so I decided to go mudding without slapping my newly painted hitch on and got good and stuck, only place to pull off of without going for a swim in sub zero water was the rear bumper, tied er on pulled an bent it to hell

so time to fire up the old welder and build a bumper
where would you recomend bolting the bumper? the stock mounting place looks a little on the weaksauce side.
any input would be appreciated
Jeff

 

people have done it a couple different ways 2 that i know of is original 4 holes on both sides and then a lower piece that slides over the hitch (like sandwich the mounts between the hitch and "frame") or second was open it up and slide a 2x4 i think piece of tube and drill it out with the hitch pattern as well and slide them into the frame rail section and then probably still make a mount to mount to the original 4 on both sides too. Read up in the fab section to see examples of what i am talking about and then let us know what you come up with haha.

 

alright thanks

 

AJs off road makes the 4 hole mounts to base your bumper off of

 

Check my build thread out, I tied them into the uni-rail, where the skid plate/reciever bolts up. It's pretty solid, and if it did ever give, the whole Jeep would be junk!! LOL!! HTH!!

 

next time big clevis aroung rear leaf shackle

 

Heres how i done mine, 4 bolts on each side stock location, 2x4 that slides up inside the uni-body to tie it in with 4, 1/2" bolts on each side for it to.

 

^^^ can i see more pics of yours? i dont understand. I cant get to the uni-body unless i cut out a hole for it.

 

Thats the only picture i have. Youll have to cut out a hole if you want a unibody tie in like i do, there should already be a hole there from factory, all you gotta do is finish it. It'll be around 2"s wide and 4 1/2"s tall once completely cut out.

 

I mounted mine just like the stock bumper. It’s proving to be extremely strong. When it comes time for rear end work i hoist the jeep up from my d-ring on the rear bumper. After countless times of being pulled out, and pulling others out still hasn’t bent or broke. Not saying it won’t break, but I would stick to the stock locations.
When I started to design it, I looked at the ones that tied into the uni-body. The problem I saw is it’s no longer a “bumper” its uni-body and I don’t know about you but bumpers are easier to replace than uni-body in the case your ever rear ended. But that’s me build what you want how you want.

pics are in my photos.

 

check out my build thread on page 5 and six, itll help out alot

 

I just wouldnt trust my bumper being held on by each side by 4 bolts bolted to thin sheet metal.. Yea its decently strong, but only to a certain point. And with a heavy enough gauge steel bumper, you get rearended with unibody tie-ins, in my opinion its gonna make for less crush and fold.

Oh and also, i notice in one of your pics it says you got a ridiculous amount of time and cash, well if so, then you should donate to your fellow wheelers. jus sayin' lol.

 

that sheet metal is fairly strong. mine has d ring mounts welded directly to 2 plates that are drilled for the four stock bolts. i had to yank out a suburban last week and it held up fine so with 8 extra 1/2 bolts you will be fine. (yank as in ****** the strap to tug him out of the mud)

 

I tried pulling my brothers 79 bronco with a 4 inch lift, and 35 inch baja claws out, when he was stuck to his floor bords. I had a hitch welded to my bumber, and when i pulled my whole bumber came off.

 

Oh and also, i notice in one of your pics it says you got a ridiculous amount of time and cash, well if so, then you should donate to your fellow wheelers. jus sayin' lol.[/QUOTE]

i wish man. (thats my friends jeep hes got the time and money) my jeep (tan) is my bastard child, it gets fed table scraps and gets the shat beat out of it when ive had too much to drink.