KK steel bumper (finished)

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:53 pm

DarbyWalters wrote:

Here is a pic of my Trailready Front Bumper and Warn 8000i winch...for some ideas. This was my first Liberty 2002. This bumper with hoop was ~110#...turn signals were mounted behind the slots on each end of the bumper. 3/16" skin...1/4" elsewhere...thick shackles that passed thru the front skin...

wow so about ~200# hanging on the front there, what lift did it have?

DarbyWalters · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:59 pm

You can save some serious weight by substituting winch rope (which is safer anyway) for the cable...saves about 28-30#s. Plus, even tho it is pretty light, the stock stuff you remove helps a bit. I had a custom (since I was the first to lift a Liberty) cut spacer/clevis/top plate lift. I had a powertrax (lunchbox locker) in the rear and a DTT LSD in the front. I ran 32" tires and it did great. I also had a TrailReady rear bumper. Daystar origianlly put full 2.5" spacers in the front which gave WAY TOO MUCH LIFT. Our experimenting in the early days of 2002 led to the Frankenlift. Clint and then BoulderBars which had connections with Daystar didn't hurt either.

jeepxk · **Posted:** Tue Jan 06, 2009 12:25 am

I got to see this guy build a winch mount bumper for the Commander during the time I had my Commander.
http://www.getlost4x4.com/
He built one up and now he his selling them to members on that forum- www.jeepcommander.com

nightdrv · **Posted:** Tue Jan 06, 2009 12:40 am

Now THAT's a bumper. Love the tan color... go military style!

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Tue Jan 06, 2009 12:46 am

jeepxk wrote:

I got to see this guy build a winch mount bumper for the Commander during the time I had my Commander.
http://www.getlost4x4.com/
He built one up and now he his selling them to members on that forum- www.jeepcommander.com

how about you be our test monkey.. ah i mean tester, yeah bumper tester :twisted:

Boblemoche · **Posted:** Tue Jan 06, 2009 12:54 am

wow nice bumper DarbyWalters I like how the hoop fit with the winch and protect it

3/16 skin :shock:

thats bullet proof

mine will be 1/8 so I expect the weight to be around 80# my winch in the box with all acessories weight 100# so if I go with a synth line and take off mabe 20# of the plastic bumper I should be around 130 to 160# of added weight in front

Shoey40 · **Joined:** Thu May 08, 2008 10:26 pm **Posts:** 29

That looks like a good start, tho you may want to bring the ends of it up to match the stocker. Like where the blinker housings are or whatever. Still, looks good.

Boblemoche · **Posted:** Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:20 am

Shoey40 wrote:

That looks like a good start, tho you may want to bring the ends of it up to match the stocker. Like where the blinker housings are or whatever. Still, looks good.

I will check this out and see what I can come up with

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 17, 2009 1:44 pm

any updates??

Boblemoche · **Posted:** Sat Jan 17, 2009 9:14 pm

got a bunch of steel plates ready to be tacked together

im working on it a lil bit every day

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Fri Jan 23, 2009 12:54 am

Boblemoche wrote:

got a bunch of steel plates ready to be tacked together

im working on it a lil bit every day

its been a little while, any pics or updates??

unclejjg · **Posted:** Fri Jan 23, 2009 11:23 am

jeepxk wrote:

I got to see this guy build a winch mount bumper for the Commander during the time I had my Commander.
http://www.getlost4x4.com/
He built one up and now he his selling them to members on that forum- www.jeepcommander.com

Those things are McNasty looking. I bet they way a ton though... That would drastically improve the Liberty's mug.