Example...A friend and I decided to have Rockware make us a rear bumper and tire carrier...his was a 2002 (Colorado) and my 4Runner is a 2001 (in NC at the time). The deal was that my friend was going to drop his 4Runner off and Rockware would build both bumpers using his truck as a template. Later I would drive to CO for a vacation and have it installed at Rockware. The bumper looked and fit great on the 2002 but fit too tight on one side on my '01. The fit was off enough that whenever I hit a good bump or pothole, the body would flex into the bumper causing damage to my rear hatch. Apparently there was enough of a difference between the two years to cause an issue. I now have a Sonoran Steel bumper on the rear that I had built at his place.
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Originally Posted by theferg
And ever talked to SS about theirs?--he says they have to custom make every single bumper cause every 4runner is too different? and he refuses to make them with a tire carrier because the once or twice they did make them, it was a total disaster...what does that even mean?  That just doesn't make sense to me. How can all these other offroad/fab shops make swingout tire carriers for their rear bumpers? Don't get me wrong, SS makes some nice stuff and I've got a bit of it on my Runner, but I just don't understand what their deal is with the rear bumpers (and a few other things).
Dunno much about all the other shops, but in my mind, if they advertise that they make the bumper for such-and-such a vehicle, they should be able to ship. Otherwise, they should just advertise that they are a custom fab shop that can make custom rear bumpers for any vehicle you bring on by. |
Have you talked to Steve to ask why he won't do mail-order bumpers or make tire carrier bumpers anymore?