What are the 3/4 ton rear bumper options?

[special-K]

All 10-30 series pickups had the same bumper options. The regular bumper in paint or chrome that people have started calling sport bumpers in recent years,and painted step bumpers. I have seen chrome aftermarket step bumpers on these trucks over the years. What I like about the pre-73 step bumpers is they are actually "step" bumpers and from '73-on they really aren't. You can step on the later ones,so they are still a step. But,the pre-73 ones are 4" tall and "stepped down" 4" leaving room for your foot between the bumper and an opened tailgate. And,you have a "step" that is 4" lower...much more user friendly. Most truck guys these day are actually car guy converts who don't like real trucky stuff like step bumpers and functional mirrors on a truck. But these step bumpers are a nice period correct accessory that are unique to the earlier trucks. '72 step bumpers are one year-only. They are stamped steel,like the ones to follow,yet 4" tall vs 8". The '71-earlier are actually much tougher being made from 1/4" c-channel. I've been looking for a '72 step bumper perfect enough to chrome,to show just how good one can look. I think a 3/4t looks right with a step bumper,especially a 4wd. Sport bumpers look lean and clean and all that,but they scream "useless" to me on anything but a 2wd C/10. How the heck do you get in the bed? You didn't buy a 3/4t to have a car with a bed. You bought it for some sort of work.

[cdowns]

you can buy chrome stepbumpers in a number of different styles from JCWHITNEY that r quite reasonable and very similar to aftermarket dealer installed ones from back in the day

[special-K]

Originally Posted by cdowns

you can buy chrome stepbumpers in a number of different styles from JCWHITNEY that r quite reasonable and very similar to aftermarket dealer installed ones from back in the day

You can buy step bumpers very similar to aftermarket dealer installed one from after '72 but none like '72 0r earlier. They went to 8" tall and that's all you'll find.

[70cst]

Originally Posted by special-K

All 10-30 series pickups had the same bumper options. The regular bumper in paint or chrome that people have started calling sport bumpers in recent years,and painted step bumpers. I have seen chrome aftermarket step bumpers on these trucks over the years. What I like about the pre-73 step bumpers is they are actually "step" bumpers and from '73-on they really aren't. You can step on the later ones,so they are still a step. But,the pre-73 ones are 4" tall and "stepped down" 4" leaving room for your foot between the bumper and an opened tailgate. And,you have a "step" that is 4" lower...much more user friendly. Most truck guys these day are actually car guy converts who don't like real trucky stuff like step bumpers and functional mirrors on a truck. But these step bumpers are a nice period correct accessory that are unique to the earlier trucks. '72 step bumpers are one year-only. They are stamped steel,like the ones to follow,yet 4" tall vs 8". The '71-earlier are actually much tougher being made from 1/4" c-channel. I've been looking for a '72 step bumper perfect enough to chrome,to show just how good one can look. I think a 3/4t looks right with a step bumper,especially a 4wd. Sport bumpers look lean and clean and all that,but they scream "useless" to me on anything but a 2wd C/10. How the heck do you get in the bed? You didn't buy a 3/4t to have a car with a bed. You bought it for some sort of work.

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