Bumper question

[priceg]

I will be selling/donating the 1980s vintage bumpers and rocker guards soon. My question is, who is making cool bumpers like the ARBs, for a CJ ?

 

[BrockGrimes]

Some of the YJ bumpers will fit but it's best to drop an email on the MFG.

 

[priceg]

Thanks, I will continue to search those innerwebs.

 

[54cj3b]

Only way to get what you want you build them then when someone asks where you got them you say I built them and you know there 1 of a kind

 

[BajaEdition]

x2 on building
check out the rock crawler style I built for my 67

not a person alive can say they have a bumper like this and it will hold up to just about anything it will be bashed against. Gives great clearence for tires and put on 4 tabs for lights where I wanted them.

 

[priceg]

x2 on building
check out the rock crawler style I built for my 67

not a person alive can say they have a bumper like this and it will hold up to just about anything it will be bashed against. Gives great clearence for tires and put on 4 tabs for lights where I wanted them.

Thats what I am talking about. Simple, functional, and good looking. Thanks BE

 

[BajaEdition]

I jave about 60 dollars in that bumper, all metal was from the remnant table except, the receiver, which I paid about 20 for and a buck for each light tab, the rest I paid for by the pound as scrap off the remnant table. I welded it up over a few weekends as I gathered parts and primed it and painted it. And I am damn proud of it when someone ask where I got it I tell them out of my back yard. Where I built it myself.

 

[nitor]

I jave about 60 dollars in that bumper, all metal was from the remnant table except, the receiver, which I paid about 20 for and a buck for each light tab, the rest I paid for by the pound as scrap off the remnant table. I welded it up over a few weekends as I gathered parts and primed it and painted it. And I am damn proud of it when someone ask where I got it I tell them out of my back yard. Where I built it myself.

Damn nice bumper! I want one just like it!

 

[hazzo1]

+1 again for building your own bumpers....

 

[priceg]

OK, I'm convinced, I shall attempt to build my own. Thanks for the pics.

 

[54cj3b]

Its not that hard not rocket science

 

[priceg]

I am looking forward to it. Gives me a good excuse to by a plasma cutter

 

[54cj3b]

never thought of it that way
good excuse to give the wife when I buy one
but honey I needed it !!!!!

 

[Old Dog]

I like the way this guy made his bumper & swing away spare tire carrier.
Rear Bumper w/Swingout Tire Carrier Follow Along - JeepForum.com

 

[JEEPURZ]

Here's mine in progress, based on what BESRK builds. Check out his stuff for ideas (very nice). Now I must add a swing out tire rack. Have fun, work safe.

 

[IOPort51]

I have been giving the rear bumper on the CJ , or lack of same, some thought. It will need to
A; not restrict departure angle.
B; be a solid lift point for a hi lift. be a good place to carry a hi lift.
C; a strong point to attach a winch/ tow strap to. a couple of 3/4 inch eyes.
D; have a receiver hitch.
E; weigh less than 50 pounds

 

[JEEPURZ]

Good points IO, I also wanted to protect @$$ end. Been hit in the back before by a texting teen so I wanted some protection for that big jug-o-gas back there. Check these photos from another forum for ideas.

www.jeepforum.com/.../post-your-groundpounderfab-aka-besrk-bumper-pics-557232/

 

[IOPort51]

I agree a bit of resistance to contact with the sheet metal is a good thing.
That calls for
F; energy absorbing, this could be challenging, it would seem that just about all of us have a preference for a bumper, front or back, that absorbs about as much energy as a bridge abutment.

Good points IO, I also wanted to protect @$$ end. Been hit in the back before by a texting teen so I wanted some protection for that big jug-o-gas back there. Check these photos from another forum for ideas.

www.jeepforum.com/.../post-your-groundpounderfab-aka-besrk-bumper-pics-557232/

 

[BajaEdition]

I agree a bit of resistance to contact with the sheet metal is a good thing.
That calls for
F; energy absorbing, this could be challenging, it would seem that just about all of us have a preference for a bumper, front or back, that absorbs about as much energy as a bridge abutment.

I think F is easier than E

 

[IOPort51]

for sure, if you put a swing out on it.