FSB bumpers.... lets see em. - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

sceep · 05-13-2005, 08:08 AM

Gearing up to build some bumpers for my 82 in the next month or so and i still havent come up with anything that really pleases me. At first i was thinking a pre-runner style but now am leaning towards more of a box/plate version.

whatchoo got front and rear??

AZFord4x4 · 05-13-2005, 12:21 PM

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showt...hreadid=221482

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sceep · 05-16-2005, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by AZFord4x4

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showt...hreadid=221482

Fool

moderator with no running truck says what?????

jopes · 05-16-2005, 07:36 AM

CasterTroy · 05-16-2005, 08:33 AM

SteveO · 05-16-2005, 08:45 AM

Here is what I made for my '99 Limited 4Runner. So far, this thing has pulled me out of Pritchitt Canyon, Moab, and cleared the Whale Rock in Chinaman's Gulch, CO.

More Pics

Pottsy · 05-16-2005, 10:30 AM

Here is mine.....

jopes · 05-16-2005, 10:46 AM

Here is the rear. Needs a bit more to finish it. crappy picture, but the link to the rest has better individual pictures.

http://www.1ton4x4.com/swing%20gate/

plug ugly · 05-16-2005, 01:19 PM

rear

Front

GTRider245 · 05-16-2005, 02:52 PM

CasterTroy, who makes that bumper??? That thing is sweet!

b2dude · 05-16-2005, 03:14 PM

2x6 box....really easy, strong, and clean, in my opinion

Andy351 · 05-16-2005, 05:23 PM

94stepsideford · 05-16-2005, 05:44 PM

Not to hijack, but how does a tube type bumper compare to say, a warn bumper?? (strength wise)

Jrod-13 · 05-16-2005, 11:11 PM

pretty simple, but it works.. and covers up the gap from the body lift.

AZFord4x4 · 05-16-2005, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by sceep

moderator with no running truck says what?????

It runs... dammit.
Something seems to break everytime it moves more than 500 feet... but it runs...

badkarma88 · 05-17-2005, 12:18 AM

Heres mine:

Heres my buddy's prerunner bumper:

Chris85 · 05-17-2005, 01:58 AM

My creation using a warn classic bumper off of a chevy blazer

SrATEX · 05-17-2005, 02:42 AM

here is the one i am getting from Cam, hopefully soon.

i one day i will mount my rear bumper when i get home. but will come off for a tube rear someday.

CasterTroy · 05-18-2005, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by GTRider245

CasterTroy, who makes that bumper??? That thing is sweet!

A guy that lives up the road from me

He has a bender and is a decent welder. I gave him my idea, he showed me what he had done in the past and we came up with the design together.

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Originally Posted by 94stepsideford

Not to hijack, but how does a tube type bumper compare to say, a warn bumper?? (strength wise)

I don't know 1st hand...but from what I understand, the warn is pretty flimsy....just a winch bracket with some chrome sheetmetal wrap. Hit a rock with it and it bends up

badkarma88 · 05-18-2005, 03:47 PM

Depends which warn bumper, mine is a warn and I've beat the shit out of it. I'm surprised how it's held up with some of the pulls I've used on the winch.

saf-t scissors · 05-18-2005, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by badkarma88

Heres mine:

Dude... you don't own a Warn BUMPER. That's a transformer grill guard.

The "enforcer" and the "classic" are pretty cheap and thin. They're good at folding under and getting stuck against your tire.

94stepsideford · 05-22-2005, 09:24 AM

Just wanted to have some reassurance. I have one of the cheap ones (came on the truck) and want to build a tube bumper for better clearance. But my father CLAIMS the WARN would be stronger in the event of a crash.

JJS · 05-22-2005, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by 94stepsideford

Just wanted to have some reassurance. I have one of the cheap ones (came on the truck) and want to build a tube bumper for better clearance. But my father CLAIMS the WARN would be stronger in the event of a crash.

i highly doubt that. i would say the wall of the tubing will definitely be thicker and stronger than the thin crap steel warn uses on those bumpers.

jopes · 05-22-2005, 12:30 PM

I have seen those crappy warn bumpers. one was packing a warn 10k winch on it and the bumper was bolted on correctly yet the bumper was so flimsy it looked like it was going to pull right off the frame.

94stepsideford · 05-22-2005, 02:01 PM

thnx guys.

One last question. What sze DOM would be good for a bumper??

