Here are some pics of a bumper a friend and i made. neither of us had really build any thing like it before.

more pics to come onces its painted and mounted

 

Not a bad start..

 

Oh wait?!?!?! What size metal is that?

 

It looks thin right?? 1/8" maybe? Lol at first I was gonna say, 'You know that cardboard ain't gonna hold up long, right?"

 

Yeah I was like that wood is going to break. But look at the frame mounts too. They wont hold up to a good yank or a small bump for that matter.

 

Good start. Make sure to put some extra strength int eh mounting brackets if you plan on putting on a winch. JCR sells tie in brackets that will distribute the strain further down the unibody. You may want to look into them.

 

that is a good start..i havent made a bumper YET..but it looks good. but i also think its a lil to thin. but great work. keep us posted on how it comes out

 

it looks....large.....for a cherokee at least.

 

 

he needs to make better mounts before worrying about thicker material, 1/8 will be stronger than the sheet metal that the unibody is made of.

great bumper if your just after the tough look

 

The steel was thinner then I expected after ordering, I was trying not to go to thick to keep weight down. It is all reinforced with a bunch of angle iron. I was trying to make it to fit a winch that I would like to get but don't have so we where guessing on that, after building we decided to make it 2inches smaller. IT seemed to big to me to. I was worried about the mounts, they use the 3 factor bumper holes and the steering bolts and then wrap under and mount to the sway bar bolts.

 

well if you leave it the same thickness it will lose in a fight with a geo metro