I got a good deal on a used marlin crawler bumper It bolted up pretty easily, without much banging or prying. My truck has a 2" body lift, so the bumper is actually hanging two inches lower than it should. It doesn't look all that bad in my opinion. Now onto the pics.



side shot


shot of the mount brackets under the roll pan



As you can see in the above pic, there is hardly any space between the brackets and the roll pan. I'm worried that using the bumper as a lifting point will cause it to move up into the roll pan. Although I'm pretty happy with the way it sits right now, I'm thinking about doing one of the following options...

1. Modify the bumper to fit better with a body lift.
- Pros: more clearance and better departure angle
- Cons: I'm not sure if it's worth the extra work for 2"

2. Weld the bumper into place as recommended by Marlin, without trimming the roll pan or modifying the bumper for the body lift
- Pros: The bumper won't bend up into the roll pan. No trimming of the body needed.
- Cons: Bumper sits 2" lower than it potentially could.

3. Trim the roll pan to give extra room, but don't weld the bumper into place
- Pros: Ability to remove the bumper easily if needed
- Cons: I'd rather not have to trim the body if possible. Bumper sits 2" lower than it potentially could.

Right now I'm leaning towards option 2, but wanted to get your guy's thoughts. So let's hear them...

 

Looks Nice.

 

Sweet!!! Thats the bumper i want to buy.
I you ask me, I would just bolt it down as is and weld it where marlin recommends to. It should be rigid enough and not bend, plus you wont have to cut into the roll pan, which i would hate to do. If you think about it the bumper is not hanging 2'' down from where its supposed to be; the body is up 2'' from where it's supposed to be.

 

If you think you're competent enough to modify it to fit better, I'd do it....the departure angle on these trucks suck stock height, and the bumper sticks out pretty far too so anything will help lol

 

Oh and you will definitely hit the roll pan...mine is has flexed and hit my body under the lights even with it welded, and there is a 1/4 gap or so. (only happened a couple times when I was really hung up though.)

 

Id leave it. It looks great

 

wow man it looks good. if you do modify please post pics for us body lifted guys. lol

 

It looks good how it is.

 

Cut the roll pan and move it up. Youll love better departure angle.

 

For stock height pickups, Marlin says to cut the roll pan to fit the bumper. They have pics of it on their website, installed.

On the 4Runner, you do not have to cut anything to install. I have a 3/4" BL on my Runner (ARB Bull Bar front, headlight issue with much more bodylift) and just left the rear bumper at the stock height. I like the extra clearance, as that thing does flex when you dig the receiver into the dirt.

 

Thanks for all the compliments so far everyone!

I don't have a welder, so I'd have to get someone to modify the bumper for me if I chose to pursue that route. I'm leaning away from this option

Sounds like I should probably trim the roll pan a bit even if I weld it into place. I guess the actually tubing and/or brackets will flex, so I'll need a bit more clearance between the brackets and roll pan.