Big heavy bumper...

[stopandstare]

A buddy of mine is fabbing me up a new bumper and it's looking pretty big. Like 200lbs+ big.

Is this going to cause the front to sag considerably?

Handling issues?

My 31's -just- fit as it is, I haven't cranked the tbars yet, but will that be enough ya think?

Thanks!

 

[explorerguy89]

i dont think you should see much difference

 

[explorerguy89]

its low enough to not make it top heavy and not enough weight to weigh it down

 

[4x4junkie]

Why is he building it so heavy?

 

[IZwack]

It may not sag right away, but over time, I think the springs will sag.

 

[stopandstare]

Got the bumper mounted up, probably weighs 120-150lbs. I measured both wheel wells to ground and neither dropped more than an 1/8 of an inch.

Truck does feel a little more squirly but that might just be my imagination.

We'll see if it drops any more when I put a winch on it.

 

[FROADER]

Pictures?

 

[Slowlyvverot]

yeah i want to see a picture of this deer/moose/dinosaur killer

 

[stopandstare]

Well my camera has been broken for a long time but here are a couple of cell phone shots:

I also painted the grill red, the chrome face black, etc etc. I'll post better photos once I get a chance to borrow a friend's camera or something.

It's 3/16" steel with 1/2" frame mounts and three gussets underneath to support the top. The welder also capped off my frame rails to give them a little extra strength.

I'd like to take credit for it, but they guy that built it completely changed my original drawing so it's entirely his design now.