The Best Rear Bumper Out There!

Scott_sFZJ80 · 03-21-08, 01:28 PM

IMHO

So I had this idea for what I wanted for my rear bumper.

The most departure angle
Rear winch
Intergraded receiver hitch for towing
Recover points
Removable tire carrier
Removable ladder
Removable gas/water tank mount

One of my biggest goals was the rear winch, but I didn’t want to give up any departure angle, I still tow stuff and I really didn’t want to have the winch offset to one side. That’s just my personal preference, I’m sure that it would work offset just as well. The design that came as close to most of the specs was 4x4Labs. The others out there are great as well, but this one came closest to the picture in my head. So I thought about the kit that they offered because I do love to weld and I could just make the changes myself. So I gave them a call and ended up talking to Luke. I told him about my idea of two intergraded receiver hitches and the winch in the middle. He seemed to like the idea and knew where I was going with the two receivers. Right away he knew that I wanted removable piece that was a two into one receiver. Well he turned out to be a great guy and I sold my arc to buy a mig so I thought it would be best to just have him do the whole thing. I’m glad I did because everything turned out great. I may have had the idea but it is still Luke’s design that made it work. The bumper is designed to hold a Warn 12K winch, but right now I just have a Ramsey 8K mounted. It will be upgraded soon; one of the photos was taken at Luke’s shop with a Warn 12K mounted. There is a skid plate under the winch for protection yet the controls are still easily accessible. I took a bunch of photos to do a little write up on an install, maybe I’ll still do the install write up. Plus, I still need to snap a photo of towing but here are some pics of the finished product.

It truly is the best rear bumper out there in my humble opinion.

Scott_sFZJ80 · 03-21-08, 01:28 PM

Scott_sFZJ80 · 03-21-08, 01:29 PM

Scott_sFZJ80 · 03-21-08, 01:30 PM

calstyl2 · 03-21-08, 01:31 PM

That dude has soul...................nice

jditom · 03-21-08, 01:35 PM

That is amazing!

Luke's bumpers can do it all!

Riad · 03-21-08, 01:43 PM

Nice Bumper! Did you weld/assemble it yourself or it came assembled like that? What was the total cost if you don't mind me asking?

archie · 03-21-08, 01:45 PM

thanks for the build pics! what was the total tab for the bumper?

Skillet · 03-21-08, 01:47 PM

Holy crap.

I did not think I could be jealous of another rear bumper since mine is Luke-made as well.

You have officially made me jealous.

However, the winch setup would not work for me as I have a Long-Ranger tank back there, but the concept is awesome!

Nice.

CreeperSleeper · 03-21-08, 01:53 PM

Cool! I really like it.

shep · 03-21-08, 01:59 PM

That is one excellent set-up! Congrats!

Cruiserhead05 · 03-21-08, 02:04 PM

Sweet pics, great writeup.

AKcruiserfreak · 03-21-08, 02:35 PM

Wow! That is the coolest rear bumper ever!

TK

theferg · 03-21-08, 03:37 PM

Saweet! That is a killer design. Hmmmm....

-Ferg-

CodyRx7 · 03-21-08, 05:32 PM

Wait...is that a 33" spare?

(looks in shock at bumper kit in garage and then again at spare 39" and dies a little inside)

TX80Fan · 03-21-08, 06:20 PM

that is truly the finest rear bumper I've ever seen...where can / do you go from there?

landtank · 03-21-08, 06:37 PM

Awesome bumper!

TCH2FLY · 03-21-08, 07:16 PM

Very Nice!!!

I have been sketching EXACTLY the same layout for winch mount and hitch using my slee bumper ... you beat me to it

arndog123 · 03-21-08, 07:50 PM

Wow! I like it.

4LC4ME · 03-21-08, 08:41 PM

How much extra of the crossmember did you have to cut away?

cruzer971 · 03-21-08, 08:46 PM

That is the best rear bumper I've ever seen. When is mine gonna be ready for pickup???

Atoyot1031 · 03-21-08, 11:19 PM

As our friends from down under would say, "NICE BACKSIDE!

"

That is the best rear bumper I've seen. Slight thread hijack: My wife was rear ended yesterday by a F-150, right on the DS rear corner. It broke the light lense of my rear side running light. Otherwise, it didn't even scratch the powdercoating on the Kaymar! Tore the bumper off the F-150 and took out his PS quarterpanel as well.

