Does anyone know of a company that will make a fabricated bumper w/ tire carrier?

 

where do you live... and what kinda yota...

 

2001 4runner sr5 4wd

 

And I have a first gen 4 Runner, 1988.

 

I did a yahoo search and found this link for 3rd Gen. 4Runners:

4Runner Rear Bumper/Tire Carrier

 

IRIBIS does fantastic work.

Rockware may also be able to give you what you want. They are a rover place, but do custom work. (http://rockware.net/toy.html)

Also look at Armorology (http://www.armorology.com/) Although, Armorology usually wants to have your vehicle in house, so that may not be feasible depending on where you live.

FYI, look to be paying upwards of $1k for all of those.

 

i searched far an wide. irbis is the only place that will ship a rear bumper, as far as i found. why? nobody knows. you can get an ARB, or TJM (shrockworks once they start makin 'em) shipped anywhere you want, but they won't ship rears, go figure.

 

Depending on where you live (shipping) you might want to look up Jeff Kelson at http://www.badlandbumpers.com Jeff does good work. All the armor on my 94 truck was built by him and his guys.

 

Shipping is a pain in the ass. ARB, TJM, etc, have a whole customer service department for folks to call and get help with products that don't fit exactly. A shop like those listed above have a few guys working. No one has the time to sit on the phone for hours trying to tell someone how to bolt on.

Every truck is different. Sometimes bumpers bolt right on, other times they don't.

Plus, a bumper with a tire carrier will run 1000-1500 dollars. I'd be willing to bet that VERY few people here want to pay that much for a bumper.

So why bother? These shops offer great work, but its custom. If they made a bunch of bumpers to ship, they'd just sit on the shelf.

 

wow those are more expensive then once thought. looks like ill be savin up a lil first. that iribis one is perfect.
FYI: i live outside atlanta, ga if anyone can think of a shop willing around me thatd be of great help aswell

Thanks for all yalls help,
zach

 

www.badlandbumpers.com makes a very stout tube one for 1st gen Runners. I suspect it will work on 2nds as well.

 

I got the Irbis bumper in the spring: can say the following

-At the time he had one more to sell after I bought mine with little hope of making more.
-The bumper fit well after I used a plasma cutter to get the holes right
-The thing is ultra stout and weighs well over 100lbs
-It comes spray painted, I sandblasted it and powder coated it
-Expect shipping to run 250.00+
-Good product

 

Uh yeah... Here are some pictures of the one that Jeff Kelson built on my existing Badland Bumpers rear tube bumper:
The tires on my truck and the spare are 31" ProComp MT's in the first pic. 37" MTR's in the second pic.

 

here's mine it fixes to the exo cage and can drop down so i don't have to lift the tyre up to high.

 

There are lots of rear bumper fabricators for 1st and 2nd gens. Not so many for third.

 

Check out this link. They are located in GA. I have never used or seen any of their products, but it is a rear tire carrier.

-Bumper Page
http://www.kenmtnac.com/McToy.html

-Website Home
http://www.kenmtn.com/

 

sucks to hear that, my brother and I were planning on buying a pair this summer. I guess we are a day late and a dollar short.

but i understand the points about customer service, and most people being morons that don't know how to do a little modding to their vehicle to make something work.

i guess i need to break out the old welding mask, and hone my skills, since I don't think any of these other guys are on the east coast.

 

GA was on the east coast, last I checked.

 

Just a note of warning, I've heard ALOT of bad reviews of these guy's. Never personaly delt with them, but before I went with the Marlin I looked at those. I was dissuaded by alot of bad reviews on various boards. Mostly the complaints revolved around horible delays in shipping, bad customer service, and fitment issues. just my bit of heresay.

Dave

 

I havn't heard any reviews of Kenesaw Mtn. Guess I wont go to them for a bumper either.