Smart way to measure it!
That thing looks great on your rig. Mine will be identical to yours. Do you notice any contact on the "wings" against the cladding when flexing it out? I know our cladding sticks out further than the Toyota version.
4x4labs bumper installation: crossmember cutting (1 Viewer)
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Smart way to measure it!
That thing looks great on your rig. Mine will be identical to yours. Do you notice any contact on the "wings" against the cladding when flexing it out? I know our cladding sticks out further than the Toyota version.
Yeah, the wings contacted the cladding a little bit. I got the bumper up into position (there's a plate on the bumper that runs across the back that will allow you to hang it on the ends of the frame rails momentarily to get some bolts in). Me and a buddy lifted into position and then he made sure it didn't fall off and kill me and I got under there and loosely installed the 6 bolts where the spare tire hanger used to be and then I installed the four bolts in the bottom and used those to pull it up and into position. Then I tightened the other 6 bolts.
As I was tightening the bottom 4 bolts, I heard the bumper contacting the cladding. It is minor, and didn't seem to have any lasting effect, so I'm not worried about it.
Sounds pretty simple! I'm eager for Saturday morning to roll around.
I can't imagine anybody making it out alive if that thing falls 3 feet onto you. It's a hefty chunk of steel.
4x4labs site has a link to IH8MUD for bumper build instructions.
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I bought a used one of a LC to put on my LX. I was too lazy to cut and reweld the tube on the wings. I get very minor contact on the cladding when dragging it or banging it. I have not taken a hit to the top part of it though.
I'm intrigued to see just how far removed mine is from the wings... Luke fitted this one for a LC with flares and said it should fit.
On mine, the tubes on the wings have about .375" clearance to the cladding. Where mine contacted is where the plate underneath extends forward a little bit - that plate touched the bottom of the flares slightly.
That's doesn't seem like a whole lot of clearance...I'll try to take some preliminary measurements tonight and see if I get any more than 3/4" difference.
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Yeah, I figured that out 4 years ago.
LOL! I didn't notice how old the post was.
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Link to my 4x4 Labs bumper build. http://www.risingsun4x4club.org/forum2/showthread.php?t=17667&highlight=bumper
Otherwise I don't have much to add other than I had no instructions so I just bolted up the wing and removed enough frame rail to clear it at an angle. The build is pretty easy as the kit is well thought out. I enjoyed building mine.
Otherwise I don't have much to add other than I had no instructions so I just bolted up the wing and removed enough frame rail to clear it at an angle. The build is pretty easy as the kit is well thought out. I enjoyed building mine.
Bent on preserving steel, managed to keep a pair of nuts 
