impact" sensor. You'll do fine, but if you want to bump into rocks, you'd do well to replace the stock sheetmetal bumper with something more substantial.

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Dave Milne · Answer

I've been working on the principle that its better to have a bumper that'sweaker than the chassis. After all, if it gets bent, its easy to straightenit out again. However, I suppose a really good thump at the end could cut atyre.--Dave Milne, Scotland'99 TJ 4.0 Sahara: >I: >use the front bumper on the TJ like I use the front bumper on my 46: >(bumping into rocks) will I set off the air bags??:: The airbag sensor isn;t mounted on the bumper, it's located on the tranny: tunnel under the dash. It's an intertial-type sensor, not an "impact"sensor.: You'll do fine, but if you want to bump into rocks, you'd do well toreplace: the stock sheetmetal bumper with something more substantial.: * * *: Matt Macchiarolo: : : ::

someone · Answer

if i'm recalling correctly, on most air bag systems, there are several"conditions" that all have to be met for the air bag to deploy....one isvehicle speed above a certain threshold, another is a relatively "head-on"collision......i think in regards to off road and air bags, the speed thingis the biggie....you shouldn't be going THAT fast off-roading...

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