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high clearance bumpers

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RIPPEDK5

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anyone make a high clearance bumper for NBS chevy silverados?

I want street legal but more importantly helps clear bigger tires, raises aproach angle, doesnt add 500 pounds to the front end

i see them for Heeps and toyotas (even bolt on ones) anything for us NBS chevys?
 
You could make one.

If you're gonna spend $1000+ on a pre-made bumper,
I would just go buy a welder, and some steel.

:dunno:
 
Yes, look in the owner's manual. It tells you for off-road driving you can remove the front air dam to increase clearance. Or for even more clearance and approach angle, just take the bumper off. Free and done. You can put it back on before you go back to town.

As for making your own, this is a great idea, but a rather big project for a novice welder. Buying one is still cheaper than buying tools and steel, spending a week in the shop, cursing the POS you built and then buying one.

But I'm no real help. I don't know of anybody that makes one except Buckstop and Road Armor and those have price tags so big you'll be amazed the truck isn't included. Maybe Diy4x has something in the works?
 
Yeah dont need 1/4" thick bumper that weighs 500+ pounds and can push train. Just would like clearance where the bumber goes down by the wheel well , maybe where i can install lights and doesnt look like crap.....

Ps -i dont own a welder nor can i weld to save my life
 
RIPPEDK5 said:
Ps -i dont own a welder nor can i weld to save my life
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Maybe you don't have a welder and don't know how to weld...but you can always learn. I had never bent tube before building my friends zuk cage, yet I bent this up without wasting a single foot of tube. Then I built my first tube bumper, then my cage. ANYTHING is possible with will power and a little bit of effort. You CAN do it if you want to. I have faith in a fellow CK5er, you can.
















Cage thread link:

http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=229674


Every single thing I have made was a very first time effort, with ZERO prior tube bending experience. THIS is what you CAN do if you put your mind to it. It started for me with wanting a tube bumper and realizing with the cost of the bumper I wanted, I could buy a bender and build my own stuff. I wanted to, so I did. YOU CAN TO. Thats what this site is all about, and you will get all the help you need here as well. Yeah, I had a welder already, and know how to weld, but welding is the easy part to learn. Buy a welder, some plate once you have a design and get after it.
 
rdn2blazer said:
I could have said it short and simple like that as well. I just like to pic whore it up I guess :D :haha:.
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We're just different, that's all... :thumb:

Simply put:

there's a bunch of moments in life that require welding.
Imagine how awesome it is to have a welder, at these moments. :D

Mine has already paid for itself, and it retains its value.
I could trade, or sell, out of it and be ahead its entire value.

So, I'm already $700 ahead... Not to mention all the free welding I've done for myself.
It's a pretty sweet investment.

Also, you teach yourself a valuable skill set.
It took me about 10 hours behind the MIG to get decent welds.

And who says it has to be a 500lbs bumper?
 
Nice work with your fabrication.. i like pictures too, makes things more purdier

what is a good welder on a budget (and by budget i mean non endless human, out of work budget, so meaning a few short hundred bucks)

I dont by any means needs what you have for a bumper. but it is nice lookin
 
You could pick up a decent quality, used, 110v machine for ~$500....

My 220v Lincoln was $700, new....
 
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Buying a welder is a great idea. Buying a cheap ass used welder, not so much of a good idea.

If you go used. Buy name brand. If you have problems after you get it. Parts will be available at your local supply store. You can't trust anyone on how many rolls have been through it. My buddies welder is the newer version of mine, looks just as good as mine but has had probably 10 45lb rolls through it. Mine, is still on the second roll. Both welders are 5 years old. Just my .02 cents.

Good luck.
 
You can get a Lincoln 125 or 135 at Homo Depot/Lowes/online for around $300-$400 if you're patient. I agree with most around here to buy the biggest welder you can afford, but I will also say that having a decent 110 machine around is always a good idea. One of those machines or a similar one will do 99.9% of what any beginner will be doing, and it is very handy to be able to plug in at anyones house even after you upgrade to a bigger machine.
 
For sure!

ONLY buy a name brand welder...
It's ridiculous to buy a knock off welder, when good ones can be had cheap.

Oh yea, dude.... Wait for Black Friday. :thumb:
 
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