I called once and Lance called me back and left a message. He was going to call me back when he had more detail and time due to the move. Told me to watch the forum and pics would be posted when they were done.
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I called once and Lance called me back and left a message. He was going to call me back when he had more detail and time due to the move. Told me to watch the forum and pics would be posted when they were done.
So where's the IronPig?;p
Hmm.... The reaction to this design is about what I expected. Like it/Hate it. More "Hate it" on the FJ Cruiser Forums board. Most everyone there seems more interested in just looks anyway and not function. Can someone clear-up the weight deal over. It was estimated, quoted and taken as fact to be 843lbs. Misguidance over there is skewing some opinions. I would, but I am not a member there.
James, don't beat on it too bad at Crozet! Post some pix here when you get back!
James, don't beat on it too bad at Crozet! Post some pix here when you get back!
Done
I talked to Mark H. @ metaltech about an idea like this a while ago, he told me it was important to not attach front and rear bumpers to allow flex. Is this an issue with your set up? Personally, I'ld like to see the plastic fender wells replaced with sheet metal and tubing. Not to take away from what you have done, i am certain that would have saved me from a certain Cedar Tree that has claimed front and rear fenders on my rig. ( the one in my avatar) Thanks for the pics.
I have had this same discussion. Had it recommended to me to use pipe and sheet metal to replace the tupperware and allow flex w/ the body. The concerns were over the large spans flexing and bending on contact with rox under full weight and causing body damage from the protection. I also have considered flex mounts where the side rails connect to the bumpers and sliders.
I did pretty good out at Crozet!!!!! Only had to take cable once on Saturday during the group run, then 2 times on Sunday when the owner of the park took me out for a private tour. Other than that just once in a while I would get hung up but I was able to recover myself and drive out of it. The bumpers and side rails saved me 2 or three times 1 time into a tree and 2nd time nose stand at the bottom of Pete's Demise! I love these bumpers and will never go back!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh here Steven here are your beloved pics you love so much!!!!!!!
P.S. this is going up Pete's Demise and yes I made it more than once!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh here Steven here are your beloved pics you love so much!!!!!!!
P.S. this is going up Pete's Demise and yes I made it more than once!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
some more for ya!!!!!!!
or not I have to go and resize them. will post up soon!!!!!!
or not I have to go and resize them. will post up soon!!!!!!
IPOR
IronPigOffroad.com
Actually the sliders are made from light weight 2"x.120 wall HREW tubing and the bumpers are made from light weight 3/16" plate (as compared to 1/4" plate found in our other products). 400 lbs is a generous estimate of weight and includes the factory sliders and tire carrier (not found on other bumpers).
The outrigger and side protection were custom designed to meet the owners request for more door and fender protection than is offered by the Toyota sliders alone. Though they are tucked tight and blend with the body lines they are extremely rigid and are designed to take substantial impact. They are designed to compliment the front and rear bumpers and do not prevent normal body/frame movement or cause the bumpers to impact the body during flex.
The rear bumper is the genesis of my trip to SEMA where I saw multiple offerings from other vendors that failed to capture the spirit of the FJC or compliment the original body lines. Though each of these products were surely wonderful in their own right, the IPOR rear FJC bumper is my vision of how it should be done. The angular facets represent a more masculine version of the OEM bumper and the slightly wider than flare position of the wing offers greater protection than any other on the market. Internal structure provides tremendous strength to the wing section. The tire carrier is positioned equidistant between the signal and license plate and will allow for up to a 38" tire. (James- I have a set of said tires on the way for your next visit...) The hi-lift is laid horizontal (just below the license plate) rather than vertical as the height of most vertical placement holders causes problems wheeling the tight trails and heavy undergrowth found here on the East coast.
The front bumper appears massive but is actually much higher and tighter than the ARB bar. The only dimension in excess is the width which was required to offer the significantly improved protection for the front fenders. It also allows a sufficiently strong mounting point for the side rails. The bumper offers an additional facet (as compared to others) to help draw the wings further back for better ground clearance than similar bumpers that were designed around form without function (yet the IPOR bumper completely hides the lower body left exposed by others). Yes Lou, we did have 4 people mounting the front bumper and winch combo - this truck may get wheeled hard but it is a new truck with only 5,000 miles on it and it deserves as much caution and attention to detail as you would like us to use when working on your RamJet project. (sorry about the hood scratch, I don't care what you say I am going to have it repainted!)
The simple reality is that FJC owners drive their trucks - they are not trailer queens. They need real protection that takes into consideration the fact that one day they may be running Hell's Revenge but the next they may be defending against stray carts in the supermarket. Face it - it's fun to wheel but it sucks to pay for repairs that could have been avoided.
All said I'm pleased with the project. Some will love it, others will hate it - I wouldn't have it any other way.
Lance
www.ironpigoffroad.com
The outrigger and side protection were custom designed to meet the owners request for more door and fender protection than is offered by the Toyota sliders alone. Though they are tucked tight and blend with the body lines they are extremely rigid and are designed to take substantial impact. They are designed to compliment the front and rear bumpers and do not prevent normal body/frame movement or cause the bumpers to impact the body during flex.
