Budget front bumper!!

VoodooMann · **Posted:** Thu Jun 04, 2009 3:35 pm

That is pretty awesome!

Do you think the wing style bumper caps will fit under what is left of the bumper?

I'm thinking about doing this, but I want to angle the ends up towards the outside where what is left of the fender sits.

pyrolife2000 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 04, 2009 3:39 pm

VoodooMann wrote:

That is pretty awesome!

Do you think the wing style bumper caps will fit under what is left of the bumper?

I'm thinking about doing this, but I want to angle the ends up towards the outside where what is left of the fender sits.

As long as the caps are even with the top of the bumper. Plus you can trim your factory bumper however will work for what you are doing.

pyrolife2000 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 04, 2009 9:53 pm

Kinda off subject but does anyone know of, or have some sort of collar or brace or something for the front diff? I've spit one in half already and don't want to do it again.

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 04, 2009 9:55 pm

collar here

http://www.mcmaster.com/#60665k23/=1v6n0b

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:32 pm

only proven to help hold the pieces together should it break in the shaft area

i adequately explained in the PM when he sent me a pm asking for more information

also explained the proper lighter application of the right foot and a DTT eases the pains a bit too

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:36 pm

JeepinJarhead03 wrote:

collar here

http://www.mcmaster.com/#60665k23/=1v6n0b

That has been proven not to help.

2006 KJ · **Posted:** Thu Jun 04, 2009 11:01 pm

tjkj2002 wrote:

JeepinJarhead03 wrote:

collar here

http://www.mcmaster.com/#60665k23/=1v6n0b

That has been proven not to help.

but at the same time only 1 person has blew their front dif with a collar on it. it's not a cure all but i believe it does help. mines still alive at least

pyrolife2000 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 04, 2009 11:40 pm

tjkj2002 wrote:

JeepinJarhead03 wrote:

collar here

http://www.mcmaster.com/#60665k23/=1v6n0b

That has been proven not to help.

Do you know of any other bracing for the front that does help for sure?

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:03 am

the casing is aluminum, it's pretty much doomed under the wrong circumstances no matter what you bolt, weld, glue or bungi cord to it

STINGN · **Posted:** Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:06 am

i talked to my bro today, he got a wrangler with that and is getting (well ordered a warn) and i think this might be the rout to go.

pyrolife2000 · **Posted:** Mon Jun 22, 2009 3:44 pm

I just added new tow points. I used the same idea as some other people have done using 1 1/4 receiver's but I integrated it to my bumper. I like the way it came out but it was difficult and a real pain in the booty. If you want to do this using a bumper like I've done then make sure you have plenty of cutoff wheels for your Dremel and sharp drill bits.

I mounted them inside the frame rails instead of under them.

I had to cut the holes for the receiver's to poke through.

The finished product. YAY! :-)r

Another view.

Sorry about the first two pics, the camera fogged up when I walked outside :roll:

Guest · **Posted:** Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:23 pm

That looks 100x better than what ThunderbirdJunkie expected

Nice work

suero · **Posted:** Tue Jun 23, 2009 12:33 am

looks much better..... :wink:

sharky · **Posted:** Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:54 am

jeepmedic46 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:58 am

That does look sweet.

I like the diamond plate. I have a 04 so my turn signals are in the bumper so I couldn't do that.

Sport · **Posted:** Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:08 am

Looks awesome, I may just do this some day. I see you cut more of your plastic bumper by the turn signals, do you have better pictures of that?

pyrolife2000 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:53 pm

Sport wrote:

Looks awesome, I may just do this some day. I see you cut more of your plastic bumper by the turn signals, do you have better pictures of that?

Yeah I didn't like the way the bumper looked hangin outside the new bumper. Plus I like the open tire look.

Oh yeah that's my other toy in the background

scout · **Posted:** Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:59 pm

Looks good. Im also a fan of the open tire look.

ChileanKJ · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:54 am

Do you get more water on the windshield when you pass over spots?

Blue KJ in PA · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:02 pm

ChileanKJ wrote:

Do you get more water on the windshield when you pass over spots?

I know I do...water used to spray out to the side...now it hits windshield square on with a large gush if moving at more than a crawl.

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