Anybody run without rear bumper?

Spencer

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Well I just removed my front bumper and attempted to paint it.... I thought I had good painting skills but I guess I was wrong. I never painted something this big and I just couldn't get it even.. Wornout and tired of repainting I put it and the newly painted grill black on.. Ill prolly get around to hurculining it, Altho I did my whole floors with hurculiner and it seems waaayyy too gritty to look good on a bumper.. But maybe I didn't mix it enough..

Back to original question. I began removing my rear bumper to get it painted, hoping for better results.. And since I had to remove my mud flap trim of my limited, or thought I did anyways I went into my usual rip everything off deal and love the look without the limited trim.. The holes don't bother me except that dirt can get in there, Ill figure that out later..

Ok one more attempt at the Original topic, It looked really good without the back bumper and I couldn't help but notice how much better of a departure angle I would have.. It didn't look bad at all!! It looked good actually, I mean I could leave it off and not care... Except for one thing.. The trailer hitch stuck out big time.. I believe I could find a much better place for it if I did keep bumper off but it might involve welding..

Ill try to get some pictures of it today.. Anybody else ever noticed this?

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While typing this I almost had a :bash: moment, I thought for a second I might have taken my license plate off and would have to put my bumper back on for work today.. But quickly remembered its location..
 
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I've been running (no pun intended) without my back bumper since March of this year and haven't looked back. It does give it a much more agressive look, espicially if you don't have the spare under there. I have an SR5 and the chrome was totally shot due to NE winters. I'll try to post pics at some point.
 
i got half a bumper on.
 

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mine was literally falling off...so i helped it

i like how it looks alot but i just wish the hitch sat higher
 

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Ok you can gain a little departure angle by unbolting the center section and flipping it 180 and having hte reciever on top of the tube instead of below. Just an idea.
 
Ok you can gain a little departure angle by unbolting the center section and flipping it 180 and having hte reciever on top of the tube instead of below. Just an idea.

Good idea. I was just gonna get it welded up a little higher...
 

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