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What size tubing do you guys use for your bumpers? Looking at pricing.
 



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I know my my rear bumper is 2"x3" 3/16" wall..

I "think" my front bumper is actually the same as I don't think I would have used 1/8" wall tubing...

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My rear bumper is made mostly out of a old structural beam; 7x7" 1/4" thick, cut with a plasma to match the rear of the OEM bumper. The sides were added later and are 1.25", 120 wall DOM with the open area filled with 1/8" plate. The tire and gas can carrier main pieces are out of 1.5" square tubing, 3/16" wall.

Front bumper is 3/16" plate, except for the center section where the frame and winch mounts are, which is 1/4" plate. Light hoop is 1.5" 120 wall tubing.

Most bumpers made completely out of tubing will be 120 wall DOM, 1.5-2.0" ID. It is a good blend of strength, rigidity and light weight that would suit most needs.
 






What size tubing do you guys use for your bumpers? Looking at pricing.

i used 2x6 with 3/16 wall and 1/4 plate for mounts 1 3/4 centerhoop with 3/16 wall 1 1/2 1/8 wall tube brushguardhoop
of course a few people mentioned i was making a battering ram not a bumper one thing i found was ordering 24' lenghths was cheaper than ordering 10' cuts

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Actually, Brian1 is Tan-brown 2 toned.
[MENTION=74322]Jeffbethandkidz[/MENTION] has a very sweet bumper on his dark red 1st gen. Hopefully he will pop in.
 






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Mine I just built
 
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Mine I just built

Looks good but you should add some tubes going from the bottom to the outer bends/corners where it wraps around the truck, It would make the bumper a lot stronger.
 






update to bumper starting on roofrack

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getting set to fabricate a safari roofrack testing lightbar location and the finished front and rear bumpers.

i dont like the scale of the LEDs i put in the front bumper so gonna get a 12" lightbar i think or 2 7" LEDS not sure what do you guys think?
 
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i dont like the scale of the LEDs i put in the front bumper so gonna get a 12" lightbar i think or 2 7" LEDS not sure what do you guys think?

I would do a 20" or whatever fills the middle section of your bumper.
 
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As far as I know, I don't think there is a company that produces them. It would have to be custom built. RLC on here makes a really nice looking plate bumper though.
 















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Looks really nice. It looks like the one Loren built for me. I wish I had the skills (equipment and time).
 






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