Kris smith

I'm looking at either laying out and building a custom front and rear bumper or getting a jcr diy bumper. Either way I'll have to weld it which is not a problem. My question is what do meterials cost yall to build your home Made ? Is it worth it cost wise ?

93_xjcherokee

Materials don't cost much. If you know how to fabricate then its worth it IMO

kcdt58

Depends how big of a bumper, full length or stubby? Are you planning on buying the material in bulk and cutting yourself or having it cut for you?

If you buy in bulk and do all of the cutting yourself then it's a no brainer to go that route, otherwise go with the JCR. Two of my buddies have bought and built those and they were great quality.

Atmos

depends on design. mine are simple as can be and both front and rear were made with scrap metal and $36 of 2x4. very worth it for me
I like the DIY kits from companies. it's worth it to buy those if you want a nice bumper. a lot of the home brewed bumpers are really really ugly...

Kris smith

That's what I'm afraid of I can weld and cut and all that I have the image in my head I kust don't know if I can bring it to life and not have it be ugly a hell. I want a full width up front that will wrap around and line up with were I'm going to trim the fenders light pof mounts and d ring mounts and a front reciver. Out back I want it to wrap around and tuck up with a cut and fold and rear fender trimming with a tire carrier and a place for light pods. D rings and a receiver. I guess I just need to pull my stock stuff off and template it. I have card bored and duct tape.

Kris smith

I was thinking of using 3/16 flat plate to make it and box in the corners

exjay1027

you ever use any CAD programs?

Kris smith

Yes I have but I don't have access to it. So I will have to do it the old way

Atmos

it's easy to make a bumper. just gotta carefully think it all out. measure twice, and have a decent design. it's very easy to do. but for whatever reason a lot of the home brew ones just turn out janky lol. take a crack at it man. worst that happens is you learn something

Metmknice

There is a free program called DraftSight, pretty much the same as AutoCad. Also, if you are a student, can get any of the Autodesk software for free if you register on their site.

Cnwxj

I get drops for .60 a pound. I make a bumper, get sick of it, sell it, repeat!

Kris smith

I'm not a student anymore that was about 5 years ago. But ima take a whack at it and see how bad it turns out

94XjSport94

I have about $150 in mine. Most of that comes from having a piece press broke for the winch to sit in. It isn't as pretty as my old one, but it has a much better approach angle.

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Not the best picture. It is basically flush with the grill.

minionsram

I have about 100 bucks in mine so far. Still have to build the guard but I have the material for that. 1 1/2 tubing for that was 30 bucks off of craigslist.

ABBA-ZABA

do you have any issues with the swaybar hitting the winch? I want to build a very similar design but I'm worried about the clearance there