03 Tacoma tube bumper build

I have the choice of using 1 3/4" steel tubing or 2 1/2" rigid conduit to make a new bumper for my truck. First question is, which material would be better? I'm going to be using my truck as a daily driver and a weekend warrior once I lift her. Second question is where are the most important places to measure? I want to make a piece going along the bottom of the grille that has 4 bends in it, not sure where to put the bends or the degrees of the bends, I was thinking 60-75 on the two outer bends, and around 30 for each inside bend. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

It is your bumper and you have no idea what you want??

Material Steel Tube What kind??? Could mean almost anything

Want to use Conduit it is your bumper .

 

I'm just trying to get the measurement and the best material to use

I'm just trying to get measurements and see what other people had used

 

I appreciate novice ingenuity. All of us have experienced a bit of that; it's how you move past novice.

In this case, I'd suggest you get experienced help to guide you while you do the work. 'Cause you're clueless.

I don't mean that in a demeaning way. But your material considerations are sketchy, you apparently don't know how to measure angles or prefab a build piece with templates and such.

I won't say it's 'hard', but it requires careful work, abstract thinking and a bit of practice. Experienced hands can help that learning process immensely.

No experienced hands around? Save your money and buy a pre built bumper that you'll have no fitment issues with.

 

My dad has

My dad has quite a bit of experience, I am practicing bends with 2" conduit at the moment and I think 1 3/4" steel tubing that was left over from a roll cage would be more than enough. I also think 2 1/2" rigid conduit would be very strong and it cam definitely take an impact but its a little too thick. What would you use for material to build a bumper that would be better than my option? Willing to buy more materials but was trying to use leftover material and experiment a little bit.

 

1 3/4" mild steel (hrew) or DOM

 

I need to ask you do have tube bender ?? That can bend DOM Tube ??

If building a tube bumper it would be my first choice .

You might want to do a little research into strength of materials just to get a idea what materials can be used for what.