anyone cut up their ARB for wheel clearance?

before the summer gets in full swing i been throwing around the idea of cutting some of my ARB bumper back to allow for more room on full compression of my tires...

i had an issue last year in moab when i hit some whoops and the last one was a hard hit...well my tires got stuffed and outside of my tread got slashed by my bumper...

so i'd like to avoid having that happen again...i was thinking of cutting a few inches in from the bottom corner to the top original corner to make a more angle..

like so..



anyone try something like this before?

 

look at selling the arb and getting a shrockworks piece. that way you are not decreasing the value of the bumper you have and you will get your required clearance. i run the shrockworks on my xterra with 31s and ive never had an issue

 

yea trying not to drop hundreds in gaining more clearance...that thought has crossed my mind...but the $ i'd get for my used bumper will still leave me few hundred short...

new ARB...$850-950 so used would be ~$700-750?

bumper that would fit my needs with shipping >$1,000...

 

another membet on here is doing it today....check around for pics.......
he is 05taco or some shit

 

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-builds/118159-05tacosports-build-19.html#post2891062

 

sweet thanks for the heads up

 

I'm in the same boat man, at full stuff with my 33s deflated at moab they rubbed the edge of the ARB.

 

his pics are on live now......

 

There's a thread on TTORA of a guy cutting his up!

 

A plasma cutter would make quick work of that with minimal effort.

 

yea my buddy has a plasma and cutting wheel, and was thinking the cutting wheel would be a straighter cut, but i guess you could just grind down to make it a smooth and straight cut...i'd have to grind after the cutting wheel anyway

then i'm thinking i'd have to weld on a lip like the original had on the back, but may not even be necessary with the extra clearance...

 

striking out on searching ttora for the thread...i'll see how 05taco does on his cuts

 

Check out post #49 in the thread below:

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/100043-pics-arb-bumpers-3.html