'55-'56 Suburban WHY is the rear bumper extended ?
Old Ray
Posted 2017-11-02 11:28 AM (#551493)
Subject: '55-'56 Suburban WHY is the rear bumper extended ?



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Location: Invermere B.C. Canada - Rocky Mountains		HI, it appears that the rear bumper on the '56 and '55 Suburban is extended rearward from the car location, anyone know why ? Thanks.
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Ev's62Chrysler
Posted 2017-11-02 11:49 AM (#551495 - in reply to #551493)
Subject: Re: '55-'56 Suburban WHY is the rear bumper extended ?



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56D500boy
Posted 2017-11-02 12:05 PM (#551496 - in reply to #551493)
Subject: RE: '55-'56 Suburban WHY is the rear bumper extended ?



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Old Ray - 2017-11-02 11:28 AM HI, it appears that the rear bumper on the '56 and '55 Suburban is extended rearward from the car location, anyone know why ? Thanks.
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Agree that it is probably due to tailgate opening issues. What is surprizing to me is the rear bumper PN is different for the Suburbans, not just how it is mounted.

Rear Bumper: 13-66-n

Face Bar: 13-66-3

Support: 13-66-16

Example Rear bumper terminology diagram (using 57 Plymouth as the example (there is no equivalent 55-56 diagram):






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