Put the bumper as high as i could get it. theirs still a gap.

Before


After

 

Looks good.

 

yep, looks good man

 

i think it looks aright...dont like how the side of the bumper are sticking out farther then the fender..but oh well

 

I think someone stole your corner.

 

yeah yeah i know i dont have the corners in yet. Ordering the 06 sometime this week.

 

It almost looks like your valance isn't snapped into your bumper

 

does anyone ever warn you guys about doing this? the bumper has that gap so it doesnt contact the body when the frame and body flex... I agree, it does look better, but I would rather the gap be there than bent fenders or chipped paint. just my 2 cents.

 

thats the way the edge bumper cover is made.

 

I know, I have one. Mine is much more flush though. Yeah I'm not a fan of the super close bumper/grille/header panel either.

Ah I think its because I have the edge flares, where he doesn't.

 

urs is newer too. thats the way mine looked when it was in one piece.

 

I have a 01-03 bumper on mine though so it really is the same as his lol

 

well dang, i give up.

 

Trent i was wondering if that was it. But didnt know if the edge trucks came with flares from the factory??

 

The step side (like yours) don't come with front flares.

 

Mo better.

 

When I was completely flexed my bumper would almost hit my fender. I never did the mod.

 

Yea, Thats what I wonder everytime I see someone do this. The other day I had a jack under one side jacking it way up (putting my shackles back to normal) and the front bumper almost flexed into the piece under the headlights even with the big gap.

 

so how much gap should be their??

 

I hate you guys with the nice bumper gap like that. I did it to mine and the center part of the bumper wont come up as high as yours, but my sides will. IDK why it won't, it goes down all the way but not up all the way.


I think thats a valance thats meant for a truck with flares and since he doesn't have any thats why it looks like that.

 

Nah thats the edge valance that came on his truck, I'm positive.

 

its the same valance. flares or not for 4x4. all 4x4 flaresides look like that, i dont like it

 

Looks good Scott, now we can get my truck in the garage and I can work on that.

 

glad you posted this cause i was considering doing this mod and now will not. Thanks again.

 

hahahaha adam i still got to do the balljoints...lol
Trigger01 how much gap should be there??