.120 steel is thinner that 3/16th's right? how much thinner? I am thinking of buying this bumper but not sure if I want to spend the money on something that wimpy.

3/16 = 0.1875..................... :zzz:

.120 is slightly thinner than 1/8th inch. 1/8th inch would be .125..1/4 inch is .250. Hope that helps. That is kinda thin for a bumper IMHO. john

3/16" is ideal, it's lighter then 1/4" which IMO would be overkill and is way stronger then 1/8" which is around .120.
i have built my bumpers and skids and most of them are 3/16" and it's real beefy, 1/8" will not cut it, and i made my rockers of 1/4" i wish i had gone with 3/16" cause they are too heavy and 3/16" would have been strong enough.:beer:
HTH

My bumpers and frame are all made of .120 and it works fine. You can dent in the .120 if you try hard enough so .188 would be just right. .250 is overkill and just extra weight to me.

I'm building mine out of 3/16" tubing.
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Originally posted by 64Trvlr
I'm building mine out of 3/16" tubing.
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Is that for your RC car/truck??and would that be copper-steel -or SS?? I used 3/8 SS for my fuel line and 1/4 SS for my return line..

.120 steel is 11 gauge. just a little thinner than 1/8"
IMHO 3/16 is ideal for bumpers and rockers. Although 1/4 is commonly used on rockers. Personally i used 7 GA plate for my rockers it measures .1793" Just a little lighter than 3/16 and it takes a hell of a beating.

For bumpers go 3/16":D

Originally posted by hy_desert_4wheeler
Is that for your RC car/truck??and would that be copper-steel -or SS?? I used 3/8 SS for my fuel line and 1/4 SS for my return line..

This is for my Jeep. The 3/16" tubing I was talking about, is 3/16" wall 2"x4" mild steel tubing for the bumpers. The fuel line is 3/8" steel tubing as mine has a carb there is no return line.
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I would love to make my bumpers out of 3/16th but I don't have the time for it. And buying bumpers from Bulletproof is out of the question. They are way too expensive. I still might make bumpers. Something I am curious about is how to make the hinge for the rear carrier. and how to secure it so it dosen't rattle. Pics would be helpful.

also keep in mind the thickness of your frame. If your bumper is thicker then your frame what bends first?

arndog

good point.
Also with the rear bumper how would I go about putting in a receiver hitch? Would I have to cut it out of the tubing and weld in a piece?

.120 steel is thinner that 3/16th's right? how much thinner?

To eliminate similar problems in the future I want to share w/ you a useful trick. Go find a calculator and hit 3 then / then 16. after you hit the = symbol you will get a number. This is the decimal value for the fraction. Subtract the two decimal values and you will find "how much thinner" the steel is.

The first lesson is free. :flipoff2:

Originally posted by sanyi83
I would love to make my bumpers out of 3/16th but I don't have the time for it. I still might make bumpers.

If you might make bumpers, why don't you have time to make them out of 3/16" steel?


Also with the rear bumper how would I go about putting in a receiver hitch? Would I have to cut it out of the tubing and weld in a piece?

Yes...........................

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