Front bumper DIY Blueprints!!

Awesome truck and awesome bumper. Bought the plans awhile ago. Just ordered the pieces cut from a shop in Armstrong, BC (Titan). Going to get my nephew to weld it. Excited!

 

plans are $30... san Diego waterjet prices are higher ... $305 for that 4 8 Sheet of 3/16 $170... have the 1/4 plate in inventory. I am going to look at making one in steel and one in aluminum to see the weight difference and cost. When I get it tacked I will look at maybe putting in some lightening holes and belling them on the steel unit.

 

I’m looking at doing this soon. I have Fox 2.0’s up front, will they be enough or should I change out my springs?

 

this mine... 96 4X4 with Bilstein 5100's, Smittybuilt winch and stock front springs with the clip on the front in the second from the bottom position. I put a generic AAL in the back to cure the spring wrap issue. There is just enough weight in the front to take the harshness out of hitting the speed bumps and pot holes in the roads here in Cabo. I modified how the winch mounts slightly with a thicker plate because the call out spec on the square tube for it is just not avalible here for a decent price. Overall it is a very good bumber. The plans call for you to make supports for the sides of the bumper where it wraps around the fender. I ended up using 3/4 thinwall steel tubing and flattening it on both ends, then bending it to the correct angles to get it to sit right to support the ends of the bumper on the inside between the truck frame and the bumper. The light tubes are just 6" ID tubing welded to plasma cut holes then cut off flush with the outside of the bumper. The paint is brushed on Rustoleum krinkle paint. This bumper complete is HEAVY. I needed a cherry picker to take it on and off during the fitting process. I used a hole saw and cut 2 holes to give me access to the large diameter (22 or 24 mm head) bumper bolts from the front. There is just enough room to fit the 1/2 extension through the hole(s) to get it onto the socket to loosen/tighten the bolts.

I thought that this was going to make working on the engine harder but there is no difference, actually it is easier because you have a place to stand now when doing certain aspects of engine compartment work. The turn signals are something that I had to settle for... not the best idea but it is what was avalible at the time. I tried putting some sequental LEDS up front but the blink rate was too fast and only 3 or 4 of the 12 led long strip would light up before the sequence would start over. I was not interested in researching or inventing a delay box for this.

 

I have to fox 2.0 coils and the springs were not strong enough for the bumper, especially if you're gonna throw in a winch. I think they come with 500 lbs/inch spring rate springs. I had mine swapped out for 600 lbs/inch King springs (cheaper than Eibach).

 

Thanks! I'll be sure to grab a pair prior to doing this project. I sure hope it comes out looking as good as yours does!

 

I know this is old AF but I was wondering if anyone had any other sources for diy bumper Blueprints. That original link is dead. I’m wanting to go that route. Or if anyone has any that they wouldn’t mind sharing...

 

Has this question been answered? Im starting my build this weekend. It seems like a critical piece that isnt provided by the website

 

It been said it’s easy. But that probably depends on skill experience and technique. If you tac and or tape it all together first you could probably fix any mistakes easy. And just make sure you don’t weld something in that will block you from welding other things in.

 

Ok, kinda what I figured. So the outsides of the shapes will for the shape of the bumper. Cool, thanks!

 

there are a couple of issues, dont expect to do it all by yourself and expect to take it off a time or two. IMHO, the critical fitment is the angle that the corner piece as it wraps around under the front bumper. If that piece is not parallel with the lower portion of the fender it just looks like crap. You should take some 3/4 or 1” round thin wall tubing and flatten one end maybe 4” long and measure and fit, bend and bolt this to support that “wing” otherwise the bumper will vibrate going down the road.

Use your splash shield otherwise the lower portion of the plastic radiator is exposed to things on the road. Your washer bottle is vulnerable now too. I took some shears and trimmed the inner fender plastic to conform to the bumper. I had a odd buzz type noise on mine, it was the exposed inner fender plastic that was vibrating while going down the freeway.