lostdoors96

got to talking with my buddy at work and we made this bumper with a hitch...all it cost me was 26 bucks for the hitch receiver and it was long enough to make two receivers so when i get to it the front will be done
started out with a receiver and cut it in half
then took a piece of 3.5" square tube and cut it to length
bent the edges to a 45 degree angle and closed off the ends
cut a 2.25" square into the center of the tube an slid in the receiver all the way through and welded both sides
still have to add the chain hooks and a towing hook

Gee oh Dee

Nice. How thick is the wall?

lostdoors96

found a few more pics of the process

lostdoors96

that i'm not sure of but i'll see if i can find out and i'll post it

d50

looks like atleast 1/4". can you tow off the stock bumper mounts like that? nice welds.

lostdoors96

i've towed with it already and it pulled great didnt even know the trailer was there

lostdoors96

found out today that its a 3/16 in wall

lostdoors96

the bumper mounts that we used we fabricated but were mounted to the stock location as the original bumper mounts

wiggles

Those are some great looking welds

lostdoors96

thanks, my buddy did all the welds, self taught himself where we work...he does all the welding there

wiggles

Oh ok, I assume mig not tig?

lostdoors96

yeah these were done with a mig, but he did just get himself a tig

wiggles

Ok cool

lynskynbnd

Nice Reaer bumper!
Seriuosly I like the Bumper. Clean simple design!

lostdoors96

me too...my buddy is ready to make more also...better prices then quadratec or rustys