I want to begin by saying sorry for this crap shoot of a post. English wasn't my best subject... haha
So I have been researching this topic for a long time trying to get ideas of building my own bumper that is a lot stronger than the stock bumper. I have to give thanks to (craigvansickle) on here for the thread he made of his iq bumper. I had lots of good ideas from that thread. I figured by posting a thread on this subject it might help others with getting ideas of building their own bumpers. I got lots of ideas from the tcp bumper also. I liked how simplicity of the bumper. I threw this bumper together real quick to get back to riding so bear with me on the quailty of the metal work and design. If I had to do it again I would change a few things. But I hope it gives you ideas and inspiration for building your own bumper. The tubing is 1.5" diameter with .120 wall. I did not have access to a welder that could weld aluminum so the tubing was HREW which ended up being a lot heavier than expected. 12+ pounds.... I figured I would rather sacrifice weight for durability. If done again I would definitly go with aluminum. Here are some pictures of the build. I hope the pictures gives someone better ideas for there bumper build.
So I have been researching this topic for a long time trying to get ideas of building my own bumper that is a lot stronger than the stock bumper. I have to give thanks to (craigvansickle) on here for the thread he made of his iq bumper. I had lots of good ideas from that thread. I figured by posting a thread on this subject it might help others with getting ideas of building their own bumpers. I got lots of ideas from the tcp bumper also. I liked how simplicity of the bumper. I threw this bumper together real quick to get back to riding so bear with me on the quailty of the metal work and design. If I had to do it again I would change a few things. But I hope it gives you ideas and inspiration for building your own bumper. The tubing is 1.5" diameter with .120 wall. I did not have access to a welder that could weld aluminum so the tubing was HREW which ended up being a lot heavier than expected. 12+ pounds.... I figured I would rather sacrifice weight for durability. If done again I would definitly go with aluminum. Here are some pictures of the build. I hope the pictures gives someone better ideas for there bumper build.
