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Originally Posted by MountainBiker
This is all great! I can see how this will fill a niche that is not currently addressed with bumpers on the market.
As a WIY kit, keep both parts steel.
Without seeing any hidden bracing, some people such as myself may want to joint the top and bottom sections for additional strength. Something to consider as part of the kit, people could choose to not weld those braces on if they don't want to do that.
I like that there is no 2" receiver, but others will have a different opinion!
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I am leaning this way as well with only offering steel. Regarding the bracing I think it will be pretty strong as the upper bumper itself will be very robust and it’s basically triangulated by 4 points with how it connects to the lower bumper. But for heavy wheeling we could find a use for some additional bracing? Time will tell after some good R&D on that front.
Nice thing about this, the 2” receiver will be completely concealed behind the aluminum plate. So if you don’t want to use it, you will never know that it’s there.
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Originally Posted by fourfive
Glad you haven't ruled out additional body lift sizes.
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Time will tell! The design will require new side wings with more body lift sizes but other than that, it’s fairly straight forward.
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Originally Posted by JZiggy
I tried to press the like button 10 times but I could only do it once 
What's the weight differential for steel vs. aluminum on that component? |
Steel- Upper bumper ~40lbs
Aluminum- Upper bumper ~15lbs
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Originally Posted by WeakSauz
Oh man.. finally.. a bumper I want. This is going to look SO good.
For those of us who are OEM+ nuts, one thing we could do is use an Avery Dennison chrome vinyl wrap on the upper part to mimick where the OEM bumper would be chrome. Thinking it would flow with an otherwise stock looking truck very well
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This ^^ I would 100p support that direction. I’m looking forward to testing with the factory chrome 96-98 bumper. The chrome wrap will be a great way to get the added strength while keeping the OEM+ aesthetic. Thanks for the idea!!
