addicted offroad front bumper

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anyone with the AOD front bumper thought about putting some plates on it to make it more solid? i like the way it looks but my rig is a dd more than off road and seem like a lot of gaps on it and many things are exposed. I'm not hating on there bumper I'm interested on buying just wanted to know some more feedback on it from some people who have it on there rig. any help or info is appreciated.:thanks:
 
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ya i thing its a good idea too to make some filler plates, then dimpled them for cooling. thats what im doing when i get mine.
 
t4r4life said:
ya i thing its a good idea too to make some filler plates, then dimpled them for cooling. thats what im doing when i get mine.
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thats what i was thinking.. i like the price of the bumper better than shrockworks bumper but to me seems like a lot is still exposed
 
02running said:
thats what i was thinking.. i like the price of the bumper better than shrockworks bumper but to me seems like a lot is still exposed
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the thing is that the AOR bumper is purely for rock crawling, so they didn't worry about tree branches sticking through or mud and water caking on the radiator, that's what ARB and Skrockwork bumper is designed for. but i think it'll be pretty easy to make a filler plate.
 
shoota said:
I was thinking of it for my buddy's runner that needs a new bumper. I sent him the link and said he actually likes the tube option better.
TOYOTA BAJA TUBE WINCH BUMPER

We're both in Tampa FL. Which there seems to be a general lack of people on this forum from central Florida..boo
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Not a lot of hills there!

Well, let me know if he decides to do it. If you want, we can look into some freight shipping places. I can pick it up and drop it off someplace (I did it for someone else here too) to save a few bucks on shipping.
 
Oh I see they are in your neck of the woods. It would need to be shipped though, I don't see how else we would get it. Got any idea how much it is to ship a bumper like that? I appreciate the offer btw!
 
shoota said:
Oh I see they are in your neck of the woods. It would need to be shipped though, I don't see how else we would get it. Got any idea how much it is to ship a bumper like that? I appreciate the offer btw!
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Yeah, I meant picking it up and dropping it off at a freight shipping place. It can be cheaper for big heavy things.

02running said:
do you have any more pictures of it?
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There are pics of it being built and then mounted from this page on.

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/70925-bought-stock-2001-sport-two-weeks-ago-2.html
 
At first I didn't like the "unfinished" look but I have to say it's grown on me.

And I think if you added too much plate to it, it would add a lot of unneccessary weight, too.
 
The radiator has just as much coverage with our bumper as theirs does. Its a winch bumper and with a winch in there, everything is completely protected.

Our bumper weighs 68lbs with a stinger on it. Non-stinger is 55lbs. The added crossmember we supply is about 15lbs.

Compare that to a full plate, and you won't have to run "heavy" coils to run it. Bolt on an ARB or similar bumper, and you better have heavies to hold the weight up.
 
AddictedOffroad said:
The radiator has just as much coverage with our bumper as theirs does. Its a winch bumper and with a winch in there, everything is completely protected.

Our bumper weighs 68lbs with a stinger on it. Non-stinger is 55lbs. The added crossmember we supply is about 15lbs.

Compare that to a full plate, and you won't have to run "heavy" coils to run it. Bolt on an ARB or similar bumper, and you better have heavies to hold the weight up.
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thanks greatly appreciated do you have a discount code for forum members? and does it come with decals to put on my windows?
 
Didn't want to start a new thread for my noob question so I decided to hijack this one. Does anyone know if an older toyota pickup (early 90's) bumper will work on the 3rd gen? I assume it wont just bolt right up but is modifying it feasible?
 
It won't bolt up and it will take a lot of modifying to make it work. Probably not worth the effort and money that will have to be put into it.
 
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