A little over a year ago I removed the factory chrome bumpers. I couldn't stand them, and they were a little bent up too. So I ran without them ever since. Any way with the help of my uncle and his welder and cutting torch, we went to work. I bought 12ft of 6" C channel and 5ft 3"x.5" flat bar. We had to cut the "ears" off the frame so I could use the existing holes for a mounting location. I also cut two of the rivets that hold the body mount to the frame.
We cut and mounted the bar; drug the C channel over and marked it.
Started cutting some notches in it so I could get it to wrap around.
We noticed we were pretty close to the body and the Line-x.. Oops..
Soo this was our fix.
But we got the bends in pretty close.
Got the other side done up. Pulled the bumper off, welded and ground smooth.
We thought we just about had it. Turns out we bent the wrap arounds in a little too much and would rub the body. But after a lot of cutting and grinding later we got it to fit pretty well.
For only having a tape measure laid maybe four times I think it turned out alright. It's not perfect by any means. But let me know what ya'll think!
We cut and mounted the bar; drug the C channel over and marked it.
Started cutting some notches in it so I could get it to wrap around.
We noticed we were pretty close to the body and the Line-x.. Oops..
Soo this was our fix.
But we got the bends in pretty close.
Got the other side done up. Pulled the bumper off, welded and ground smooth.
We thought we just about had it. Turns out we bent the wrap arounds in a little too much and would rub the body. But after a lot of cutting and grinding later we got it to fit pretty well.
For only having a tape measure laid maybe four times I think it turned out alright. It's not perfect by any means. But let me know what ya'll think!
. Your truck looks just like mine, color and bedliner, except I went up and filled in the license plate area too.
