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Yes I drove 75 on the highway today and it made no new noises.... the bumper is solid as ever.
Haha and no it’s not a lease
200 Rear Bumper Chop (1 Viewer)
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Yes I drove 75 on the highway today and it made no new noises.... the bumper is solid as ever.
Haha and no it’s not a lease
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Headed to the bumper chop proving grounds today and it worked exactly as planned.
Great idea and well executed!
@FlightMedic178 what are your impressions for the KM3s?
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Love them. I have about 15k miles on them so far and they take a lot of abuse with no issues. Great traction in mud, deep snow, dirt and sand dunes. Haven’t got stuck yet and I’ve totally tried. Haha
Also, I had KM2s on my Tacoma and they were about spent after 30k with a lot of uneven wear. The KM3s don’t seem to have that issue.... yet
Wish you posted this a little earlier...Not sure if it would have saved me though. I ended up finding an almost new steel rear bumper for sale in the classifieds, so it all worked out. I would encourage anyone with stock bumpers who wheels their 200 hard to follow @FlightMedic178 's lead on this. Nice work!!
bloc
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Wish you posted this a little earlier...Not sure if it would have saved me though. I ended up finding an almost new steel rear bumper for sale in the classifieds, so it all worked out. I would encourage anyone with stock bumpers who wheels their 200 hard to follow @FlightMedic178 's lead on this. Nice work!!
Did you at least avoid taillight damage? Seems like I read on someone’s rig abusing the bumper did more damage than just the tupperware..
I have not seen any new damage on the taillights from this trip. In Tahuya State Forest (Events/Trails - DeGen19 - PNW/Vancouver B.C.) I got a tiny crack in on of the lenses. Couldn't figure out if this was from hitting a branch or from something else.
This weekend I'm going to hit the bumper with a heat gun and see if I can get it back into shape before my steel bumper install.
JLH
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Clean and functional. Great job.
bloc
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Just occurred to me.. are you worried about the new edge catching on stuff and pulling back/up vs just kinda sliding over things?
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I did catch the other day on a dirt hill and it bent it out but immediately went back without even a mark. It might be an issue on jagged rocks but I think smooth rocks and dirt it’ll be fine.
This hill is a 2 foot drop with an immediate 4 foot upslope.
Well done indeed looks great. Having no plans for a rear metal swing out bumper myself this is an idea I can get behind. I am interested in what you and your welder come up with as a bumper slider solution. I can definitely see how that would help in situations where the tupperware could get caught on something.
Chopped resonator question ? Does the exhaust system sound better or louder?
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I can tell no difference at all, even with windows down.
That’s awesome especially if there’s no drone on the highway. I also like that the resonator removal saves weight and depending on what you come up with for a rear bumper skid it may be a break even or just a minor weight gain. Very cool...
Edit: I know not many worry about weight but every little bit helps.
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Met with the fabricator today and this is roughly the plan.
Going to use 1.75 DOM to match the sliders and have it welded on.
Updates next Wednesday!
Going to use 1.75 DOM to match the sliders and have it welded on.
Updates next Wednesday!
This is great - thanks for trail-blazing this mod!
No change to anything I can detect.
