Front and rear pipe bumpers

[sambo73]

Just made deal on '85 ramcharger 4wd and want to build front and rear bumpers. Ive got some 2 3/8 drill stem at home. Would that work? Thinking about haveing one pipe then putting spacers, may 4in sucker rods with 1in in top and bottom where theres 2 pipes. Then come off at a 45 with one from each end and then lay another on those. See included drawings. Dont be jealous of my artistic ability

[Texastaxi]

I think your frame will bend before the 2 3/8" drill stem does!

[txstrapassassin]

[QUOTE=Texastaxi;5144616]I think your frame will bend before the 2 3/8" drill stem does! [/this guy

[Legacy Shooter]

Make sure you beef up the suspension when you mount it. I built a similar front bumper for my 85 K5 Blazer and I had to beef the front up. It totally changed the way it rides. Not very comfortable to ride in anymore.

[Gummi Bear]

That looks like an old Smittybuilt bumper.

The 2-3/8" will be more than adequate.



4" will look silly for bumpers. Many have tried, all have failed. That is, unless; you're after the mouth breathin', sister smoochin' kind of backwoods look.

[sambo73]

Should i use just one piece or go different way? How will i beef it up? Im not mechanical at all

[sambo73]

What about some channel iron?

[Legacy Shooter]

I would post pictures of what I did but I cant post pics yet....

[sambo73]

Shoot me a text or email and ill post them.
9036033540
hoytshooter73@gmail.com

[Gummi Bear]

It's time to start honing those welding skills:



Here's one on an old K5, but you get the idea.

It's a proven design, and has been around for a couple of decades at least (I had those bumpers on a 89 Ranger).

Now, here's where it's gonna get tough: what is your time worth?

You'll spend quite a few hours building these, and need to invest in or borrow equipment to build them. All of the sudden $2-300 doesn't seem so unreasonable for some bumpers.


Don't worry if you can't find them for your Goat. Start doing some looking, and see if you can modify them from a similar sized vehicle that may be more popular (Bronco, K5, etc) Cut and weld some plates is much easier than building an entire bumper from scratch.

[sambo73]

Ive got pipe, welder, torch, grinder, so i should be good

[wow]

Check the pipe for magnetization this is a proplem with old drill stem. If your knife blade sticks to the pipe back off. Lost a trailer severa (35)l years ago where the metal gave up at a weld because it was magnetized pipe. The welding will crystalize the pipe and make it brittle.

[sambo73]

Check the pipe for magnetization this is a proplem with old drill stem. If your knife blade sticks to the pipe back off. Lost a trailer severa (35)l years ago where the metal gave up at a weld because it was magnetized pipe. The welding will crystalize the pipe and make it brittle.

Thanks, didnt know that. Ill be sure before i start.

[locknload]

very nice