Rear bumper fender bender

Exactly.

 

. I’m still keeping it in my list of pros and cons.

pros:
- increased departure angle because hitch receiver is located higher
- increased protection
- better recovery points
- better hi-lift jack point
- looks tougher

cons:
- cost and effort
- increased weight
- irrreversibie if I cut the bed sides
- hitch receiver harder to use (maybe)
- decreased resale value (maybe)
- decreased safety (maybe)

 

https://fabfours.com/product/toyota-tacoma-premium-rear-bumper/
i have this, granted not this one. The old version
rear only opinions below

pros:
- increased departure angle because hitch receiver is located higher **** -most bumpers you still use the factory hitch, its structural
- increased protection **** yes
- better recovery points **** yes
- better hi-lift jack point **** yes
- looks tougher **** yes

cons:
- cost and effort **** if you rear ended, why this post is here, you MAKE money,
- increased weight **** hell fxxking yes..which is bad
- irrreversibie if I cut the bed sides **** why?? Dont buy that bumper less you the 1 percent
- hitch receiver harder to use (maybe) **** same, but more A LOT more rear weight which is bad when towing..
- decreased resale value (maybe) **** rear maybe.. good question but who cars front bumper, i likely would not buy it used
- decreased safety (maybe) **** rear i honestly believe same.


to stay stock, yay for you.
to get steel yay for you.
to hang truck nuts, admit it. you penis is 3 inch long and you pay for sex

 

Ill take a pic of mine if interested. On a stock truck it honestly blends in. Why i choose it. Not a fan of "bling" style.

people only notice if they touch it and relize its 3/16" thick. its not like hitting your knuckles on a steel bumper from the 90's. Mine the recovery points are exposed and 1/2" thick.


i did pay less for it then current price.. yes i do very much like it. no im not sponsored, and finally i am sure the 18 other brands are very good as well. (some less costly by alot)

 

Increased departure angle has been the #1 reason I have been considering upgrading the rear bumper. I’m tired of dragging the hitch receiver over the ground and worrying about busting it. It also gets filled with mud and dirt. But I am also increasingly worried about coming off a rock or ledge and destroying my bed sides. Thus I am considering a high clearance rear bumper with a hidden hitch receiver.

 

well this last post you are the 1 percent. use your truck well man!

 

Here's my take OP, as I was rear-ended and received $1,600 cash.

A standard, rear replacement steel bumper is the way. Tons of pros, only con would be the subjective potential difference in being rear-ended at highway speeds due to the energy transference. Though, bear in mind, the stock hitch assembly is also steel - the plastic endcaps and center step are more style than function. Therefore, the hand-wringing over the potential difference of impact energy in a rare, high speed rear-end collision is unwarranted. Again, just my opinion.

For me, I went with an ATH Fabrication standard steel bumper. 85lbs (comparable to stock in total weight), no cutting or welding, gain in clearance, auxillary light cutouts, jack slots for safer lifting, 3/4 inch fully welded recovery points...and it's damn sexy.

 

That is damn sexy. I do like it does not apear marked. Fab four has stupid cutouts of thier logo.

Like the stock look. That would have been a contender for me if i found it

 

Like stated above, the weight difference is negligible after removing the stock hitch.

 

No, the entire hitch assembly that spans the frame rails is completely solid steel, no weaker than a bumper. It's the thin plastic corners that put bid sides in danger, plus you gain about 4 inches of clearance by moving the hitch up.

 

The OEM bumper with receiver hitch on my 3rd gen TRD Off-road was steel, and connected directly to the frame, maybe your model is different. The only difference structurally wise with my TRD OR is that the replacement RCI high clearance bumper is a single piece of 3/16 steel from end to end, and the receiver is mounted behind the license plate, providing additional clearance instead of the multiple piece OEM, with a steel center main bumper mounted to the frame, a plastic tray, plastic end caps, and the receiver mounted lower on the frame.

I could see the lower mounted OEM receiver providing additional protection from expensive damage in a rear end collision with a lowered vehicle, or if your truck was lifted, but even then, I don’t see how it would make a difference in passenger safety for occupants in your truck, although the passengers in the lower vehicle may be hurt worse.

 

A few photos of the rear bumper, stock and a RCI High Clearance for comparison. Notice the attachment points are identical in type and position. Sorry for the poor photo of the RCI bumper on the truck, it actually looks OEM real life, what the truck should have had stock.

 

Both bumpers look wimpy in comparison to my Mobtown sliders. That's just an observation; not a judgement.

 

I'm not sure what you mean by comparing the rear bumper to sliders, they are totally different things. As far as rear bumpers are concerned, I have tried to avoid having my truck screaming "off road fan boy", but still want it to be functional. I do a lot of two tracking on old ranch trails and right of ways to areas for back country hiking, and/or mtn biking, where the trails can be washed out pretty bad, or crossing dry creek beds, and end up bottoming out and dragging on the receiver hitch.

The RCI High Clearance is very unassuming, a single piece of powder coated 3/16 steel, has shackle mounts, high lift jacking capabilities across the bumper, provides additional exit clearance and still maintains a hitch receiver, if needed. It also uses the OEM license plate lights, and has cutouts for LED backup lights. I also bought it from a local seller that had purchased new and never installed, it was still on the pallet with the shipping invoice. $950 cash took it home. I'm very happy with it. I guess "Wimpy" is pretty subjective, I prefer function over form. I grew up on a farm and the look is old school, quite typical of what you would see on a farm truck in the 1970's (without the hidden hitch), functional, without being pretentious.