Rear bumper brackets on aftermarket swingout - Page 2

4Crawler · 09-13-2009, 12:41 PM

Sounds like that side is tweaked a little then. Either see if you can mark on the channel where it hits or grind out the inside face of the frame rail at that point if you can get to it.

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BigBluePile · 09-13-2009, 12:50 PM

Ok, I think I can notch the bracket once I get it back out! lol!!

BigBluePile · 09-15-2009, 05:41 PM

Ok, well today I soaked down all the body mount bolts with PB and moved carpet and paneling around to get to the black caps that cover the bolt locations. I then took a wire brush and cleaned all the threads up. I could not believe how easy the bolts came out. I had this done in no time!!!

**NOTE, wash your truck if you attempt this...LOL!!**

I had freakin dried mud all over the place and my face!!!

After I took all the bolts loose I was able to jack the body up and remove the bumper brackets.

This was a great time for me to FINALLY replace my OEM rubber mounts with these poly ones that I've had kickin around three years now.

Heres the old ones, pretty bad.

Next, I'll notch the brackets and bolt them and the truck back together!

To do:
-Notch brackets
-Bolt body mounts up
-Weld bumper to brackets
-Weld bumpstops to ubolt flip kit

BigBluePile · 09-17-2009, 05:42 PM

Well, today I got the body mounts tightened up and everything put back together from that. Now it was time to notch the frame brackets so that I can install them without having to lift the body up again!

oh, shiny!

Now they will easily go in, no problem!!

With the new body mounts in, it actually raised the truck up and extra 1/4".
Before:

After:

Also, while I'm working the rear end, backside...undercarriage?...

I'll be flipping my ubolts, so I welded the bump-stops to the plates. I also painted them black(not shown...)

Unfortunately, I'm going to have to cut the welds on the bumper brackets because they are too high and need to be dropped down a 1/2".

BigBluePile · 09-18-2009, 05:37 PM

Anybody?

RMA · 09-18-2009, 06:41 PM

lol sometimes it seems as if your alone out here huh..

Hey my body mounts were black , you got red ones , same brand.

What will you do about the shocks ? When I did my ubolt flip kit , I totally forgot about the shocks and then had to order some mounts to weld to my axle .

other than that , notching the brackets was a good Idea ..

BigBluePile · 09-18-2009, 06:49 PM

Today I cut the brackets apart and dropped them down and tacked them back together.

Mocked bumper in place and checked to make sure tailgate cleared:

Tacked together and swing arm installed to check for clearance:

I did intall my spare and it clears fine, but I didn't want to leave it on very long 'cause it's only tacked!:

As you can see, I'll need to gusset some things:

But at least it's actually on the truck again!! LOL!

Next, I need to wrangle up some 1/8" plate to began cutting and fitting support pieces. I also picked up some shock mount tabs so I can relocate my shocks after I install my ubolt flip kit.

BigBluePile · 09-18-2009, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by RMA

lol sometimes it seems as if your alone out here huh..

Hey my body mounts were black , you got red ones , same brand.

What will you do about the shocks ? When I did my ubolt flip kit , I totally forgot about the shocks and then had to order some mounts to weld to my axle .

other than that , notching the brackets was a good Idea ..

heheheheh! Yeah, feelin' a little lonely! lol!

Man, I ordered those mounts back in '06! I vaguely remember them asking me if I wanted red or black. I figured since I had RANCHO shocks I'd stick with the red! They'll be black soon enough! LOL!!!

I had to notch those brackets and I should have done that in the beginning, but I got a little ahead of myself!! Those brackets have to be removable, for me any ways, to get them finish welded and I'm not a big fan of just welding straight to the frame(unless it's just a pure trail rig). Plus I'm using what I have in a budget garage.

I have a bolt on shock relocate kit, but now that I have a welder I just went ahead and picked up the tabs. It'll look a little cleaner!

Plumbrbob · 09-18-2009, 07:57 PM

looking good

BigBluePile · 09-18-2009, 08:02 PM

Thanks Rob!

894x4pickup · 09-21-2009, 08:10 AM

How is it?

BigBluePile · 09-21-2009, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by 894x4pickup

How is it?

Its going. I got some 3/16" plate to do all the gussets and stuff with. Now it's time for the cardboard templates and the grinder!

BigBluePile · 09-25-2009, 06:30 PM

Today I didn't get much done except to take the mocked up bumper down. Before I did that I made templates for the gussets I'm going to make with the 3/16" plate I picked up.

