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88 BII winch bumper!!!


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Well I have been lurking long enough and thought I would post up some pics of my bumper that I just put on my BII!!!!
 


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Dont mean to be an ass but that looks weak as hell and fugly.
 

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Well as long as your trying NOT to be an ASS
 

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I'm pretty sure that it is a lot stronger than the factory bumper. If you put some diamond plate steel across the top to fill it in it would make it look better and add more strength pluss give you a good step for standing on. Keep plugging away man, your off to a good start!
 

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Im working on uploading more pics as we speak. PB not trying to cooperate lol
 

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Primer pics



 

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finished product!!!!!!





Not complete but I like where its going!!!!!
 
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Very nice man! Im glad to see that your making rangerboy94 take foot out of his mouth now! Looks really good!
 

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only thing id do is cover the open ends... you probably sont want shit to get all in there...
 

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only thing i'd be worried about is.... those "clevis mounts"
how thick are the shackle mounts? most are done 1/2" at least.
are they safe to use for recovery?


other than that, looks good. also i'd cap the ends.
 

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Hey congrats on an ambitious build :icon_hornsup:

Just a thought about those end brackets (clevis mounts?). They are a bit sticky-outy, and would really act like a can-opener if you ran up against anything (or anyone :sad: !). Ditto on capping them somehow when on the street.

OR

replace them with tie rings:

http://www.princessauto.com/pal/product/8074254/Tie-Down-Rings/3-in.-Weld-On-Tie-Down-Anchor-Ring

(Princess auto up here, sure Harbor Freight has something similar). With your demonstrated fab skills, wouldn't be no big thing to switch to these, no?
 

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saskbill-- another issue, tie down rings are NOT made to be used as recovery attachment points....

need a good clevis mount.
$25 for the pair
1 inch metal. good strong stuff. as long as you weld properly, it won't come off, it won't endanger anyone.
 

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The end brackets are actually for my tow bar that I havent painted yet. I have it removed because of weight concerns on the front end. Im already looking to level it up, I just dont know if I want to use spacers or a heavier set of springs. Im about 1.5 to 2in low in the front now. Would explorer springs bring it up enough or would another set work better?
 

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the expo coils woul probably get you back to even again. also i agree with the others, you need to cap the ends. other than that, looks pretty good. :icon_thumby:
 

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