Started building a bumper at bentup with AJ. swing out tire carrier and eventually will hold a gas can. We finished it tonight and i painted it. I'm going back tomorrow to do the final mounting and then it will officially be done. some pics of the build(i'll post more when it's done):

 

Looks real good.

 

wow, looks nice! did you reuse your brackets from your tow hitch?

 

yeah...we cut them down a bit. i think we took 3" off the bottom.

 

nice looks great

 

Sweet lookin bumper!

 

Nice build.

What bumper brackets did you use/ mod? The stock ones or other?

Interesting to see your design for working around the rear leaf spring hangers on the 2nd Gen. I have a similiar setup and am trying to figure out the best way to support the "wings" along the side.

Are you planning to tie in the leading edge of the wing at all, or do you feel the additional gusset and rock ring above will help with deflection?

 

we used the stock hitch brackets and cut them down about 3".

The sides are pretty solid....the gusset really helps with forces from the side and I can put my weight (about 290lbs.) on the wings with minimal flex....they pass my test.

 

the pictures don't show it very well, but on both sides there are about 10" long pieces of 2x3 welded between the bracket and the side wings to help keep everything solid.

 

Very nice work on the bumper and swingout. Great looking design.

Personally I wouldn't be comfortable leaving the "wings" unsupported near the front. Also after seeing some plate-style bumpers bend in choice places, I would consider boxing in some parts of the backside.

 

looks real good! i picked up your stock bumper today... but there wanst any brackets?? did you keep those or what?

 

brackets....hmmmm.....they got ran over by AJ's camo truck and bent to hell

 

where did you get the spindle for the tire mount?

 

great..... looks like i am running bumperless for a while longer then. lol

 

the spindle is from 4x4 labs. it's the 1.75" thick one. It's essentially the same as the slee spindle, but a lot cheaper.

 

Awesome, looks real good, just for my future refernce how much did it cost you to make that, try to get my budget set for my build, thanks

 

sorry just wanted to put an email noticfaction on here,

 

The spindle was $90. give AJ a call to ask about the rest

 

Great idea with the modified hitch bracket. That is what I was planning whenever I get around to building a bumper for the 'ol lady's Runner.

 

Very nice set up, I really like the look of it and how snug it fits the body. Looking to do something like that but will need to install the 2" body lift first so I can follow the body.

Can't wait to see it when it is done.