installed smittybilt bumper

by **the_asian_TB** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 6:54 pm

took a while but i got a smittybilt bumper for a yj to fit onto our tb. went through at least 100 drill bits. still needs a little bit of work. heres what i have so far.

by **Flying Monkey** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 6:57 pm

I like it. Would be nicer if it came around a little more on the sides but still looks pretty good to me

by **the_asian_TB** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 7:03 pm

yah i was hoping itd wrap around also but fell short just a couple of inches.

by **MrSmithsTB** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 8:07 pm

Not bad at all. This is the exact bumper I am getting, but I am going to have a friend weld mounts on to the ends to bolt directly to our stock location. It is nice to see that the bumper flows with our trucks design.

by **steveroche** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 8:09 pm

Looks good. This is one of the bumpers I looked at as inspiration for the bumper I ended up building.

by **fishsticks** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 8:59 pm

You gonna wheel that thing yet? We're headed to TSF of the 29th. :friday:

I bet we could extend those wings out a little. What size tube is that?

by **bgwolfpack** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:34 pm

I like that! Good job.

Could you explain a little more how you mounted it?

:cheers:

by **the_asian_TB** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:47 pm

alright well our horn happened to fit right around it so what we did first was cut out half circles on the bumper to fit snug inside of it. and we also had to cut the ends of the horn. once we did that we made 3 straps to go around the tube and connect to the bumper.

by **the_asian_TB** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:48 pm

fish ive been to browns camp about 4 times now. sand lake about twice, i probably wont be gonig anytime soon trying to save up the money to get spacers, rims and some 33s. and i got snowboarding to worry about during the winter.

by **v7guy** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 10:24 pm

That actually looks really good, any pics of the mods you made?
I think I understand what you did, but we all love pics! :mrgreen:

by **the_asian_TB** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 10:52 pm

bumper showing the half circles we cut.

and this is showing the straps. (clamps for the win)

by **HARDTRAILZ** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:45 am

I almost bought one of those. Looks pretty good

by **bartonmd** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:52 am

Good job!

Mike

by **The Roadie** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:31 am

the_asian_TB wrote:... i got snowboarding to worry about during the winter.

Winter (for those who are victimized by it) should be viewed as a gift of time to work on the vehicle. Not time for a second hobby. :poke:

PS: Nice bumper mod. :cheers:

by **fishsticks** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 11:15 am

The Roadie wrote:Winter (for those who are victimized by it) should be viewed as a gift of time to go snow wheeling. Not time for a second hobby.

Fixed that for you. :cheers:

by **The Roadie** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 11:30 am

Ahhhh, I do that. Just not in my driveway.

by **fishsticks** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 2:20 pm

Needs more snow! :poke:

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