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Location: Star Valley, WY
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bumper ideas?
Anybody have pictures of custom front and rear bumpers on their 4X4's they would like to share? I need some build ideas for my 71. I'll Need to house a winch and shackle mounts for recovery points.
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Location: Center City, MN, USA
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Re: bumper ideas?
This picture didn't show it clear so I messed with the color levels in Photoshop a bit. I think you can see it ok now. This is the bumper I used to have on my truck. I didn't design or build it but it sure was handy.
It is two square tubes, connected in 4 places with the same size tube. The horizontal split is nice for when you are say driving off a lake and the front axel breaks through the ice leaving the axel in the mud and the truck resting on the frame on the ice. A hi-lift jack easily fits in the upper part of the split. Not that I've ever had to do that before. ![]() Also the split on the ends is nice for tossing the end of your tow strap around for say pulling a vehicle out of the ditch or positioning your fish house to catch the last bit of afternoon sun in the window. I took it off for a more original look and because I'm a bit more carfull with where I drive it now.
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Re: bumper ideas?
I appreciate the pic.
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