5th Gen (10 - 13) Lo-Pro Winch Bumper

[mattycakes]

What winch will everyone be running with this?

I've got the Superwinch Tigershark 9500. Had it in my tundra and liked it then so just went with it on this one too. Not problems installing.

 

[cutty01]

What winch will everyone be running with this?

I was going to go with a Warn, but I think I'm going to do the Smittybilt X20 - 10k with synthetic line.

The price is right, the reviews are good, and I doubt I will ever be a heavy user where I can justify something twice as much.

 

[sroodtuo]

Hey C4, any way to get a rendering of what the 20 vs 25 vs 28" light cutouts look like on the bumper?

I was considering the different options as well. At least tell us which cutouts are in the first production model we’ve all been looking at.

 

[mattycakes]

I was considering the different options as well. At least tell us which cutouts are in the first production model we’ve all been looking at.

20" cut out

 

[erikhy]

Southern Style Lo-Pro

I'm really happy with the Southern Style Lo-Pro / Smitty Bilt X20 / Baja light bar combo. I know C4's are great too, but thought you might want to see if this option might work for you.

 

[C4 Fabrication]

I'm really happy with the Southern Style Lo-Pro / Smitty Bilt X20 / Baja light bar combo. I know C4's are great too, but thought you might want to see if this option might work for you.

They don't even make one for the 10-13 4runner though, so how does your post even apply to this thread?

 

[steveyaj]

Does anyone know/have pictures of where the light bars will go or what the bumper will look like with/without the led cutout?

 

[mattycakes]

Does anyone know/have pictures of where the light bars will go or what the bumper will look like with/without the led cutout?

Confused by your question. What exactly do you want to know? Theres only one bumper at the moment and its in the pictures on the previous page without a light bar in the cut out. The bumper in those pictures has a 20" cut out with no light bar installed.

 

[steveyaj]

Confused by your question. What exactly do you want to know? Theres only one bumper at the moment and its in the pictures on the previous page without a light bar in the cut out. The bumper in those pictures has a 20" cut out with no light bar installed.

Yeah ended up going through the pictures and figured it had the 20inch cutout with the C4 stamp on it. I went ahead and ordered it. Wondering how strong those recovery points are though?

 

[mattycakes]

Yeah ended up going through the pictures and figured it had the 20inch cutout with the C4 stamp on it. I went ahead and ordered it. Wondering how strong those recovery points are though?

Those recovery points are 100x stronger than any stock recovery point on the vehicle. They are very solid and I wouldn't hesitate to use them.

 

[gibburnz]

tamagotchi

Those recovery points are 100x stronger than any stock recovery point on the vehicle. They are very solid and I wouldn't hesitate to use them.

Hopefully those recovery points can securely hold my Tamagotchi.

 

[phillyd2]

Those recovery points are 100x stronger than any stock recovery point on the vehicle. They are very solid and I wouldn't hesitate to use them.

Have they been professionally tested?

 

[gibburnz]

Install Video

Install video of the 10-13 lo pro has been added to C4's site. They make this process look dummy proof.

YouTube

 

[C4 Fabrication]

Have they been professionally tested?

What do you consider to be a "professional test"?

Install video of the 10-13 lo pro has been added to C4's site. They make this process look dummy proof.

YouTube

Thanks for adding the link! Hopefully no one has any issues with the install if they pay attention to the video. All of the necessary info is in there.

 

[cutty01]

Install video of the 10-13 lo pro has been added to C4's site. They make this process look dummy proof.

YouTube

Great video. Very clear and complete. Thanks too for including the references to the SR5/Limited.

Question - Will the trim piece to go around the cut area be included or should I go buy myself?

 

[phillyd2]

What do you consider to be a "professional test"?

The same everyone else would to prove that performance claims can be verified.

 

[mattycakes]

The same everyone else would to prove that performance claims can be verified.

Is there a professional testing committee that I havent heard of? Or are you saying people just going out and using the shackle mount?

 

[phillyd2]

Is there a professional testing committee that I havent heard of? Or are you saying people just going out and using the shackle mount?

You made a performance claim and I just asked if it was tested. If the number was just made up then easy enough to just say that.

 

[mattycakes]

You made a performance claim and I just asked if it was tested. If the number was just made up then easy enough to just say that.

I made the claim based on a number of things.

1. Roughly, a36 steel is rated at 36000 psi. So that 3/4" shackle point has a cross section over an inch and will pull about 40k lbs. The bolts are rated at over 50000 psi. The sheet metal frame will rip out before the bumper will fail.

2. C4 has sold thousands of bumpers. If only a tiny percentage has used their shackle point, even if one failed, the whole entire internet would know.

3. This is good steel with quality welds.

 

[phillyd2]

I made the claim based on a number of things.

1. Roughly, a36 steel is rated at 36000 psi. So that 3/4" shackle point has a cross section over an inch and will pull about 40k lbs. The bolts are rated at over 50000 psi. The sheet metal frame will rip out before the bumper will fail.

2. C4 has sold thousands of bumpers. If only a tiny percentage has used their shackle point, even if one failed, the whole entire internet would know.

3. This is good steel with quality welds.

All I did was ask if there was any testing done.