Then you need to let me buy you dinner and a beer or three so you can come over here and help. The truck hasn't ever been wrecked, hit, dented (other than a bumper) and as far as I know never off the street until I bought it.


So? Food? Beer? Hookers???? What do you need?

 

I was going to say a plasma cutter......but I like your thinking!!!

 

i would, but im stationed at Fort Hood, Tx. So im about 12 hours away.

You are sliding the mounting part of the bumper INSIDE each side the frame, and not trying to squeeze it in between or around the outside of the frame, right?

and the bumper is 3 parts right
1-the bumper
2- left side mount
3- right side mount

bolt the mounts to the frame, but leave them loose.
then bolt the bumper to the mounts.
tighten it all up while making sure its sitting straight.


now im assuming the 4runner and pickup bumpers are made the same.

 

Well, hell, I didn't know it was three pieces...!

 

My rear fit pretty well. Aside from it being 1" to the drivers side (damn accidents!). The mounts were chopped off and re-welded in the correct position. I hear so many people having problems with the marlin bumpers up front. Im starting to think their jig is off....

 

OUTSIDE the frame. Is this wrong? I was told OUTSIDE and expect 1/4 inch of stress.

 

 

Paint Professional! Even has a sigurature!

 

Huh. Picture from their website shows it outside.



and here with the small frame weld

 

Those damn things need to come with directions, I mean there's only what like 3 steps
1. Unbolt attachments from bumper
2. Slide them INSIDE the frame.(That one took me awhile to figure out)
3 Attach Bumper
But without knowing or thinking of those first two it turned a simple install into a PITA

 

Heres the directions for the front bumper:

http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=40541.0

 

hmm, well mine is inside the frame and it fits perfectly. No way id be able to get it around the outside.

 

Not arguing. Just went to their site and saw the pics. Sounds like his needs to go on the inside too.

 

you're just jealous that you don't posses superior paint skillz like us kool kids.

 

i agree, was just thinking that i'd have just as much trouble trying to get it around the outside as he seems to be having, heh.

 

Thanks, but not steel, on a Trekker the bed is Fiberglass

Please keep in mind that mine is on a 1st Gen Truck so I am not sure if you need to trim your '86 or not. Even if you do have to trim you will be glad for it in the long run. The protection the bumper offers is awesome, gives you multiple places to lift your truck with a high lift.

From what AxleIke posted maybe you won't need to trim yours, but the pic shown is from a 3rd gen truck (i think)
I don't have a picture of mine, but I also mounted mine on the outside of the frame.

I would have loved to get one of Marlin's bumpers for the front but after 3-4 months of emails and calls and not being able to get a date when one was going to be available I said forget it...

Once you get it worked out you will be very happy with it, especially the first time you hit a rock or something with it, you will be happy you went it the Marlin bumpers...

 

Update right quick. On the 4runners the rear bumper goes inside, on a truck it goes outside. I have a truck.

I also know I have to trim the roll pan a little, I'm just trying not to trim the bed sides.

I'm going into the garage to work on this thing. I'll post pics one way or the other.

 

The whole backend is fiberglass? huh, cool!

 

Soooo, how's the bumper going?

 

They are both on and secured. The back end went on without toooooo much trouble although it was still more of a pain then I though it should be.

I'll post pics when I find the camera.