Here is a little mini write up of the adjustments we made on my bumper. Steve Schaefer of Sonoran Steel took care of me on this.
Here you see the arms of the bumper as received. They didn't line up very well and were even worse after we placed the Front Range brace which pushed everything out from the original location
So Steve fabbed up these arms instead. the right angle bracing might not be possible without a body lift.
Here is the brace installed and unpainted. We added the holes across the front to integrate the plug welds to increase the strength.
Here is a detail of the place where the holes did not line up well. Steve made the hole oversized and again added more welding material to increase strength.
Here she is all painted up pretty for a night out on the town.
With the new arms we are able to get 10 total bolts on the bumper to keep everything nice and tight.
A shot of everything all back together.
And a side shot to give a visual of the bumper on a truck with 1 inch of body lift.
In all I'm happy with the final outcome. I think the Front Range brace is a good value at $40, but I like what we did with it even better. I think the oversized hole for the bolt so the welding material can be added should be part of the original design.