i need help choosing a bumper

basically im looking for a tube bumper cause i want to keep the weight down and im broke and cant afford a beefy plate one.. so ive narrowed it down to either the all pro bumper or trail gear

http://www.polyperformance.com/shop...Low-Profile-Toyota-Front-Bumpers-p-27339.html

i could make one but im impatient and if i mess up which i most likely would it would probably cost more time and materials and i definitely aint no pro welder either

 

pick which you like personally more. its all personal opinion

 

the all-pro is already 499 +tax...might as well save a bit more and get a plate bumper, your already more than half way there if you already have the $500...

i like the relentless front plate bumper and i pm them a few weeks ago and they said they where coming out with a front bumper for 1st gens by the end of this month so im waiting on them...

 

actually there's no tax for him. he is in AZ and all pro is in CA. unless he drives here to buy it.

 

Relentless FTMFW!!!!!!!!

 

Relentless

 

hey good work recommending a plate bumper when the op specifically says he wants tube.


out of those two, i'd go with the trail gear.

also might want to consider a 4xInnovations bumper.

 

Yeah plate bumpers are cool and all but they are too heavy I'm trying to keep the weight down as best I can

 

It shouldn't be too hard.. but considering I've never welded or used the bender in my life I dunno how well it would turn out.. ill check into dom tubing prices tomorrow and see but ill get back to this tomorrow since I gotta get up for work in a few hours

Also I've seen 4xinnovations and I don't care for it at all and I can't stand stingers on bumpers they are way too tall

 

Relentless is in the process of releasing his tube bumper... Duh.

 

All-Pro has a group buy going on right now on plate bumpers and sliders, you should contact them maybe they will offer you a good deal on a tube bumper.

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/gr...ont-bumper-group-buy-more-ends-3-31-11-a.html

 

I'm going through this process as well... I would say TG because it is cheaper and made of stronger material. However, I do love the look of the All-pro. I know one thing--I will be waiting to see what Relentless has to offer at the end of the month before I purchase a new bumper.

 

well main reason #2 is i also have a tube bumper on the rear and it would match if i had one in the front. also with the money i save from buying a smaller tube bumper ill have more money for other cool things like...... a supercharger lol

 

Get the TG and weld a light bar to it! That's what I would do

 

exactly what im thinking..... i can get a peice of scrap tubing long enough to make one too.... i might be ordering it tonight

 

what he said^^^^
talk to adam he can build you something......

 

the all pro is more expensive but i like it way mroe, the other one looks kind of stupid in my opinion

 

boxrocket has one and it looks pretty BA on his rig

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/1st-gen-builds/117265-box-rocket-2003-trd-doublecab.html

 

cant see any of those pictures. but i would still nut up and buy the all pro, it looks way better and stronger than the other one

 

actually i just remembered a friend has a contact with someone that works at a local steel yard i believe he mentioned that he could get 1.75x.120 dom tubing for like $2/ft which is one badass deal and i can buy enough to make like 5 bumpers for the prive of that all pro.

from what i understand the TG bumper is stronger because they use a higher grade tube. plus its a low profile bumper so it looks strange not bolted to the truck. if i dont build my own ill probably go with the TG.

heres a pic of some guy that rolled his truck resting on the stinger of the rock defense bumper. just to show that it isnt weak