Best Front Bumpers??

Hi,

I just bought my truck, it needs a custom 4x4 front bumper and I was wondering if anyone could show me what you got?

Thanks,
Rick

 

There's not alot out for 1st gen tacoma that are actually nice. Lol I would check out ARB

 

Welcome aboard new member

 

Oh yeah oops welcome to the community

 

What style to you like The tube style or Plate type ??

It comes down to what you like.

 

Welcome to the forum!

Go ARB; several pics of mine in different scenes

 

flatland makes a "kit" bumper... you buy the plans and have the pieces cut out, either plasma or water-jet and weld it together yourself. Costs apx $800 between the metal, the cutting and the winch. You can make it as heavy as you want or as light as you want. This is not a bolt on an go kit as the mounting of the bumper changes from year to year.

 

Coastal Offroad and True North Fabrications are the two bumpers I'm looking at but both are DIY kits.

I wish Southern Style Offroad would make a bumper for first gens, they're literally 2 minutes from where I work.

Coastal


True North hybrid


True north plate

 

I really like my All Pro Apex front bumper. I’d post a pic but I’m on a ship in the Gulf of Mexico and the internet is pretty bad. You can check it on on my media page.

welcome to TacomaWorld!

 

I love my Shrockworks bumper!!

 

Something to consider when going with a heavier bumper is your spring rate. I put an arb on my truck and it totally changed the handling for the worse. It was diving hard under braking, bouncing in corners and sagging while sitting.

I ended up going with 620lb springs and it's much better.

 

Welcome, personally I prefer the ARB for that kinda just straight up safari style bar. But depends on the look you want. If you want an aggressive looking rock crawler style, check out relentless fabrication. I’ve heard good things about them before. But again, nothing beats the old standard ARB Aussie bumpers.

 

I’ve seen pictures you’ve previously shared here on the board when I started looking into this bumper. Your truck really wears it well.

If and when I get a bumper, the Shrockworks seems like a great option.

For now I’m held back by funding and sorting out the requisite suspension upgrades to support the increased weight out on the nose.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/1st-gen-offroad-bumper-options-gallery-w-pics.292292/

 

If you can weld it yourself True North Fab open Wing hybrid for sure

 

I wish I could find an aluminum option.

Adding two more
CBI
https://cbioffroadfab.com/product-category/1st-gen-tacoma/
All Pro

 

Thanks everyone and thanks Old Green Toyota for comments related to handling/springs. I’ll have plenty of sources to research and consider.

 

Jumping into this thread here, I have a 4wheelparts near me and am considering getting an ARB bumper and winch for my 2002 Tacoma 4x4. I can’t weld so I am looking for an economical, relatively simple bolt-on solution. Does anybody have a better idea? If not, ARB it will be....

 

ARB is all bolt on.

 

Literally took me about 45 minutes to install my ARB, it’s pretty easy. If you’re looking for cheap bolt on, get ARB lol