so i just got my front bumper built and was wondering if anyone had good ideas of a good strong light unexpencive material i could use for a skid plate in it... thanks
bobby

 

good...
strong...
light...
unexpensive...

I think you can pick any two of those... lol.

 

lol ok good and unexpencive...

 

bumpsss

 

Steel is strong, cheap but heavy
Aluminium is relatively expensive, but pretty strong and light
Plywood is cheap easy to work with and light, but uh...perhaps not the right choice.

Go with steel.

 

1/4" steel plate!

aha that would probably be wayyy too heavy but would put up to a beating.

Just call up Bud @ Budbuilt and he can take care of ya.

 

1/4 is way too thick.

Go with 3/16. Mine is, and it has taken a BEATING. It won't let you down.

 

Im with Axle Ike...I was kidding on the 1/4 inch. Thats what the belly pan on my old truck was made of and was overkill.

3//16 will take a pounding and if you do bend it, it can usually be pressed back into shape. But if you do bend it, you were probably doing something you shouldnt. LOL

 

I have a 3/16 Budbuilt and it is bent to hell.

But everything behind it isn't, and that's the point, right?

 

i just got back from pickin it up but now gotta go to work at the good old ups so you all can ger your presents on time. lol i'm gonna start a new thread with pics when the rear is done tomorrow. they look sweet. haha

 

Picking up what from where? The bumper or the skid or the material for the skid?

 

go to a scrap yard and grab one off an old truck that is cheap. clean it, paint it, and call it your own. Worst situation would be slight modification to fit mounting.

 

the skid plate we built the bumpers this weekend out of hefty 2in 120wall tube. lol