caldwellsXJ

I need some help. I am trying to make my own offroad bumpers. What r some of the materals i will need. pls help thanks.......

Jeepjunky

steel and a welder and some ingenuity

caldwellsXJ

what kind of steel? Round tube or Square tube what gauge, what size? What kind of sheet steel do i use? How much will i need for a 1987 Jeep XJ this is what i need help with. thanks.........

dirtmod0

try searching on site and you can find some really cool pics and build info!
it all depends on what you want

caged

fronts are usually made up from 1/4 and 3/16 plate and a design. some have a winch plate integrated and all have a strong tug point, integrated to the frame extended bumper mount using more than just the 3 stock bumper bolt mounts.

as for the rear, most use 2x5x1/4 inch tube again with a good frame rail mount using the hitch bolting points and a good solid tug point. some will weld in a hitch receiver and even a tire swing out.

there should be a thread somewhere that has some ideas you could use.
but it's gotta be strong and mounted properly. failing tug points and shoddy welds are number one cause of injury and death.

goodolevaboy

and remember molten metal is hot, real hot

desertdog

Just cuz it stops glowing, don't mean you can touch it yet

OttawaXJ

It doesnt? damn that explains all the burns on my hands.

SeriousOffroad

If you have to ask a question about what to use....


Then you should probably buy instead of build.

There is so much information on the WWW that this sort of question should never be asked.

W,JW.

poorstang

I used 11ga on my front bumper but it was only made for looks I have plans to build another soon.

desertdog

good point. metal, welder, and some idea what you're doing....i would start there before trying to build anything