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good looking product, just need a better model haha
 
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I'm in Phoenix and could model a bumper for you guys if you want. My truck will be out of the shop in a few weeks as it is getting a SAS. I don't have a bumper on there except a front crossmember. I plan on going custom for the front bumper, but I don't have any plans for a rear bumper yet. I'm not sure how your bumper mounts up, but if my truck will work for a few pictures it isn't a problem. I might be interested in a rear bumper.



 
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It would be difficult to mount the bumper with you modifying your frame like that.... and Yes I do have a rear bumper as well for these trucks...
 
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I also have a few different styles of tube bumpers aval. for 2 and 4wd rangers... havent designed a plate style bumper for the ranger yet though as I have had no interest...
 
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id like to see the rear bumper
 
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Originally Posted by DunesRunner08
its a stock height 2wd... and the angle of the pics suck... i warned you... LOL... you get the idea of the bumper though... once I have better pics I will post them
looks like an FX4 4x4 to me
 
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it might look like it, but its only a stock height 2wd...
 
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Do you have pictures of the rear bumper?
 
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It's still a nice piece man. I fab alot of stuff myself, as well as restore cars. I totally understand the price, labor is the biggest kicker. The only way to lower price is to sacrifice quality, and in something built to be tough, it's not something I would run out to do. If I had green falling out of my pocket I'd just buy a set, but for now custom fab by me is all I can afford
 
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here is one of the rear bumpers I build for rangers!

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Originally Posted by DunesRunner08
it might look like it, but its only a stock height 2wd...
How does a 2wd have the two-tone that only came on the FX4s?
 
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hell if I know... the customer did it? LOL... when we called to order he said it was a 2wd and wanted to make sure the bumper would fit...

and chop tech, you have nice fab skills and all but why would you put jeep style bumpers on a pick up truck? not mocking you, I am just curious...
 
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Originally Posted by DunesRunner08
hell if I know... the customer did it? LOL... when we called to order he said it was a 2wd and wanted to make sure the bumper would fit...

and chop tech, you have nice fab skills and all but why would you put jeep style bumpers on a pick up truck? not mocking you, I am just curious...
Thank You! and just curious what exactly makes that a "jeep style bumper" I dont make any parts for a Heep!
 
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Schittybilt, I mean Smittybilt has been doing that style for years.... so thats why I think jeep bumper when I see it...


 
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ok, i didnt realize it was gonna be so hard to find a 4x4 or a lifted ranger period in Phoenix, AZ, LOL... Ive had the bumper sitting here for ever and a day and I finally said screw it and borrowed a dealer truck that is still 2WD like the one above, but I wanted better photos... I hope this helps you guys... forget those last photos posted... LOL as for height, its actually 1" more ground clearance than the stock bumper, so it really doesnt sit low... I made sure to measure it for you guys

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Originally Posted by DunesRunner08
ok, i didnt realize it was gonna be so hard to find a 4x4 or a lifted ranger period in Phoenix, AZ, LOL... Ive had the bumper sitting here for ever and a day and I finally said screw it and borrowed a dealer truck that is still 2WD like the one above, but I wanted better photos... I hope this helps you guys... forget those last photos posted... LOL as for height, its actually 1" more ground clearance than the stock bumper, so it really doesnt sit low... I made sure to measure it for you guys





You should make a new thread...bumper looks good!
 
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nice I would own one of those if I didn't already have one.

Well done
 
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Those look nice! I don't consider a tube bumper a Jeep bumper. Tube bumpers are sometimes/usually easier to build and can weigh less. Plate bumpers give trucks a cleaner look and are better suited for deer encounters in the midwest.

I guess mine is a Jeep bumper too. I like plate bumpers, but lower price and design (easier to modify with light tabs, in my case) of tube bumpers is why I went with one.

 
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if you ever make a matching rear bumper I would be interested
 
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Originally Posted by ChopTechFab
here is one of the rear bumpers I build for rangers!


arent those the bumpers that you made for corys truck?
 
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Those look nice! I don't consider a tube bumper a Jeep bumper. Tube bumpers are sometimes/usually easier to build and can weigh less. Plate bumpers give trucks a cleaner look and are better suited for deer encounters in the midwest.

I guess mine is a Jeep bumper too. I like plate bumpers, but lower price and design (easier to modify with light tabs, in my case) of tube bumpers is why I went with one.
so you are in phoenix... is your bumper welded on or bolted on?

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if you ever make a matching rear bumper I would be interested
I do make a rear... I just havent built one for photos yet...
 
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Originally Posted by outdoorsman
I'm in Phoenix and could model a bumper for you guys if you want. My truck will be out of the shop in a few weeks as it is getting a SAS. I don't have a bumper on there except a front crossmember. I plan on going custom for the front bumper, but I don't have any plans for a rear bumper yet. I'm not sure how your bumper mounts up, but if my truck will work for a few pictures it isn't a problem. I might be interested in a rear bumper.



Originally Posted by DunesRunner08
It would be difficult to mount the bumper with you modifying your frame like that.... and Yes I do have a rear bumper as well for these trucks...

Originally Posted by DunesRunner08
so you are in phoenix... is your bumper welded on or bolted on?



I do make a rear... I just havent built one for photos yet...
It is welded on. I could model the rear as I'm still stock. I do have plans to get a rear bumper, but not anytime real soon. I'm recovering from the cost of the SAS.

Here is the rear. The mudflaps are removable with a smiple locking pin on each side. I like the look of your rear bumpers! I really like how some of the other vehicle models have a small wrap around to protect the corners and sides a little bit. The rear winch option is also neat.

 

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yeah, I gotta find someone local with a lifted 4x4 to get some good photos of... it is quite difficult...
 
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