Diamond plate rear bumper for 71 short fleetside - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

BubbaGreen · 05-02-2009, 02:50 PM

Hello Folks,
Anyone have any thoughts on the diamond plate step bumpers!
I have a '71 short bed fleet side truck and and no too fond of the
imatation "sport bumpers" they seem to dent a bit around the
bumper bolts and look "tacky"
I would like to install a diamond plate step bumper and see that JcWhitney and LMC sell these...JcWhitney state for "long bed only", LMC does not make that reference. They are both listed for almost the exact same pricing...
I would like some opinions and or other options...THANKS!!!

BubbaGreen · 05-02-2009, 02:58 PM

Here is the link for LMC
http://www.lmctruck.com/features/cb/CB_2.htm

and here is the link for JcWhitney
(not sure if this one will actually work or not)

http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/S...1&sku=zw869635

**Classic Heartbeat** · 05-02-2009, 08:22 PM

I personaly do not like them myself. They will start rusting where the diamond plate meets the body of the bumper. Usualy within about 3 months. Work on your brackets some by flattening out the bumps on the ends of the inner bracket and use a washer between the bracket and bumper. This should eliminate the dimpling that occurs to the bumper. I have been screaming

at the manufactures about this problem and they have yet to fix their tooling.

WES

**special-K** · 05-02-2009, 08:48 PM

A diamond plate bumper will bend very easily.You want a tube steel bumper,like 4x6 layed flat.Try to dimple that!

05-02-2009, 02:50 PM	#1
BubbaGreen Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Cedar Park, TX Posts: 686	Diamond plate rear bumper for 71 short fleetside Hello Folks, Anyone have any thoughts on the diamond plate step bumpers! I have a '71 short bed fleet side truck and and no too fond of the imatation "sport bumpers" they seem to dent a bit around the bumper bolts and look "tacky" I would like to install a diamond plate step bumper and see that JcWhitney and LMC sell these...JcWhitney state for "long bed only", LMC does not make that reference. They are both listed for almost the exact same pricing... I would like some opinions and or other options...THANKS!!! __________________ 71 Chevy C-10 SWB Fleetside RamJet-350/4L60e & Compushift/3.73Posi See it at www.prismnet.com/~grzanich

05-02-2009, 02:58 PM	#2
BubbaGreen Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Cedar Park, TX Posts: 686	Re: Diamond plate rear bumper for 71 short fleetside Here is the link for LMC http://www.lmctruck.com/features/cb/CB_2.htm and here is the link for JcWhitney (not sure if this one will actually work or not) http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/S...1&sku=zw869635 __________________ 71 Chevy C-10 SWB Fleetside RamJet-350/4L60e & Compushift/3.73Posi See it at www.prismnet.com/~grzanich

05-02-2009, 08:22 PM	#3
Classic Heartbeat Project Junkie! Fishing Poor!! Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Olympia,Wa. 98512 Posts: 10,766	Re: Diamond plate rear bumper for 71 short fleetside I personaly do not like them myself. They will start rusting where the diamond plate meets the body of the bumper. Usualy within about 3 months. Work on your brackets some by flattening out the bumps on the ends of the inner bracket and use a washer between the bracket and bumper. This should eliminate the dimpling that occurs to the bumper. I have been screaming at the manufactures about this problem and they have yet to fix their tooling. WES __________________ On-line catolog Classic Heartbeat Pickup Parts WEHEPP@comcast.net Call us Toll Free (888) 338-2502 Like Us on Facebook No appointment necessary. 72 BB Chevy Custom Deluxe / Custom Camper 67 I-6 (Soon to be 5.7 LS1) Panel 68 BB Chevy Short Bed 72 6.0 LQ9 Short Bed Chevy 4X4 Olympia's fastest growing truck parts supplier. Olympia's home for Wayward Chevys

05-02-2009, 08:48 PM	#4
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: Diamond plate rear bumper for 71 short fleetside A diamond plate bumper will bend very easily.You want a tube steel bumper,like 4x6 layed flat.Try to dimple that! __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~



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