Winch bumper mounting Woes...

[broncoman6524]

I got this bumper from my friends dad, said it came off an 83 blazer?

I took mine off, and it doesn't look right. I cant get more than one hole to line up, and when it sits as far back as the bracket allow, ( against body mounts) it seems like it still sticks out too far.

Suggestions? Anybody have pictures of how theirs mounts up?

 

[454k30]

I am on a gov computer so cant see your pics but i did have a similar situation earlier this year trying to mount a brush guard from a 70's truck to my '83. I ended up cutting off the existing brackets and fabbing some new ones out of 3/8 steel. I tried really hard to use what was provided but in the end it was actually easier to just make custom brackets.

 

[4X4HIGH]

I'm not sure when the change took place but the earlier bumpers bolted directly to the frame and at some point GM decided to bolt the bumper to a bracket that bolted to the frame. This might be your issue.

 

[broncoman6524]

I have a 77 and an 84, I tried to put it on the 77 and it was worse...the bumper stuck out a full 3.5 inches from the body!

I'm beginning to think that this isn't the correct bumper, and I may end up making my own brackets.

Which would be wiser if I did so, Weld the new mount tabs onto the bumper, or bolt them on?

 

[4X4HIGH]

I would make new brackets and weld them to the bumper.

 

[sweetk30]

73-80

81-91

this is the body split for the front stuff. bolt holes are diffrent on old to new.

 

[lectric80]

This is correct. Just swapped an 81+ Warn classic bumper onto my 80 with some drilling. Two holes (bottom back) lined up but had to be opened for the 1/2" bolts. The other two were just drilled in once I got the alignment where I wanted it.