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Need a couple of dimentions from a few folks
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2023 10:02 pm
by wesk
Length of front bumper on M38 = _______________________
Length of early short front bumper on M38A1 = _____________________
Length of late long front bumper on M38A1 = _____________________
Length of front bumper on M170 = _______________________
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2023 1:34 pm
by RonD2
The front bumper on my M38 is 46 inches long.
Is this a test?
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2023 7:08 pm
by wesk
Is your jeep 1952-53 or 1954 & up?
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2023 7:26 pm
by RonD2
It's in the signature line of all my posts Wes.
1951 M38
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2023 7:27 pm
by wesk
My bad. I keep thinking you have two jeeps. My M38 is 54" so I am thinking it may be off a Late M38A1.
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2023 7:52 pm
by RonD2
The M38 ORD9 shows 2 part numbers for the bumper, but doesn't give the length:
G740-7372818
G758-8331831
Maybe this old post?
http://willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules.php? ... ong+bumper
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2023 9:21 pm
by wesk
Correct. That's what caused me to ask for folks to pass on length's. I'd like to work that data into our databases eventually.
Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2023 1:05 pm
by rgmutchler
Wes,
Like Ron I get 46 inches. Mine is an M38, early, Jan of 51.
Ralph
Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2023 2:56 pm
by Kendall
1951 M38= 46"
1952 M38= 46"
1952 M38A1=46"
Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2023 5:13 pm
by wesk
Thankyou
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2023 5:55 pm
by Mike_B
My 52 M38 is also 46"
Mike B
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2023 9:52 pm
by JBJeep
My 1955 M38A1 front bumper is 54".
When was the switch?
For what it's worth, the Kaiser Willys online catalog says the short bumper is correct for 52-53 M38A1s.
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2023 1:17 am
by wesk
It would be interesting to find how how that reached that conclusion. Scott's old M38A1 data base does not support that and the army pubs do not support that. Based on available data the only way to determine when the switch was official is by reading the original Willys Factory frame blue print.
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2023 7:20 am
by RICKG
M38-46", it's a repop from Uncle John @ MWM.
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2023 2:51 pm
by Linechief4
Greetings Wes!
Here are the dimensions from my Jeeps:
1952 US Army M38A1: 46 inches
1953 USAF M38A1: 56 inches
1954 M170: 46 inches
Glad to help!