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Old 04-14-2009, 08:21 PM
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Sorry for the crappy picture...Does anyone know whats the use of these things, they seem to be welded to the front part of the chassis behind the tow hooks. I see them as unnecessary weight
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looks like some kind of anti crush bars
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GM calls them car compatibility brackets. They are intended to prevent the truck from ramping up a car in a head-on collision. It can be seen on Chevy's webpage. http://www.chevrolet.com/silverado/safety/
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huh... cut em off
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Old 04-14-2009, 10:41 PM
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^^^Exactly what i was thinking....sawzall anyone
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I read on another forum that was a bucket to place a jack, but who knows.
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Scroll down and it shows them in green, they are for preventing truck going over another vehicle in a crash as mentioned above.

http://www.chevrolet.com/silverado/safety/
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no the jack doesnt sit too well on those things
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Originally Posted by niugnep
Scroll down and it shows them in green, they are for preventing truck going over another vehicle in a crash as mentioned above.

http://www.chevrolet.com/silverado/safety/
Pretty cool question, and answer! I learned something new today!
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Hell ive been waiting to find out what those was after i did my body lift. Guess ill be pulling out the torch tomorrow. But then again since i dont have use of my front tow hooks anymore guess ill improvise those thing-a-ma jigs
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