Author Topic: Homemade bumpers (Read 1548 times)

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.

Bnine · « **Reply #1 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.

RckyMtnTJ · « **Reply #2 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.

jeep420 · « **Reply #3 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!

RckyMtnTJ · « **Reply #4 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.

Author Topic: Homemade bumpers (Read 1548 times)

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