Ruby,s new front bumper

Kat · Oct 12, 2007

Well i did it today, She now has a bit more respectable front bumper and a winch on top.

At some point in the future a Warn winch will grace the new bumper but for now this one is better than nothing being it came off the cradle we had for the back.

KarlVP · Oct 12, 2007

IT's about time. Lookin good. :awesomework:

crash2 · Oct 12, 2007

Niiice--I wish they would make the bumper shorter--the ends have a tendancy to get bent.....

Kat · Oct 12, 2007

KarlVP said:
IT's about time. Lookin good. :awesomework:

Hey Karl, question, should i be using more than the 4 bolts the go through the bumper, plate and into the winch? Being its the cheapo winch and plate none of the other mounting holes line up at all.

1 grumpy · Oct 12, 2007

don't you have a cutout hole on that bumper for where the winch mount's too??

Dain Bramage · Oct 12, 2007

crash said:
Niiice--I wish they would make the bumper shorter--the ends have a tendancy to get bent.....

no they dont. ask karl. :eeek:

lethe · Oct 12, 2007

looking good:awesomework:

KarlVP · Oct 12, 2007

JK kat said:
Hey Karl, question, should i be using more than the 4 bolts the go through the bumper, plate and into the winch? Being its the cheapo winch and plate none of the other mounting holes line up at all.

On the TJ's you use 4 bolts that bolt the plate and bumper to the frame. Then there is a 5th bolt right under the radiator. As long as you have 4 grade 8's in there you will be okay.

I highly reccomend putting some small tack welds on the winch plate or on the bolts holding the winch plate on. Even though you have a budget winch, folks still steal those too. Just some sort of quick anti theft protection. :awesomework:

Kat · Oct 12, 2007

1 grumpy said:
don't you have a cutout hole on that bumper for where the winch mount's too??

There are about 15 holes in the bumper top for winch/plate mounting. The ONLY bolts i have in are the 4 that go through the bumper, the winch plate and into the winch.

KarlVP · Oct 12, 2007

JK kat said:
There are about 15 holes in the bumper top for winch/plate mounting. The ONLY bolts i have in are the 4 that go through the bumper, the winch plate and into the winch.

Attledooer. :awesomework:

zip1 · Oct 12, 2007

:awesomework: now we need to go somewhere's so you can use it :cheer:

hunkajunk · Oct 13, 2007

WOW!! Thats very nice. :awesomework:

Kat · Oct 13, 2007

zip said:
:awesomework: now we need to go somewhere's so you can use it :cheer:

We are going out with Dave today to Reiter.

heep70 · Oct 13, 2007

Nice :awesomework:

Need a lift now :cheer:

fmj · Oct 13, 2007

KarlVP said:
On the TJ's you use 4 bolts that bolt the plate and bumper to the frame. Then there is a 5th bolt right under the radiator. As long as you have 4 grade 8's in there you will be okay.

I highly reccomend putting some small tack welds on the winch plate or on the bolts holding the winch plate on. Even though you have a budget winch, folks still steal those too. Just some sort of quick anti theft protection. :awesomework:

don't tack weld bolts ! they go from graded well to grade poop

Long&Low · Oct 13, 2007

fmj said:
don't tack weld bolts ! they go from graded well to grade poop

I agree, cut a 1" piece of tube, tack that down over the bolt head, and then tack a cover over the tube. That way you effectively enclosed the bolt head, but you aren't heating up the bolt, effecting it's strength.

Kat · Oct 15, 2007

JK kat said:
We are going out with Dave today to Reiter.

Just an update, The winch works well, we had to use it on Stair step/3 stair and Izzy. Both have been getting worse sence Karls newbie run back in augest. It must be all the rain washing out the dirt or the extra weight with the new front and rear, tools and winch, i'm not too sure which or both.

Kat

This is what Stair step did.

heep70 · Oct 15, 2007

Now it is startin to look like a trail rig :awesomework:

82toyomud · Oct 15, 2007

fmj said:
don't tack weld bolts ! they go from graded well to grade poop

Long&Low said:
I agree, cut a 1" piece of tube, tack that down over the bolt head, and then tack a cover over the tube. That way you effectively enclosed the bolt head, but you aren't heating up the bolt, effecting it's strength.

There's a difference between tacking, and welding... If you put a tack on it, you won't be adding enough heat to be changing the material properties... Now if you weld it completely, then yes, you will be adding enough heat to change the properties and effectivly making it no longer a grade 8...

Long&Low · Oct 18, 2007

82toyomud said:
There's a difference between tacking, and welding... If you put a tack on it, you won't be adding enough heat to be changing the material properties... Now if you weld it completely, then yes, you will be adding enough heat to change the properties and effectivly making it no longer a grade 8...

As to an anit theft device, both ideas will work, but I'd say one is simpler, and the other is better.:beer: