pelfreybilt bumper question

hey guys I'm thinking about getting a pelfreybilt steel bumper, would I need to upgrade my suspension or at least my front shocks since it weighs roughly 120lbs?

And does anyone have a pic of a Tacoma with a pelfreybilt bumper with 265 tires? Just wana get a feel for how it would look

Thanks guys!

 

@ETXTacoma has a Pelfery bumper an 265s check out his build!

 

I just put my bumper on yesterday. It's a hybrid so it's a little lighter.
Running 265 MTZS.

 

Those are both very nice looking trucks. To accomodate the bumper, did you guys make changes to your front suspensions from stock? Thanks for the info. I'm also shopping for bumpers and I have 265s on my stock truck now.

 

Yea, I have upgraded front and rear suspension. My Front suspension has heavy duty springs to accommodate the weight of it.

 

@ETXTacoma, thanks for the quick reply. So I guess the sequence should be upgrade suspension then buy bumper.

 

You can try with no upgrade to front, but you will also more than likely droop in the front once the new bumper is on.

I would do a suspension upgrade before adding armor to the truck for sure though.

 

Really like that hybrid, nice looking bumper.

 

What springs?

 

ARB OME Heavy Duty

 

Thanks for the replys guys! And good lookin trucks too

 

886 coils, I would assume

 

Here's another with 265/75-16. Mine is aluminum and has Icons with the 650 coils. Getting g ready to stuff a VR1000 W/synthetic rope in it so we'll see if I need to up my coils.

 

I have the Fox 2.0 with a M8000 winch, synthetic line, and front RCI skids. Mine isn't drooping.

 

Is that all you added was the ARB OME heavy coils? Front and back?

 

I had my plate bumper on factory suspension for a year. Didn't have any issues, just will wear it out faster.

 

Yea, I did the ARB Heavy coils on the front, Dakar leaf springs on the rear and ARB OME struts on the rear.