Suburban rear bumper

[mikesacs]

I've read every post I could find about burb rear bumpers. It seemed that my best option was use a front bumper on the rear and adjust for the bolt holes. This will give me a original looking rear bumper. My burb has a non original frame, so I expected to adjust the bumper mounts.

I purchased a repro front bumper and installed it on the front and moved my original front bumper to the rear. I'm having problems with the fit. The rear of the truck is straighter than the bumper. The bumper has more curve. The bumper is also too narrow on the ends. It touches the body before it is as forward as it should be.

I could probably cut (grid) the top of each end of the bumper, see the marker line in the picture. But, of course then I'll lose my chrome plating.

The wooden spacers are 1/4" thick in the pic for reference. I feel that I need a minimum of 1/2" of space.