Tube Bumper Mounting Points?
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Tube Bumper Mounting Points?
hey guys, im workin on getting tubing for the tube bumper me and my friend is plannin to build and was just seeing if you had any suggestions on where i should or how i can mount it. i will be taking off the upper buper part but wont until i get some tubing. here are some pics if they would help
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do you think a bracket/tube coming off the middle crosmember would be good, someone told me that the crossmember isnt very strong and he cut his off
ya i know to the frame but i wasn sure.
allright cool, ill be getting spindle lift soon so i will be set
what do you mean by frame horns? not sure what that is.
what do you mean by frame horns? not sure what that is.
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http://dirtunited.com/forum/tech-articles/728.htm
That should explain alot, its a dodge but same concept.
That should explain alot, its a dodge but same concept.
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https://www.ranger-forums.com/members/sea-bass-13016-albums-2004-ranger-50/
Theres his album, he used a c4x4 bumper and i think added the guard himself.
Theres his album, he used a c4x4 bumper and i think added the guard himself.
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^haha
friend showed me a place that sells tubing, i will be messureing and calling to see what i can get and how much. what type of tubing should i get? i want the main center tube to be bigger than the rest and the other parts can be smaller. i was thinkin 1.5" and 1" everywhere else, do you think thats good?
friend showed me a place that sells tubing, i will be messureing and calling to see what i can get and how much. what type of tubing should i get? i want the main center tube to be bigger than the rest and the other parts can be smaller. i was thinkin 1.5" and 1" everywhere else, do you think thats good?
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1" tube is tiny stuff (remember that "PIPE" is a vessel/container so it'll be measured by its ID, and "TUBE", being structural, is measured by its OD)...
so a 1" tube is about the same as a 3./4" garden hose (tiny)...
Lots of the bumper tubes I bend are 1.5", 1.75", and 2" -- I think the 2" is getting about as "heavy" as you'd wanna get (kinda 'bulky' in my eyes, but it's all about your taste and stype in YOUR bumper)...
Grab the core outta some paper towels or toilet paper and kinda "hold it up there to get a feel for what you're looking for ...
Wall thickness will come to play for how well you'll "bump" instead of bend... Roll-cages go with .095" wall 1.75"dia materials for rides less than 3000# - In my limited brain, a roll cage is a one-use item and with multiple contact points the thin .095" material is gonna disform a bit and transfer into the other members... -- for a bumper - you're gonna smak into whatever in ONE place and likely NOT share the loading with a few other tubes and even then, the tubes will be mid-span mounted on frame-horns, etc producing some pretty focused forces -- Prolly should think of your thinnest material being about .120" - stepping-up the diameter of the tube should bring more strength than stepping up in thickness, but it's worth mentioning.
Again - a thin-wall 1" dia tube may be a lot less than what you want in a bumper...
so a 1" tube is about the same as a 3./4" garden hose (tiny)...
Lots of the bumper tubes I bend are 1.5", 1.75", and 2" -- I think the 2" is getting about as "heavy" as you'd wanna get (kinda 'bulky' in my eyes, but it's all about your taste and stype in YOUR bumper)...
Grab the core outta some paper towels or toilet paper and kinda "hold it up there to get a feel for what you're looking for ...
Wall thickness will come to play for how well you'll "bump" instead of bend... Roll-cages go with .095" wall 1.75"dia materials for rides less than 3000# - In my limited brain, a roll cage is a one-use item and with multiple contact points the thin .095" material is gonna disform a bit and transfer into the other members... -- for a bumper - you're gonna smak into whatever in ONE place and likely NOT share the loading with a few other tubes and even then, the tubes will be mid-span mounted on frame-horns, etc producing some pretty focused forces -- Prolly should think of your thinnest material being about .120" - stepping-up the diameter of the tube should bring more strength than stepping up in thickness, but it's worth mentioning.
Again - a thin-wall 1" dia tube may be a lot less than what you want in a bumper...
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