Moral of the story: Go big, bo burly, or go home!

mot · 03-22-08, 01:38 AM

Luke must have used the Force (again)!

NICE!!

little_joe · 03-22-08, 05:39 AM

I completely agree with you - that is the finest rear bumper I've seen. You guys did one helluva job collaborating on that design.

/me anxiously awaits word on cost........

smokechaser · 03-22-08, 07:09 AM

NICE.
What does a bumper like that run?

Elijah · 03-22-08, 08:09 AM

I LOVE my bumper made by Luke. Sure am glad that I didn't go with another either, for my needs it's perfect.

CodyRx7 · 03-22-08, 12:25 PM

Whats the little carrier in the back (behind the tire clover) for?

03-21-08, 01:28 PM	#1
Scott_sFZJ80 You like dags? Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: over yonder TLCA# 13283 Posts: 432	The Best Rear Bumper Out There! IMHO So I had this idea for what I wanted for my rear bumper. The most departure angle Rear winch Intergraded receiver hitch for towing Recover points Removable tire carrier Removable ladder Removable gas/water tank mount One of my biggest goals was the rear winch, but I didn’t want to give up any departure angle, I still tow stuff and I really didn’t want to have the winch offset to one side. That’s just my personal preference, I’m sure that it would work offset just as well. The design that came as close to most of the specs was 4x4Labs. The others out there are great as well, but this one came closest to the picture in my head. So I thought about the kit that they offered because I do love to weld and I could just make the changes myself. So I gave them a call and ended up talking to Luke. I told him about my idea of two intergraded receiver hitches and the winch in the middle. He seemed to like the idea and knew where I was going with the two receivers. Right away he knew that I wanted removable piece that was a two into one receiver. Well he turned out to be a great guy and I sold my arc to buy a mig so I thought it would be best to just have him do the whole thing. I’m glad I did because everything turned out great. I may have had the idea but it is still Luke’s design that made it work. The bumper is designed to hold a Warn 12K winch, but right now I just have a Ramsey 8K mounted. It will be upgraded soon; one of the photos was taken at Luke’s shop with a Warn 12K mounted. There is a skid plate under the winch for protection yet the controls are still easily accessible. I took a bunch of photos to do a little write up on an install, maybe I’ll still do the install write up. Plus, I still need to snap a photo of towing but here are some pics of the finished product. It truly is the best rear bumper out there in my humble opinion. Attached Images __________________ 1993 FZJ80 ROTW - October 23-29 2005 Snorkel install , Skid Plate install , Rear Bumper

03-21-08, 01:28 PM	#2
Scott_sFZJ80 You like dags? Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: over yonder TLCA# 13283 Posts: 432	pics Attached Images __________________ 1993 FZJ80 ROTW - October 23-29 2005 Snorkel install , Skid Plate install , Rear Bumper

03-21-08, 01:29 PM	#3
Scott_sFZJ80 You like dags? Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: over yonder TLCA# 13283 Posts: 432	more Attached Images __________________ 1993 FZJ80 ROTW - October 23-29 2005 Snorkel install , Skid Plate install , Rear Bumper

03-21-08, 01:30 PM	#4
Scott_sFZJ80 You like dags? Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: over yonder TLCA# 13283 Posts: 432	pic Attached Images __________________ 1993 FZJ80 ROTW - October 23-29 2005 Snorkel install , Skid Plate install , Rear Bumper

03-21-08, 01:31 PM	#5
calstyl2 Whodats Momma has crabs Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Cherry Valley CA TLCA# 14149 Posts: 959 Blog Entries: 3	That dude has soul...................nice __________________ No cruisers, Im here for the Chicks and Beer I think I might have found an example of why people think you might be a nutjob of Rugster proportions.-Gumby to BrianOR You may get a better response if you post this in 80 tech. =Junk RE dinner plates It's way past time you shut the f&%k up and go away. Subtle and less direct suggestions seem to go over your head, so it looks like it needs to just be put out there and said.=Gumby

03-21-08, 01:35 PM	#6
jditom IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 916	That is amazing! Luke's bumpers can do it all! __________________ 1996 TLC, Cooper D. STT 305/70/16, CDL, 7 PIN, OME steer & 850/863, Bilstein HD, IPA fog. Slee's front bumper, skid plate, CC bushings, SS brake lines x 7, light/aux harness & speedo gear. Warn XD 9000, Hanna sliders. 4X4labs rear bumper. OEM sub tank & overhead console. Projection headlamps, clear lenses, rear tail LED, George's insde LED's. MagnFlow exhaust (cat back). Landtank's MAF, Eclipse Nav. Columbus varient RTT.

