peow130

So, i'm looking to make my own bumper w/ winch plate for my senior project.
I'm a pretty good welder as it is, so that's not a problem.
I need ideas for bumpers, though.
I don't like tube bumpers at all, so keep it at plate bumpers.
Can anybody hook me up with some pictures of custom bumpers, or anything like the ARB bumpers. I need to see how they mount to the frame, if possible...

89silverpu

You could go with a pre-made winch mount like from Trail Queer I mean Trail Gear and build off of that some how...

peow130

I was considering that, but i'd rather build my own.

85TurboRunner

Heres a picture of how an ARB bumper is mounted. This pic is of my 85 but the mounting points are the same for all 1st gen 4runners or 2nd gen trucks.

olharleyman

I made this one out of 1/4" steel the winch plate is bolted up through the bottom in 4 places with 8 mounting points(It is not store bought I got the idea from JAMES DEAN check here and scroll down to JDC FRONT BUMPER MODS AND 2" RECEIVER) then ran 1" round tubing like a tube bumper from both sides(side support) to the lower side factory mounts most tube bumpers use as a mounting point and 4 more bolt up points so there are 14 total.

http://www.jamesdeancreations.com/4Runner_project.htm

I built mine but used his idea for a way to incorporate the winch plate/mount and then went from there to get the look I was trying to get,it weighs like 250 lbs so if your worried about weight in the front you may want to go with a thinner steel for less weight.

I know my receiver is off center but I made it that way to stay more in line with the winch so it looked more centered to it then the truck itself.

dropzone

iTrader: (6)

Mine built off a T-G winch plate (which I think is an awesome way to go):




here are some thread with pic ideas;
http://pirate4x4.com/forum/showthrea...ht=bumper+pics
http://pirate4x4.com/forum/showthrea...=bumper+thread


too bad Bent Up and Off Road Solutions got killed by the economy, those shops came up with some cool stuff

--edit again: sorry just notice the thing about hating tube bumpers and want to go with plate
so here are some pics of the ARB on my old tacoma:








good luck, curious to see what you end up with...the trail gear plate as a base would be a good place to start...

peow130

Cool. Thanks guys.
And, i'd buy the TG winch plate if it wasnt 200 + shipping (well over 100 i'm sure)

peow130

Btt, still lookin for ideas >.>
all i can find are tube bumpers.
I'm lookin for Simple but strong.