Need a couple of dimentions from a few folks

Post by **wesk** » Thu Oct 05, 2023 10:02 pm

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 = _______________________

RonD2 · Post by **RonD2** » Fri Oct 06, 2023 1:34 pm

The front bumper on my M38 is 46 inches long.
Is this a test?

Post by **wesk** » Fri Oct 06, 2023 7:08 pm

Is your jeep 1952-53 or 1954 & up?

RonD2 · Post by **RonD2** » Fri Oct 06, 2023 7:26 pm

It's in the signature line of all my posts Wes.

1951 M38

Post by **wesk** » Fri Oct 06, 2023 7:27 pm

My bad. I keep thinking you have two jeeps. My M38 is 54" so I am thinking it may be off a Late M38A1.

RonD2 · Post by **RonD2** » Fri Oct 06, 2023 7:52 pm

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

Post by **wesk** » Fri Oct 06, 2023 9:21 pm

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.

rgmutchler · Post by **rgmutchler** » Sun Oct 08, 2023 1:05 pm

Wes,
Like Ron I get 46 inches. Mine is an M38, early, Jan of 51.
Ralph

Kendall · Post by **Kendall** » Sun Oct 08, 2023 2:56 pm

1951 M38= 46"
1952 M38= 46"
1952 M38A1=46"

Post by **wesk** » Sun Oct 08, 2023 5:13 pm

Thankyou

Mike_B · Post by **Mike_B** » Mon Oct 09, 2023 5:55 pm

My 52 M38 is also 46"

Mike B

JBJeep · Post by **JBJeep** » Tue Oct 10, 2023 9:52 pm

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.

Post by **wesk** » Wed Oct 11, 2023 1:17 am

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.

RICKG · Post by **RICKG** » Wed Oct 11, 2023 7:20 am

M38-46", it's a repop from Uncle John @ MWM.

Linechief4 · Post by **Linechief4** » Wed Oct 11, 2023 2:51 pm

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!