03-21-08, 01:43 PM	#7
Riad Front Locker Opportunist Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Charles Town, WV TLCA# 15815 Posts: 1,168	Nice Bumper! Did you weld/assemble it yourself or it came assembled like that? What was the total cost if you don't mind me asking? __________________ 97 FZJ80 40th Ann. Limited Edition. Road Tires: 265 70 R17 Dunlop Grandtrek on FJC steelies. Wheeling Tires: 285 75 R16 PJ Dirt Grip. Lockers: RR - Aussie, FR - ARB, CDL switch.Pin 7. Suspension: Js and LS w/MAF 3" front drop brackets, Slee brake lines, Rear Control Arms, Tie Rod and front DC D-Shaft, no sway bars, home made rear adjustable panhard rod. Armor: Slee sliders, Shortbus Bumper Major PMs: New HG with full valve job, New Engine Harness, Oil Pan Arc seal and Toyota red coolant.

03-21-08, 01:45 PM	#8
archie IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: NW side of chicago Posts: 1,082	thanks for the build pics! what was the total tab for the bumper? __________________ 88 fj62 w 209k 94 80series 167k

03-21-08, 01:47 PM	#9
Skillet brings the pain Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Freedom, CA TLCA# 16078 Posts: 2,217	Holy crap. I did not think I could be jealous of another rear bumper since mine is Luke-made as well. You have officially made me jealous. However, the winch setup would not work for me as I have a Long-Ranger tank back there, but the concept is awesome! Nice. __________________ 1993 FZJ80 1973 FJ40 "...mud is a hotbed of leftist chat/activity." - swank

03-21-08, 01:59 PM	#11
shep IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Central Oregon Posts: 81	That is one excellent set-up! Congrats! __________________ 92 FJ80, 170k, OME low lift, ARB, Winch, deflared, deflapped, 33" BFG's.

03-21-08, 02:04 PM	#12
Cruiserhead05 ...should be studying Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 2,556	Sweet pics, great writeup. __________________ -Brandon- FZJ80

03-21-08, 02:35 PM	#13
AKcruiserfreak IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: North Pole, Ak Posts: 560	Wow! That is the coolest rear bumper ever! TK __________________ 1971 FJ-40 2" shackle lift, 33" BFG,PTO winch, lots o' miles, con fer roof rack, safety yellow, weber 38dgas 1973 FJ-40 parts rig with a 350. 1993 FZJ-80 110k, cdl switch, 7-pin mod, new ecu, ARB/Warn12k, Wild Country TXR 285's,Astrostart autostart, 1" Slee spacers.

03-21-08, 03:37 PM	#14
theferg IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Somewhere near Phoenix TLCA# 12162 Posts: 1,842	Saweet! That is a killer design. Hmmmm.... -Ferg- __________________ Ben F \| TLCA 12162 Big Blue Box--1984 FJ60--wannabe 80 series--R.I.P noname--1994 FZJ80--already got the locks... __________________ 80 Series E-Lock Diffs Retrofit for FJ60

03-21-08, 05:32 PM	#15
CodyRx7 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Prescott Valley, AZ Posts: 1,784	Wait...is that a 33" spare? (looks in shock at bumper kit in garage and then again at spare 39" and dies a little inside) __________________ 97 LX450 - Champagne Silver / 161k / 5.29s / ARB lockers F/R 39" Michelin XML tires, 8" coils / L shocks, 1.5" wheel spacers, ARB rack & Safari Snorkel, 60 series ARB bullbar, custom step sliders, dual swingout rear bumper, Overland RTT on a Monster M100 trailer... Copper State Cruisers #045

03-21-08, 06:20 PM	#16
TX80Fan IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: State of Flux... Posts: 330	that is truly the finest rear bumper I've ever seen...where can / do you go from there? __________________ 1997 FZJ80 CE, 6M1 'BOOGER' GREEN, 103k orig. miles , Baselined, ARB, SuperWinch 12.5, OEM Hand Throttle, HIR's, SROR custom sliders, CDL/Pin 7, Slee TC Skid Plate, OME 2.5" 850/860 w/CC, Toyo 285's w/1.5" spacers, Hi-Lift 'Extreme', PIAA 520's, HD port. air comp., Slee cup holder...

