H3 Move, rear bumper

[Woodtick]

To short? Weld plates to the mounts and use longer bolts. This will bring the bumper away from the body but won't screw up your new finish. You could also stack some thick washers and mount it. Need pics to help understand it being to short.

 

[Stoic Bluejay]

Hopefully will know more when I pick it up Sunday.

 

[Stoic Bluejay]

Ok so went to pick it up last night. Looks mean as hell line-xd however it's not getting fuel and wouldn't start. So after trouble shooting it appears fuel pump went out. So eventually when I get her back I'll get some pics posted up. I like the last idea on mounting the rear bumper. Think that's the direction I'll go.

 

[Pooslinger900]

did you ever get the bumper mounted up? I'd love to see it

 

[Graham2990]

Id be interested too. Been kicking around the idea of doing the front bumper, but these are the only completed pictures of the rear I've seen so far.

Id like to have the matched set.

Any provisions for the trailer connections?

Looks like there may be room to cut a hole similar to the Thorparts rear.

 

[derian06]

I'll be building mine sometime this summer and i'll update with pics

 

[Romeo]

1. Drill the bumper.
2. Install a tow-hook with 3" long bolts & nuts on the backside.
3. After you get the nuts tight, get a piece of chain and trim it to the appropriate length.
4. Slide one end link over the protruding bolt, and put a washer and nut on it.
5. Then loop the chain around the vertical support of the frame (above the tow bar on drivers-side).
6. Slide the other end link onto the other protruding bolt, with a washer and nut.

At this point, the chain will be slack and rattling. Then you simply tighten the nuts (alternate back & forth). The idea is that as you tighten the chain...it becomes taunt and eventually totally rigid. I first came up with this and shook my head at how simple it was. I thought it was the most redneck thing ever. But, after five years and countless yanks...the chain and tow-hook remain rock-solid. You can jerk on it as hard as you want to. The backing plate is not necessary...just use some thick washers. Here's a few pics that describe what I'm talking about....

Quick question, what settings do you have your front and rear Rancho shocks on?

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[4speedfunk]

I no longer have Ranchos. But when I did, I experimented with the knobs and came to the conclusion they are more psychological than functional. The knobs (and the entire shock), actually work for the first hundred miles or so. After that, they go downhill quickly. Truly some of the worst shocks I've ever owned.

 

[Romeo]

I no longer have Ranchos. But when I did, I experimented with the knobs and came to the conclusion they are more psychological than functional. The knobs (and the entire shock), actually work for the first hundred miles or so. After that, they go downhill quickly. Truly some of the worst shocks I've ever owned.

Thanks, I thought it was just me. These shocks suck!

 

[Stoic Bluejay]

Nice detail Romeo! For now the bumper of mine is sitting in the garage Line-xd and waiting to be installed and mod. I'll be sure to share the instruction with the shop on hooking up the other tow hook. Great info. The bumper will be next, finally got my lights installed on roof rack and dual battery.

 

[4speedfunk]

Nice detail Romeo!

Now I know how Bernie Taupin feels....:roll:

 

[woodwardsh3]

Old thread I know. Did anyone ever get one of these bumpers mounted Love to see some pictures.

 

[Enter Hummer]

Would also love to see line-x!

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[derian06]

 

[derian06]

Had to take off the fenders to take apart the plastic panel near the rear bumper attached to it, had to re drill the mounting holes for the bumper to account for the 1” body lift. The mounts underneath the truck for our stock bumper was blocking the new bumper from sitting properly, so I had to cut it off. Eventually got it lined up and got one side welded on, looks pretty badass on the truck. Hopefully i’ll have the welding done tomorrow and I can move onto priming and painting it. I still need to figure out what i’m going to do about the stock backup camera and whether or not i’m going to keep it.

 

[derian06]

Made a little make shift mount for the bumper to match the other side, I’ll go back and reinforce it. It was mainly so I could set the bumper properly, that way i’d have a jig to tack on the rest of the pieces. I got everything lined up well and it looks pretty great.

Now I just have to weld everything and grind it, then I can move on to paint. Using a cheap $100 arksen stick welder with some 7018AC rods.

 

[derian06]

Got an AutoVox X2 rearview camera, it seems pretty great, it auto records during collisions, is touchscreen, has a dash cam and can give you a constant view of the rear at all times. The plan is to mount the rear camera that comes with it to the spare tire carrier and hopefully it will fit perfectly and i’ll beable to see through the gaps of my rims. I’ll be mounting my license plate in the center of my spare tire rim using a Jeep JK bracket, and to get that to work i’ll just re drill the mounting plate to match our 6x5.5 lugs.

 

[derian06]

After a long night of welding for 15 minutes until my welder overheated, then grinding while I waited for it to cool down, over and over again, It finally has primer on it! I had to cut and weld in metal inserts to make the light pod hole smaller, and I also filled in the mounting holes it came with then grinded them smooth.

My air compressor is at my college house, so i’ll be driving down there to raptor line it. I’ll have it mounted up completely here in an hour or so, and i’ll show pictures.

 

[derian06]

And it fits! Extremely tight fit that is. I’m glad I left some extra room on both sides, because welding it brought the metal in some. Now all that is left is to raptor line it, and take some self tapping screws and mount the led’s and the plastic in the wheel well.

 

[MilamJR]

Looks great.


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[derian06]

all done, just have to wire the backup camera and the reverse lights. Upol sent me the tinted kit instead of the black kit, wasted 40$ trying to tint it black just for it to come out blueish black, got a refund and got the right kit then repainted the bumper. Jeep jk bracket was easy to use, two self tapping screws, grinded the sides of the mount some, and used one of the 3 bolts on the tire carrier. Backup camera needs a 12v to 5v converter so I can hardwire it. I’m going to mount it to the license plate, that way I’ll have a clear image at all times when towing.

 

[MilamJR]

Looks great.


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[rascole]

What did you do to the rear frame to mount the drivers side D ring?

 

[derian06]

What did you do to the rear frame to mount the drivers side D ring?

I retrofitted some 3/16” steel to basically match the passenger side mount then welded it to the frame. A couple of posts up there is a picture of it, I just reinforced it after that post. I don’t know how structurally sound I made it, but it seems decent enough.