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picture request back bumper with diamond plate

post pictures of your truck tih a body lift and diamond plate between the bumper and tailgate
 
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Here's mine...but I only have a 1" bodylift. Aren't there bumper brackets in the 3" kit??

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Went to work, saw a extra piece of scrap diamond plate aluminum....thick stuff. What's needed is a piece 4" x 52 1/2". I proceeded to prime it, and paint it Rust Oleum Gloss Black, to match my toolbox. Used 1/4"x3/4 Stainless hexhead self drilling screws to attach it to my bed. Then reattached my clearence lights for the "look at me" factor. I think it looks good. And it's not that noticeable standing away from the truck. Meaning it doesn't stick out. What do yall think??

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There is a guy running around town tht did it on a 3in body, and I really dont like it. Next time I see it, I'll snap a pic.
 
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sweet
 
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Painting it black matches the theme i'm going with. Only problem I have is when I do actually wash the truck, all the tree needles get stuck in between the diamond plate and the bed. Drives me insane!!! lol.
 
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it comes with brackets but then it leaves your hitch down low and your exhaust and i saw a guy who did it and thought i might as well just do that instead
 
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You can always take the hitch to a fab shop, and have them raise it. You can always head off the to exhaust shop and have the modify the tail pipe....so it'll look right.
 
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Yup thats what Im plannin on doing for the hitch and exhaust..gotta hide that body lift! Now what i am worried about though is that my exhaust is coming out corners. I cant raise it but so high because of my leaf springs. Hopefully we can figure out something

I think that black diamond plate looks great on your 1" body lift...looks almost like you wanted like that before the lift..I like it. But when your bumper is hanging down three inches along with the exhaust and hitch I just cant stand that..its gotta be raised in my mind
 
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well if i feel like it i will cut the hitch and fix the exhaust but i think i might just leave the bumper low
 
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ummmmm lone ranger 93....why dont you get the bumper brakets? or make some...your bumper is sticking 3 inch's low! sorry had to say something i think it allways looked funny when trucks got body lifts and didn't lift there bumpers.
 
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Originally Posted by thef9est1
ummmmm lone ranger 93....why dont you get the bumper brakets? or make some...your bumper is sticking 3 inch's low! sorry had to say something i think it allways looked funny when trucks got body lifts and didn't lift there bumpers.
The truck has gone thru quite a bit of changes since that pic



 
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