Stepside bumpers

[swanthog]

Hello.
I have a new factory rear bumper and brackets for my 1980 Chevy stepside but can't quite figure out how the brackets are supposed to mount to the frame. I'm worried I was sent the wrong brackets.
Can someone please share pictures of their stock rear bumper bracket setup?
Thanks!
Lawrence F.

[swanthog]

... it doesn't help that a former owner welded a work bumper (a crappy weld at that!) directly to the frame. I sawed it off. So, I had nothing to reference for attaching the factory equipment.

--LF

[Jaysonb]

I will be installing the rear bumper on my 80 stepside tomorrow morning, I will take a few pics for you.

[BLU88]

Took me forever to find a rear number for a step side and the biggest part was finding the step side brackets

[Jaysonb]

This is what my brackets look like.

[Jaysonb]

This is how they bolt up.

[BLU88]

Yep looks like the ones I found ��

[swanthog]

Thanks to everyone for the help!

JaysonB,

Thanks for the pics! This confirms that we were sent incorrect brackets. We did some googling and believe we have 2nd gen stepside rear brackets. They are waaay too long and narrow. They use only a single bolt at the end of the bracket where it mounts to the bumper. They *do not* use the mounting hole in the bottom of the bumper like yours do.

Blu88,

Where did you find your brackets? We couldn't find them anywhere online.

--Lawrence F.

[swanthog]

Hello, all.
I believe we've found a source for the brackets:

http://www.classicpartsusa.com/produ...?r=tellafriend

We are going to order a set and will share our experience.



--Lawrence F.

[87 STEPPER]

Originally Posted by swanthog

Hello, all.
I believe we've found a source for the brackets:

http://www.classicpartsusa.com/produ...?r=tellafriend

We are going to order a set and will share our experience.



--Lawrence F.

Hate to point this out but in the parts description to the right of the brackets in the link above it clearly states NOT FOR STEPSIDES.

[swanthog]

Originally Posted by 87 STEPPER

Hate to point this out but in the parts description to the right of the brackets in the link above it clearly states NOT FOR STEPSIDES.

Show us your brackets?

[Jaysonb]

That set says it is not for stepsides

[swanthog]

Hmm, I kinda jumped the gun on that one.
It's funny that they look identical to Jaysonb's stepside brackets (this thread) - length, angles, etc.
Maybe Jaysonb's really aren't Stepside brackets?

[lolife99]

The 73-87 stepside trucks use the same rear bumper as the 67-72 stepside trucks.
The 73-87 stepside brackets are extremely hard to find.