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Š2005 Dirt Road Magazine

Challenger Performance Sport Bars are a great way to improve the stock side support bars on your TJ. These bars are easy to install and offer great features like grab handles for driver and passenger, and optional spreader bars which, when used in pairs, can be modified for mounting accessories such as a Cobra CB radio. (Drilling is required for the spreader bars, but not the basic kit.)
Challenger Performance Sport Bars also make it easier than ever for TJ owners to put their windshields down. With this kit installed, lowering your windshield is as easy as removing two hinge screws and your windshield wipers. You no longer need to remove the center-bar-to-windshield supports, which is not only a pain, but also sacrifices what little safety the stock bars did offer.
What We Really Think
Challenger Performance strikes again! This is the second time we've tested their products on our TJ, and, like the first, the Sport Bar Kit shows the same great attention to detail and expert craftsmanship we've come to expect from them.
The kit is well thought out, and can be installed by even the least experienced Jeeper in a short amount of time. Everything needed in included with the kit, and installation is pretty intuitive. The benefits are great, and our only complaint so far is that Mac can't seem to remember where his head is, and keeps smacking it into the spreader bars. It's nice to be able to drop the windshield so easily, and not compromise safety after doing so. The grab handles are a great help for getting in and out of lifted TJ's. Passengers in particular will enjoy the fact that there are many new places to hang on!
"Challenger Performance Manufacturing and Fabricating, Inc. was formed to provide the 4x4 enthusiast with high end products that will handle the toughest trails and back roads. With several years of off-road fabrication and design experience, all our products are trail tested and trail tough."
For more information, visit their web-site at: www.challengerperformance.com, or call them at 623/582-9400. You may also contact us directly if you have any questions about our Challenger Performance Sport Bar Kit.

Product Highlights:

This kit mounts to the dash using three
stock bolt locations on each side

It also attaches to the center
bar using the stock location

The integrated grab handles
are an added bonus!
The optional spreader
bars can be adjusted to
meet your needs
You will need to drill into
your stock center bar to
install the optional
spreader bars

Expert Installation Provided By:

www.challengerperformance.com
2032 W. Melinda Lane Suite #2
Phoenix, AZ 85027
623/582-9400

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