FJ55 Rear Swing-Away Bumper

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bryancostanich

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Hi all,

I've been looking around for a good bumper for the FJ55 and I haven't come upon much. I want a swing away with the following features:
-> holds spare tire
-> holds two cas cans
-> some accessory mounting (love to put a hi-lift and a shovel on there at a min.)
-> would like it to protect the rear quarter panels (have like the 2x4s pushing forward)

anyone seen anything like that for the FJ55? i'm thinking i might have to buy a 4+ and have a fab shop modify it. Or i might just design it myself and have a fab shop create it. but honestly, i'd rather just find one.

any thoughts?
 
IPOR (Iron Pig Offroad) make a great 55 bumper and tire carrier and I'm sure Lance and his crew could set it up
to carry a couple of gas cans.
Here's a pic of the IPOR bumper on my truck.

Lou
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:meh:

You could always just build your own
 

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bryancostanich said:
you have dimensions/plans for that? it would be a good base.
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No, I didn't get that organized.

Main bumper is 4x6 1/4" wall. Swingarm and tire mount is 2x2 1/4" wall. Jerry holders are 1/4" plate.

I just started measuring and cutting. If I had it to do over again, I would have made the arm about 4-6" longer and spread the cans a little.
 
looks like Iron Pig Offroad carries a bunch of the pieces. I did a quick sketch of what i think i'll draw up. once i have something a little more formal, i'll post on here for review/comments.

i figure since i'm going to be designing it, i'll add everything i want, so i'm also thinking i'll add a swing-away ladder (in front of the tire carrier) so that i can get to my cargo rack, and kind of a cooler/accessory holder on top of the gas tanks.

what do you all think:

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x3 on the iron pig offroad bumper.....Lance will build you anything that you want and will also sell you the parts to build your own if you want to. i'll try and get a pic of mine (that he built) when i get home today. it's a single swingarm type that holds a tire, one jerrycan and a highlift jack.
 
Either one will do the job , you may want to rethink mounting the ladder behind the tire carrier as you would have to move your bumper farther out from the body to make room. Here's a picture of mine and an earlier IPOR version and there's not much room for a ladder, and a picture of Lucy_FJ55 bumper that MAF produced with the Jerry can holder at the base of the ladder and of course a lot will depend on the tire size you plan on running.

Lou


Here's what Lucy_FJ55 says about his bumper:

I have been thinking of bringing the rig into a local fab shop to have them alter the rear bumper. I would like to incorporate a license plate holder and more of a tube cage welded to the lower ladder that would more securely hold down the gas can. I have a nice FJ40 OEM license plate holder that I plan on mounting to the ladder/gas can cage. Should look cool. I would also like for them to remove the old latching mechanism, that uses a camming lever and seperate pin to unlock and open the swing-out portion of the bumper. I have seen some cool latches, with no parts to lose, that should be easy to source and work well. I also would like them to weld/install a hydraulic shock to help keep the swing-out open (on hills, in general, etc.) I'll keep you all posted on those mods.
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yeah, you're right. even if i cleaned up some of the extra space that's there (your tire carrier seems to hang pretty far away from the taigate), it would still be kind of weird.

thinking out of the box, i could also turn the ladder sideways, put it to the right of the jerry cans and then put a platform at the top to step on.

a spring pin would help lucy's problem of the swing not staying open a lot better than a shock.
 
That just my work, now how much is going to cost you?
The IPOR bumper was designed by Lance (owner) but it's produced by a large fabrication company, laser cut and machine formed, nice stuff!!
One off stuff can get pretty pricey, as most shops charge by the hour. My custom front bumper cost about $900.00 (back when I had money to spend)

Lou
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You may spend less by having IPOR add the ladder and jerry can holders to one of the 55 bumpers they stock. I know shipping may knock it out of the park ,but it would not hurt to check.
Now you have me thinking about a ladder:hhmm:

Lou
 
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