Nice writeup! Just curious what FOR would do if you ran a front bumper and winch- change the bilstiens or would the spring rate be changed? Have you thought about doing a bumper in the future?
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Yes, I plan to do the FOR tube bumper. Part of this entire equation is not adding a lot of weight along with creating the approach and departure angles of a taller lift by using tube instead of full coverage stamped bumpers. I will also use a lighter winch at the point I do a winch, along with synthetic rope. I figure I can easily shave half the weight of your typical ARB/Warn combo while creating quite a bit better clearance and better strength for offroad rock crawling use. So no mods to springs or shocks should be required.
I will do the same for the rear bumper at some point - trim the frame and use tube to get better strength without weight gain while dramatically improving departure angle.
Here is a link to the FOR prototype and a fairly good look at the rear bumper I intend to more or less copy:
https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=88357&page=5
You still paying attention to this thread? I know its been a while since any comments have been added.