05-13-2005, 12:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
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SteveO Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Member # 22783 Location: Santa Fe, NM Posts: 114	Custom job Here is what I made for my '99 Limited 4Runner. So far, this thing has pulled me out of Pritchitt Canyon, Moab, and cleared the Whale Rock in Chinaman's Gulch, CO. More Pics __________________ http://www.Hunt4Steve.com

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Pottsy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Member # 10503 Location: Carrollton, Ohio Posts: 377	Here is mine..... __________________ bbpfab.com

05-16-2005, 10:46 AM	#8 (permalink)
jopes Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Member # 8469 Location: Douglas, Wyoming Posts: 3,191	Here is the rear. Needs a bit more to finish it. crappy picture, but the link to the rest has better individual pictures. http://www.1ton4x4.com/swing%20gate/ __________________ 408ci SEFI, 70mm throttle body, 90mm mass air, stang harness, tweecer R/T waiting on a home.

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GTRider245 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Member # 47626 Posts: 16	CasterTroy, who makes that bumper??? That thing is sweet!

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b2dude Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Member # 16270 Location: fair oaks, ca Posts: 1,350	2x6 box....really easy, strong, and clean, in my opinion Attached Images Last edited by b2dude; 05-16-2005 at 03:19 PM.

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05-16-2005, 05:44 PM	#13 (permalink)
94stepsideford Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Member # 36399 Location: Hinesburg, VT Posts: 3,147	Not to hijack, but how does a tube type bumper compare to say, a warn bumper?? (strength wise) __________________ 94 F-150 Stepside. BGTL 12" lift, 1-tons, 39" 'roks 95 F-150 6" of lift, SAS 35" BFG's

05-16-2005, 11:11 PM	#14 (permalink)
Jrod-13 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Member # 17313 Location: Tower, MN Posts: 2,794	pretty simple, but it works.. and covers up the gap from the body lift. __________________ A recent survay of over 1000 trailer parks in the southeast found the 350 chevy out numbered the mullet by nearly 4:1, draw your own conclusion.

05-17-2005, 12:18 AM	#16 (permalink)
badkarma88 Banned Join Date: Mar 2004 Member # 28375 Location: TEH oC!1!one Posts: 260	Heres mine: Heres my buddy's prerunner bumper:

05-17-2005, 01:58 AM	#17 (permalink)
Chris85 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Member # 4377 Location: Monrovia, Ca Posts: 303	My creation using a warn classic bumper off of a chevy blazer __________________ 2009 White JKUR -6 spd-2.5 FT coil lift-JKS Trac Bars-RR skid plates-Bumpers-winch-35" Falken WP

05-17-2005, 02:42 AM	#18 (permalink)
SrATEX Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Member # 46115 Location: Huntsville, AL but in the Desert now Posts: 2	here is the one i am getting from Cam, hopefully soon. i one day i will mount my rear bumper when i get home. but will come off for a tube rear someday.

05-18-2005, 03:47 PM	#20 (permalink)
badkarma88 Banned Join Date: Mar 2004 Member # 28375 Location: TEH oC!1!one Posts: 260	Depends which warn bumper, mine is a warn and I've beat the shit out of it. I'm surprised how it's held up with some of the pulls I've used on the winch.

05-22-2005, 09:24 AM	#22 (permalink)
94stepsideford Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Member # 36399 Location: Hinesburg, VT Posts: 3,147	Just wanted to have some reassurance. I have one of the cheap ones (came on the truck) and want to build a tube bumper for better clearance. But my father CLAIMS the WARN would be stronger in the event of a crash. __________________ 94 F-150 Stepside. BGTL 12" lift, 1-tons, 39" 'roks 95 F-150 6" of lift, SAS 35" BFG's

05-22-2005, 12:30 PM	#24 (permalink)
jopes Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Member # 8469 Location: Douglas, Wyoming Posts: 3,191	I have seen those crappy warn bumpers. one was packing a warn 10k winch on it and the bumper was bolted on correctly yet the bumper was so flimsy it looked like it was going to pull right off the frame. __________________ 408ci SEFI, 70mm throttle body, 90mm mass air, stang harness, tweecer R/T waiting on a home.

05-22-2005, 02:01 PM	#25 (permalink)
94stepsideford Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Member # 36399 Location: Hinesburg, VT Posts: 3,147	thnx guys. One last question. What sze DOM would be good for a bumper?? __________________ 94 F-150 Stepside. BGTL 12" lift, 1-tons, 39" 'roks 95 F-150 6" of lift, SAS 35" BFG's

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