03-21-08, 06:37 PM	#17
landtank ThinkTank Waterboy Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Boston MA Posts: 10,387	Awesome bumper! __________________ Rick Bigelow '96 215k Groveland MA 01834 If you're not the lead dog, the view never changes

03-21-08, 07:50 PM	#19
arndog123 IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Granite Falls, WA Posts: 81	Wow! I like it. __________________ 1997 Collector's Edition Land Cruiser locked, ARB w/ M12000 1990 XtraCab 4x4 pickup ARB w/ M8000 1986 Standard cab 4x4 pickup locked, ARB w/ XD9000 1985 XtraCab 4x4 pickup ARB w/ M8000 1995 Acura Integra (Daily Driver)

03-22-08, 01:38 AM	#23
mot I ruin surprises. Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,679	Luke must have used the Force (again)! NICE!! __________________ R/C FJ40UPDATED OEM foglights and HID's NEW: Toyota Aux. Light Covers (Post #315) JDM LC60/62 Goodies LC70 Goodies JDM LC80 Goodies JDM LC100 Goodies

03-21-08, 07:16 PM	#18
TCH2FLY your comments here Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: HIghlands Ranch CO TLCA# 17750 Posts: 175	Very Nice!!! I have been sketching EXACTLY the same layout for winch mount and hitch using my slee bumper ... you beat me to it __________________ Mike W. Rising Sun (Ghost Rider division), TLCA 1994 FJZ80- ARB Locked w/4:88s, OME 850 "J"/1.5 spacer front /864 rears, 315/75-16 Cooper STTs, ARB 12K Warn, Dual Batteries, Slee Sliders, Slee Rear bumper CDL/Pin-7 etc....... My ROTW The only real damage multiplier is mounted between the driver's ears!

03-21-08, 08:41 PM	#20
4LC4ME IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: austin,tx Posts: 19	How much extra of the crossmember did you have to cut away?

03-21-08, 08:46 PM	#21
cruzer971 IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Prescott, AZ Posts: 62	That is the best rear bumper I've ever seen. When is mine gonna be ready for pickup??? __________________ '93 FJ80, 35's, Locker, Work in Progress '72 FJ40, 33's, Locker, With me 'til the end '92 FJ80, R.I.P. x2

03-21-08, 11:19 PM	#22
Atoyot1031 IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Aspen, CO TLCA# 18402 Posts: 943	As our friends from down under would say, "NICE BACKSIDE!" That is the best rear bumper I've seen. Slight thread hijack: My wife was rear ended yesterday by a F-150, right on the DS rear corner. It broke the light lense of my rear side running light. Otherwise, it didn't even scratch the powdercoating on the Kaymar! Tore the bumper off the F-150 and took out his PS quarterpanel as well. Moral of the story: Go big, bo burly, or go home!

03-22-08, 05:39 AM	#24
little_joe IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: RTP NC TLCA# 10568 Posts: 462	Fantastic! I completely agree with you - that is the finest rear bumper I've seen. You guys did one helluva job collaborating on that design. /me anxiously awaits word on cost........ __________________ Joe 1995 FZJ80, locked, 200K and counting Olde North State Cruisers of NC

03-22-08, 07:09 AM	#25
smokechaser IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: oregon Posts: 19	NICE. What does a bumper like that run?

03-22-08, 08:09 AM	#26
Elijah IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: slc area TLCA# 16029 Posts: 638	I LOVE my bumper made by Luke. Sure am glad that I didn't go with another either, for my needs it's perfect. __________________ 99 UZJ100, OME 2" lift, 315's, ARB front bar 95 FZJ80, lockers, off-road monster, 37" Pitbull Rockers 84 FJ60, stock 76 FJ40, v8 conversion, discs all around, lock-right in back, 35's

03-22-08, 12:25 PM	#27
CodyRx7 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Prescott Valley, AZ Posts: 1,784	Whats the little carrier in the back (behind the tire clover) for? __________________ 97 LX450 - Champagne Silver / 161k / 5.29s /