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Aug 16, 2020 | 10:54 AM
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Both my husband and I have their rear bumpers with tire carriers and their front bumpers- we had them do front hitches for our needs, mine has the single hoop and my husband has all the hoops.
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Aug 16, 2020 | 11:19 AM
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Aug 16, 2020 | 05:07 PM
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Fit was excellent, tight without being hard to fit, rear bumper moreso than the front. I am very happy with the quality, I will and have bought from them again. No re-drilling, things lined up as they were meant to. I know we did drill a couple of extra holes in the rear frame.
I did buy the rear bumper fill plates because I was worried the dog would do a stupid jumping into the truck and hurt himself. They also give me more room to make my coffee on trips.
The front bumper fit was great on both trucks, but the 96's frame ends don't have the extra stuff that the 99 does. The 99's bumper was more sturdy because of this, so I took the supports from the 99's oe bumper and had the hubby weld them to my rails. Now the 96's bumper is sturdy too.
One thing I had to do is replace the body mounts on the truck. Mine were so worn the body would hit the bumper on harder off-roady stuff. Replacing them completely solved that issue. The 99 only needed new rear body bushings.
The other thing I did was to replace the dumb license plate lighting (small leds, but the wiring goes through the bolt so the only way to remove the plate is to cut the wiring) with a $10 light off amazon
The 99 is still using the lights the bumper came with.
We bought them plain steel and painted them ourselves. That way touch-ups are pretty easy.
My initial impression of the rear bumper from the ol' build thread:
The bumper touching the body turned out to be a misaligned jig iirc. Adam offered to replace the bumper to make it right. I offered up a more reasonable solution and we were both happy with that.
The bearings need occasional maintenance, they are common parts. I've not replaced mine, but I believe there is a kit with bearings and seals available.
Adam was great to work with, had no problem adding the front hitch receivers that we wanted for a reasonable fee.
One random thing I didn't think of that I wish I had: if you want a swing-out bike rack then the hinge for the tire carrier should be on the left-driver's. The swing-out bike racks all swing out to the right, having the spare carrier hinge on the right puts the spare in the way of the bike rack.
Check this thread out, for more opinions...
https://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/186045-review-4xinnovations-rear-bumper-tire-carrier.html?highlight=4xinnovations
They get used.
And with the fill plates....and a lot of dust
And without the fill plates- it was fine, but you know, dog, coffee...
I did buy the rear bumper fill plates because I was worried the dog would do a stupid jumping into the truck and hurt himself. They also give me more room to make my coffee on trips.
The front bumper fit was great on both trucks, but the 96's frame ends don't have the extra stuff that the 99 does. The 99's bumper was more sturdy because of this, so I took the supports from the 99's oe bumper and had the hubby weld them to my rails. Now the 96's bumper is sturdy too.
One thing I had to do is replace the body mounts on the truck. Mine were so worn the body would hit the bumper on harder off-roady stuff. Replacing them completely solved that issue. The 99 only needed new rear body bushings.
The other thing I did was to replace the dumb license plate lighting (small leds, but the wiring goes through the bolt so the only way to remove the plate is to cut the wiring) with a $10 light off amazon
The 99 is still using the lights the bumper came with.
We bought them plain steel and painted them ourselves. That way touch-ups are pretty easy.
My initial impression of the rear bumper from the ol' build thread:
The tranny jack is useful once again. Tolerances were tight (in a good way) and the holes lined up perfectly. We needed to drill 2 holes in the frame of each truck. The foremost upper part of the wing is coming in contact with the bodies on both sides, will have to wait and see if frame vs body flex causes issues. We figured we can use washers to tilt the contact area away from the body if it comes to that.
Overall I am impressed with construction and fit, would not hesitate to buy from 4xInnovations again.
Overall I am impressed with construction and fit, would not hesitate to buy from 4xInnovations again.
The bearings need occasional maintenance, they are common parts. I've not replaced mine, but I believe there is a kit with bearings and seals available.
Adam was great to work with, had no problem adding the front hitch receivers that we wanted for a reasonable fee.
One random thing I didn't think of that I wish I had: if you want a swing-out bike rack then the hinge for the tire carrier should be on the left-driver's. The swing-out bike racks all swing out to the right, having the spare carrier hinge on the right puts the spare in the way of the bike rack.
Check this thread out, for more opinions...
https://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/186045-review-4xinnovations-rear-bumper-tire-carrier.html?highlight=4xinnovations
They get used.
And with the fill plates....and a lot of dust
And without the fill plates- it was fine, but you know, dog, coffee...
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