Budget front bumper!!

pyrolife2000 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 03, 2009 11:18 pm

This is my version of a budget bumper and clearance adder. I used a stock TJ bumper and adapted to fit and be solid onto the front of my KJ. If you want detailed info and pics of the process I have them. Just PM me.

The finished bumper.

I used my stock bumper to fill in the gap between the grill and the new bumper. Could have been a cleaner cut but I don't have a dremel, just a razor blade. :roll:

Any comments are welcome good or bad.

sharky · **Posted:** Wed Jun 03, 2009 11:23 pm

Where the hooks gonna go ?

2006 KJ · **Posted:** Wed Jun 03, 2009 11:31 pm

looks like his stock hooks are still on there

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if anyone wants to copy cat i have a TJ front bumper and a TJ rear bumper (what he used) that i'll gladly part with.

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 04, 2009 12:08 am

or can use channel iron bebbeh!

pyrolife2000 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 04, 2009 12:34 am

The hooks are there thats what I used as the lower bracket mounting point/bolts.

I'm also planing on a front hitch that will come out of the bumper so I don't loose the clearance.

sharky · **Posted:** Thu Jun 04, 2009 12:42 am

Inc · **Posted:** Thu Jun 04, 2009 1:31 am

Always good to see people think outside the box and do something different. :wink:

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 04, 2009 1:41 am

looks pretty good, do you have some pics of how you mounted it?

*added to the bumper list :wink:

Ryan09 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 04, 2009 6:27 am

The good old K.I.S.S. theory!

Cool!

pyrolife2000 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 04, 2009 8:38 am

Ryan09 wrote:

The good old K.I.S.S. theory!

Cool!

K.I.S.S theory?

and yes I do have a full set. Should I post those?

TAHOE · **Posted:** Thu Jun 04, 2009 8:51 am

pyrolife2000 wrote:

Ryan09 wrote:

The good old K.I.S.S. theory!

Cool!

K.I.S.S theory?

and yes I do have a full set. Should I post those?

Keep It Simple Stupid
nice job on a nice simple design

Sport · **Posted:** Thu Jun 04, 2009 9:09 am

pyrolife2000 wrote:

Ryan09 wrote:

The good old K.I.S.S. theory!

Cool!

K.I.S.S theory?

and yes I do have a full set. Should I post those?

Yes post them, that actually looks pretty darn good. reminds me of the military jeep they are making is it the J8

sandracer · **Posted:** Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:13 am

Looks good. And, another vote for posting all the pics.

BennyMigs · **Posted:** Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:26 am

Yes post them. How long did this take and what tooks?

pyrolife2000 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 04, 2009 12:44 pm

Here are the rest of the pics. This took me a couple of days, but it could easily take only a couple of hours but I had to figure it all out.

The top mount for the bumper.

The underside of the top mount.

I had to remove the factory stud, then drill a new hole.

this is the bolt for the new hole

Had to drill a new hole here for the tow hook bolt.

This is the lower mount. Bolts went through the frame rail, strait into the tow hooks. I added a plate that extends towards the back about 4in for extra support for the tow point. probably overkill but...

My stock bumper that i trimmed to fill in the gap between the grill and the bumper. also for the turn sigs.

Currently working on a skid to protect the lower part of the radiator and the wiring harness that is exposed now.

BennyMigs · **Posted:** Thu Jun 04, 2009 1:23 pm

Could you put hooks on the top like a TJ? I have a front hitch so Im not sure if this would work.

pyrolife2000 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 04, 2009 1:44 pm

BennyMigs wrote:

Could you put hooks on the top like a TJ? I have a front hitch so Im not sure if this would work.

Not sure, you would have to bore out the second bolt hole on the top mount. I don't think the sub-frame would be strong enough to handle pulling from there, but if you have a front hitch you probably wouldn't be pulling from them anyway.

Finished the front skid. This only took about an hour. Just used a "C" clamp, a saw horse, and a rubber mallet.

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 04, 2009 2:25 pm

that diamond plate is a really nice touch, it should be heavy enough to protect your radiator from protruding limbs and what not!

VoodooMann · **Posted:** Thu Jun 04, 2009 3:01 pm

That is sweet.

last I heard one of those bumpers was about $50, how much for the hooks/plate steel.

also, Got any pics of it from the side?

pyrolife2000 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 04, 2009 3:28 pm

VoodooMann wrote:

That is sweet.

last I heard one of those bumpers was about $50, how much for the hooks/plate steel.

also, Got any pics of it from the side?

I got the bumper for free from a friend and the tow hooks are the factory KJ hooks without the factory brackets. The bolts and steel were about $20 at Lowes. The diamond plate was about $30.

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