All Pro rear bumper is going to fit, one way or another
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All Pro rear bumper is going to fit, one way or another
I have been looking a rear bumper designs for a few years now and the one I liked the best was All Pro's new design for the Tacoma. http://allprooffroad.com/9504tacomat...504rearbumpers
Problem is they don't make that design for the earlier trucks. I called All Pro and they didn't know if it would even come close to fitting or not. They were telling me the Taco is wider so it probably wouldn't work. Well since I just happen to have a 2001 Taco as well as a 93 pickup I measured the fender width and the frame width of both trucks and remeasured 3 or 4 times. And after studying the two I couldn't find much difference between them so I decided to take the risk and order one. I figured if nothing else I'd cut it and reweld it to force it to fit.
Well I got the bumper delivered and here is the initial test fitting:
The main difference is our older trucks have this sheet metal under the tailgate that is open on the Tacos, so that needs to be cut for the brackets to fit through to the frame:
After getting those slots cut it is just a matter of drilling a few new mounting holes in the frame or the bumper bracket. The frame and body are almost exacty the same width!
I'll post more pics after I get it bolted on and painted.
Problem is they don't make that design for the earlier trucks. I called All Pro and they didn't know if it would even come close to fitting or not. They were telling me the Taco is wider so it probably wouldn't work. Well since I just happen to have a 2001 Taco as well as a 93 pickup I measured the fender width and the frame width of both trucks and remeasured 3 or 4 times. And after studying the two I couldn't find much difference between them so I decided to take the risk and order one. I figured if nothing else I'd cut it and reweld it to force it to fit.
Well I got the bumper delivered and here is the initial test fitting:
The main difference is our older trucks have this sheet metal under the tailgate that is open on the Tacos, so that needs to be cut for the brackets to fit through to the frame:
After getting those slots cut it is just a matter of drilling a few new mounting holes in the frame or the bumper bracket. The frame and body are almost exacty the same width!
I'll post more pics after I get it bolted on and painted.
Last edited by mt_goat; 12-29-2008 at 06:49 AM.
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Great thanks. Yeah the tailgate has about 1/2 inch clearance up and down. The only thing with clearance problems is the spare tire lowering hole gets real tight with it up high like that but I can open that up some with a grinder.
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Ok thanks, I'll look at that. I was already planning to weld a piece of square tube from the frame mount plate to the reciever hitch to help with the tow rating.
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I got the holes drilled for the bumper mounting bracket and welded in some beefy 3/16" thick square tubing to help boost the tow capacity:
All Pro makes this bumper to use the stock Tacoma license plate lights. I found a pair from the "wanted" section for $10 and after trying them out I noticed the lights didn't actually shine any light on the plate. I decided AllPro's design on that sucks. Fearing a possible hassle from the Cops I cut out the mounting plate for the lights and angled it out so the light will now actually hit the plate:
I did one more final test fit before the sandblasting and painting:
All Pro makes this bumper to use the stock Tacoma license plate lights. I found a pair from the "wanted" section for $10 and after trying them out I noticed the lights didn't actually shine any light on the plate. I decided AllPro's design on that sucks. Fearing a possible hassle from the Cops I cut out the mounting plate for the lights and angled it out so the light will now actually hit the plate:
I did one more final test fit before the sandblasting and painting:
Last edited by mt_goat; 02-23-2008 at 08:56 AM.