Tube Bumper Material

[nitrofan1]

Where is a good place to look for tubes to make a bumper? I know vehicles but not tubing. I may have someone to make it but would like to have an idea of material cost first.

Thanks for any replies!

 

[Bennybooster]

DOM 1.75x.120 about 3-4 bucks a foot

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

IMO dom is overkill. hrew or crew, not sure of exact designation, would be just as strong for a tube bumper and a 1/4 of the cost. You can still see the raised weld mark inside the hrew tube. dom= drawn over mandrel erases that weld mark as the tube is pulled over the mandrel.
http://www.xxxoffroad.com/index.php...-name-dom-erw-hrew&catid=31:general&Itemid=46

Richard

 

[88_Eddie]

i'm probably making part of my bumper from sch 40 crap you buy at home depot or lowes. metal around raleigh is ridiculously priced. i had to buy 20' of 2x2x.250 for $150 to make my radius arms. still cheaper than buying duff or skyjacker arms, but DAMN

 

[upnsmoke]

i'm probably making part of my bumper from sch 40 crap you buy at home depot or lowes. metal around raleigh is ridiculously priced. i had to buy 20' of 2x2x.250 for $150 to make my radius arms. still cheaper than buying duff or skyjacker arms, but DAMN

Mcmaster Carr is worth a check sometimes. I'd buy anything from them before I bought something from the likes of Home depot. Even Summit has a selection of round tube, and even some square stuff, mostly thin stuff and definitely a little high, but I have bought from them in a pinch. Check them out- link

 

[nitrofan1]

See? This is why TRS is HOME. Informative replies.

Thanks Guys!

 

[escort_gts]

Um, I used 1.5 DOM. It was cheap, free.

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[The Jester Race]

Dan from RuffStuff sells DOM.

http://therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=105552

-Jester

 

[Bennybooster]

DOM for everything, don't skimp

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

DOM for everything, don't skimp

Completely unnecessary. All my body armor (sliders, bumpers) is all ATSM Sched 40 pipe. It is actually a lot more dent resistant than tube is in these instances. Even then I wouldn't waste my money on DOM for bumpers...HREW or CREW is perfect.

1.5" DOM here is $1.20 an inch....

 

[Bennybooster]

well DOM is a lot cheaper here and for my purposes I wouldn't buy anything different

 

[upnsmoke]

Lucky you:

Um, I used 1.5 DOM. It was cheap, free.

A good DOM vs HREW thread from some Toyota guys-link-some of this I buy, some I'm not so sure.

 

[94ranger#22]

1 5/8" black pipe