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Offline aka-justin

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Rear Bumper
« on: November 14, 2010, 07:39:01 PM »
I'm looking at a new bumper for my Jeep.  I'm talking with thedirtworx, a local fabricator, to get a rear bumper.  Asking for the d-ring one with aux light tabs and an added frame support.  He e-mailed me back and said it should hold 500lb tounge weight and should be about $165 (unfinished).  I'm just going to rattle can it black for now.

I want to be able to stack my platform with wood and no worry.




http://www.thedirtworx.com/





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Offline chardrc

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Re: Rear Bumper
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2010, 07:42:02 PM »
looks solid  :thumb:
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Offline Jeffy

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Re: Rear Bumper
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2010, 08:49:38 PM »
Not bad looking.
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Re: Rear Bumper
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2010, 09:53:28 AM »
Very similar to mine wish I had put my receiver up high like yours i put it under and it gets caught on stuff
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Re: Rear Bumper
« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2010, 10:06:33 AM »
looks bawlzy dude, I'm shopping around for a bumper like that for a while...instead of spray painting it maybe you should use black bedliner  ???. It would be a little heavier but it would look sweet and add some durability to it
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Offline Jeffy

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Re: Rear Bumper
« Reply #5 on: November 15, 2010, 10:40:25 AM »
Quote from: RT on November 15, 2010, 10:06:33 AM
looks bawlzy dude, I'm shopping around for a bumper like that for a while...instead of spray painting it maybe you should use black bedliner  ???. It would be a little heavier but it would look sweet and add some durability to it
Paint is very low maintenance and easy to touch up.  If you're going to be wheeling it, the bumpers are going to get scraped up.  Even regular driving will chip the finish over time.  Make a hole in bedliner and you could contaminate the metal under the surrounding area and have rust under the liner.  Same thing happens with powdercoating if you live in the rust belt.
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Offline smashcoast

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Re: Rear Bumper
« Reply #6 on: November 15, 2010, 08:29:36 PM »
I have the Dirtworxs tire swing and jerry can holder umper. It is a very stout setup. His welds are good.

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Re: Rear Bumper
« Reply #7 on: November 15, 2010, 09:09:14 PM »
Quote from: Jeffy on November 15, 2010, 10:40:25 AM
Paint is very low maintenance and easy to touch up.  If you're going to be wheeling it, the bumpers are going to get scraped up.  Even regular driving will chip the finish over time.  Make a hole in bedliner and you could contaminate the metal under the surrounding area and have rust under the liner.  Same thing happens with powdercoating if you live in the rust belt.

on second thought, don''t bedline it, that would suck
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Offline aka-justin

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Re: Rear Bumper
« Reply #8 on: November 15, 2010, 10:57:02 PM »
Quote from: RT on November 15, 2010, 09:09:14 PM
on second thought, don''t bedline it, that would suck

HAHAHA, I appreaciate everyones comments.  I should have it on by the weekend.  I'll be sure to snap pictures and add less dialogue.

Just thought I'd mention, if you google thedirtworx, some people in the past have some complaints about his swing-aways.  Just thought I'd add that FYI, I have no desire for one right now, that's why I choose this.

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Offline neale_rs

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Re: Rear Bumper
« Reply #9 on: November 16, 2010, 08:17:22 AM »
It looks great.  I would consider some rear crossmember reinforcement with 3/16" plate and welded with gussets to the frame (like was posted by oldjeep in his project thread) and getting rid of the under-the-frame tabs.  The reason for this is that I had trouble with the spring eye (with boomerang shackles) hitting the bolt head under the frame, no reason to limit the shackle movement if it can be avoided.

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Offline chardrc

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Re: Rear Bumper
« Reply #10 on: November 16, 2010, 02:20:29 PM »
if you have a swinging tire carior i would keep the bottom bolt, i ran just the gussets (be-it they where just bolted on each end) and the bumper kept relaxing overtime and would allowed the tire carrier to not keep in contact with the stops for it.. adding the bottom bolt helped stiffen the entire thing up alot. you may be ok with out the bottom bolt but keep it in mind... (either way i would have the extra plate brace to the frame that was mentioned. )
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Offline aka-justin

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Re: Rear Bumper
« Reply #11 on: November 17, 2010, 06:47:02 PM »
I'm bummed.  I just ordered a YJ Rear Bumper Frame Kit from 4wd.com.  The picture was of the TJ installed (bolts only), apparently after checking the Rockhard4x4parts.com catalog, the RH2001-YJ kit says (welding required).  Now I'm bummed.  Won't have this all put together for a while.   :brick:  I have to drop the gas tank, schedule and tow my pile to a welder, disconnect the rear leafs, ... 







Brighter side, hopefully my bumpers ready for pickup tomorrow afternoon.
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Offline aka-justin

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Re: Rear Bumper
« Reply #12 on: November 17, 2010, 06:50:20 PM »
« Last Edit: November 17, 2010, 06:50:42 PM by 1995yj »
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Offline chardrc

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Re: Rear Bumper
« Reply #13 on: November 17, 2010, 07:17:10 PM »
hmm that gusset looks very restrictive to shackle movement
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Re: Rear Bumper
« Reply #14 on: November 17, 2010, 08:01:16 PM »
Quote from: chardrc on November 17, 2010, 07:17:10 PM
hmm that gusset looks very restrictive to shackle movement

that gusset would need to be trimmed for proper shackle movement. You will also need to grind off the paint/powdercoat before welding too. Looks like you could bolt it on once prepped and bring it to your welder person. I don't think the tank will need to be dropped or the shackle removed.
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