The rear bumper is the genesis of my trip to SEMA where I saw multiple offerings from other vendors that failed to capture the spirit of the FJC or compliment the original body lines. Though each of these products were surely wonderful in their own right, the IPOR rear FJC bumper is my vision of how it should be done. The angular facets represent a more masculine version of the OEM bumper and the slightly wider than flare position of the wing offers greater protection than any other on the market. Internal structure provides tremendous strength to the wing section. The tire carrier is positioned equidistant between the signal and license plate and will allow for up to a 38" tire. (James- I have a set of said tires on the way for your next visit...) The hi-lift is laid horizontal (just below the license plate) rather than vertical as the height of most vertical placement holders causes problems wheeling the tight trails and heavy undergrowth found here on the East coast.
The front bumper appears massive but is actually much higher and tighter than the ARB bar. The only dimension in excess is the width which was required to offer the significantly improved protection for the front fenders. It also allows a sufficiently strong mounting point for the side rails. The bumper offers an additional facet (as compared to others) to help draw the wings further back for better ground clearance than similar bumpers that were designed around form without function (yet the IPOR bumper completely hides the lower body left exposed by others). Yes Lou, we did have 4 people mounting the front bumper and winch combo - this truck may get wheeled hard but it is a new truck with only 5,000 miles on it and it deserves as much caution and attention to detail as you would like us to use when working on your RamJet project. (sorry about the hood scratch, I don't care what you say I am going to have it repainted!)
The simple reality is that FJC owners drive their trucks - they are not trailer queens. They need real protection that takes into consideration the fact that one day they may be running Hell's Revenge but the next they may be defending against stray carts in the supermarket. Face it - it's fun to wheel but it sucks to pay for repairs that could have been avoided.
All said I'm pleased with the project. Some will love it, others will hate it - I wouldn't have it any other way.
Lance
www.ironpigoffroad.com
Lance will you be making more. I am interested. I left you a message and then you left me one.
Actually the sliders are made from light weight 2"x.120 wall HREW tubing and the bumpers are made from light weight 3/16" plate (as compared to 1/4" plate found in our other products). 400 lbs is a generous estimate of weight and includes the factory sliders and tire carrier (not found on other bumpers).
The outrigger and side protection were custom designed to meet the owners request for more door and fender protection than is offered by the Toyota sliders alone. Though they are tucked tight and blend with the body lines they are extremely rigid and are designed to take substantial impact. They are designed to compliment the front and rear bumpers and do not prevent normal body/frame movement or cause the bumpers to impact the body during flex.
The rear bumper is the genesis of my trip to SEMA where I saw multiple offerings from other vendors that failed to capture the spirit of the FJC or compliment the original body lines. Though each of these products were surely wonderful in their own right, the IPOR rear FJC bumper is my vision of how it should be done. The angular facets represent a more masculine version of the OEM bumper and the slightly wider than flare position of the wing offers greater protection than any other on the market. Internal structure provides tremendous strength to the wing section. The tire carrier is positioned equidistant between the signal and license plate and will allow for up to a 38" tire. (James- I have a set of said tires on the way for your next visit...) The hi-lift is laid horizontal (just below the license plate) rather than vertical as the height of most vertical placement holders causes problems wheeling the tight trails and heavy undergrowth found here on the East coast.
The front bumper appears massive but is actually much higher and tighter than the ARB bar. The only dimension in excess is the width which was required to offer the significantly improved protection for the front fenders. It also allows a sufficiently strong mounting point for the side rails. The bumper offers an additional facet (as compared to others) to help draw the wings further back for better ground clearance than similar bumpers that were designed around form without function (yet the IPOR bumper completely hides the lower body left exposed by others). Yes Lou, we did have 4 people mounting the front bumper and winch combo - this truck may get wheeled hard but it is a new truck with only 5,000 miles on it and it deserves as much caution and attention to detail as you would like us to use when working on your RamJet project. (sorry about the hood scratch, I don't care what you say I am going to have it repainted!)
The simple reality is that FJC owners drive their trucks - they are not trailer queens. They need real protection that takes into consideration the fact that one day they may be running Hell's Revenge but the next they may be defending against stray carts in the supermarket. Face it - it's fun to wheel but it sucks to pay for repairs that could have been avoided.
All said I'm pleased with the project. Some will love it, others will hate it - I wouldn't have it any other way.
Lance
www.ironpigoffroad.com
Thanks Lance and Cam for everything........
The outriggers will with stand a massive imact. (I slid off a rock sideways into a tree, with force and still on throttle, on the passenger side with only marks on the powdercoating to prove it).
No signs of any impact with the body when the frame/body flexes or when I droped off a 8' ledge into a log sluice and stood vertically on the front bumper.
Good you got the tires did you get the axle and coilovers I was looking at? LOL
Lots of room now to slider down a tree or rock all the way down from the front bumper to rear on rocks trees or whateverelse you want. I should have destroyed a tail light today but the bumper and outrigger in the rear saved it. Yes I am sometimes too wider for some trails, but with these bumpers I can make the trail wider with out imacting the body.
Some people just wheel their FJC little harder than others. Some of us need this protection on the trails we want to run, not what we should run. I run with guys at a min. 35" tire and run the same lines and trails without worry.
This is also thanks to BudBuilt.......
Man I love the skids!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mine is now rippled and has a few good dents in it, but my Trans/T-Case are still intact and safe!!!!!!!!!
I can not thank everyone involved in the work that went into my rig. I love it and I am going to use it for what it is designed for!!!!!!!!!
Good job guys they look good. I can not wait to see them in person.
Rob
Rob
Wow... imagine that. A fab shop that is quoted saying "Owners request". Good on ya guys . I like them, but the only opinion that eally matters is that of the owners'.