Hi. i got a question for ya. I wonder what the rear bumper safety system is called? I think it's supposed to work like a horisontal shock absorber? Someone told me it was supposed to withstand a collision in 3-5 mph but i don't know. i marked it in red. i wanna know how it works. is there a way to adjust them?

 

Is called in the energy absorber that collapses with a impact. If thay stayed in after a bump you could push or pull them back out.

 

is there an easy way to "puncture" them if i want the bumper closer to the body? or do i have to back up in 3 to 5 straight into a concrete wall? haha

 

The struts has a gas/oil charge in them and will come back out. If there was a leak in them you could push them in. Do not use heat on them! Do not drill them!

 

Check on like E-Bay or over at For A Bodys only. I think someone is making a bracket kit to move the bumper bar closer to the body?

 

If you can fabricate I would remove the crash bar and make standard brackets and remove the energy absorbers altogether. This saves a hundred pounds easily.

 

^^^ what Iowan said!