I'm going to run two gussets on the bumper bracket side and box that in and then run some gussets on the frame side and box those in. I'm also going to box in the piece that slides into the frame as well to give more surface area to weld the plate to.

I also installed my ubolt flip kit/bumpstops and then planned where I was going to mount my new shock mounts.

Where the shock sits is about where I'm going to mount the tabs. I was going to angle them like this: /\ but thats just not going to work for me.

BigBluePile · 09-27-2009, 07:20 PM

Ok, well I got ONE shock mount installed and then realized I still needed to bore the holes out to 5/8"...grrrrrrrrrr. Got the one hole done just need to go pick up a drill bit that size. Ace Hardware didn't have one, surprisingly.

Back to the bumper, tomorrow I'll be dropping it off to get burned in and then when I get it back I'll put all the gussets on and then paint it all. I'm also swapping my battery and Supra AFM intake in the engine bay using a custom fiberglass filter box and fender intake...should be interesting. Maybe I'll do a thread on that...

BigBluePile · 09-30-2009, 05:40 PM

One of these days I'll get back to this project...

BigBluePile · 10-03-2009, 05:20 PM

Shock mounts are DONE!!!! Just have to let the paint dry and bolt the shock in!

BigBluePile · 10-06-2009, 05:20 PM

Ok, well today I dropped the bumper off to get the main bracketry burned on and hopefully will get it back tomorrow. Then, I'll gusset and paint and be done with it for now.

BigBluePile · 10-09-2009, 06:52 PM

All right! Got the bumper back today and it looks great!! Now its time to start the gussets and get it painted!!!

BigBluePile · 10-11-2009, 07:15 PM

I finally got out and started cutting gussets to reenforce the brackets. I had to bolt everything together though because the steel plates have a nice bend in them. So, I'll have to tack the gussets in place while it's attached to the truck. <sigh>

BigBluePile · 10-12-2009, 04:50 PM

Ok, well today I got to weld on the brackets after I tacked them on while the bumper was fully mounted on the truck. This thing is getting heavier and heavier! LOL!! It was a real pain putting it up by myself.

I know for a fact that the thermo protection circuit works great on my little 110v welder...twice.

Next, I have to box in the gussets and then box in the frame brackets and I'll be able to paint it.

BigBluePile · 10-18-2009, 06:36 PM

Today I finished cutting out all the rest of the pieces I need to box all the brackets in. I laid all the pieces in spot and then began to tack everything together. Wouldn't you know it, I ran out of wire!! LOL!!!

So, I had the old wire that came with the pawn shop welder and man was that stuff crap. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Needless to say, I had to go get some more Lincoln wire. Hopefully I'll get some time this week to burn this stuff in and then paint it and I'll be DONE!!! Well...with THAT project anyways!!!!!

BigBluePile · 10-22-2009, 06:43 PM

Today I finally got everything done!!! Finished welding in my gussets, filled in the holes and etched primered and painted everything!! Hopefully this weekend I'll be able to remount everything and be done. Still have to make some mud flap studs but I haven't even pick up the rubber matting I need for that.

So, what do ya'll think???

BigBluePile · 10-23-2009, 06:50 PM

Ok well, I test fit the brackets and well, not so much...grrrrrrrrrr.

Time for the grinder...again.

89silverpu · 10-23-2009, 07:47 PM

Lookin good! You gunna cut off those ubolt threads up top? Otherwise your bumpstop won't do much...you probably realize that, just throwin it out there!

BigBluePile · 10-23-2009, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by 89silverpu

Lookin good! You gunna cut off those ubolt threads up top? Otherwise your bumpstop won't do much...you probably realize that, just throwin it out there!

Thanks!! Well, I almost hacked those down after I put them on but for some reason I just never got around to it. Then I though, eh, they might be ok like that...

Now that I have to get the grinder out, I'll zip those down to a couple of threads above the nut. Good lookin out, I appreciate it!

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89silverpu Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Vacaville/Sierra Nevada Mountains, CA/ UNLV (Las Vegas), NV Posts: 1,689	Lookin good! You gunna cut off those ubolt threads up top? Otherwise your bumpstop won't do much...you probably realize that, just throwin it out there! __________________ '89 Beater Jeep Eater in progress 4.88's, TRD e-locker, Dual Cases, 33's, Armored, Tread Lightly Mixchallenge.info

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