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4x4 Related Groups => General Talk => Topic started by: jeep420 on July 20, 2006, 10:19:43 PM

Title: Homemade bumpers
Post by: jeep420 on July 20, 2006, 10:19:43 PM

I am gonna be making some bumpers for my yj soon.  For now I am just thinking about 5 inch C channel with tapered ends or something front and back and heavily welded mounts for D shackles on all four corners.  Just wondering if anyone has pics or ideas of other home made bumpers that work.

Title: Homemade bumpers
Post by: Bnine on July 21, 2006, 08:37:43 AM

You can do the same thing with rectangle tubing, cap the ends, weld your d rings. Looks more like a bumper then C channle IMO.

I've done a C bumper on the back of a CJ, it works  good too.

Either or.

Title: Homemade bumpers
Post by: RckyMtnTJ on July 21, 2006, 04:38:53 PM

Here are some pics of mine.  2x4x1/4" steel.  I would go 3/16 next time.  made up a brace.  Should be pretty similar for a YJ.  Mines on a TJ.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v481/Outtafocus/Jeeps%20and%20Stuff/misc4414.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v481/Outtafocus/Jeeps%20and%20Stuff/misc4416.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v481/Outtafocus/Jeeps%20and%20Stuff/misc4412.jpg)

Title: Homemade bumpers
Post by: jeep420 on July 21, 2006, 10:50:09 PM

Thats exactly something I was thinking...  Thats looks awsome.  You figure the 1/4" was to heavy?  You even have the shackle mounts I need!

Title: Homemade bumpers
Post by: RckyMtnTJ on July 22, 2006, 12:00:47 AM

Thanks,  I got the design ideas from others I found on the internet.  Had the father in law build it for me.  I would like to lighten it a bit.  If I recall correctly it weighed in at 67lbs.  I think I heard somewhere that by going to 3/16" it would drop the weight by like 13 lbs.  You can see in the last pic that it is 2x4 tube welded to C channel.  If I had it to do again I would probably cut that C channel into two 12" pieces and not run it the whole length of the bumper.  Overall I don't think its rediculous overkill, however a little lighter would be fine by me.