Need input on bumper trimming

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Ohio5pt7

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Got the lift on but she rubs a bit on the bumper at 1 full turn so need to trim for the time being. Anyone have experience? Photos? Any help appreciated. I'll do a body lift eventually but prefer not to destroy the bumper till then.
 

Tim Garceau

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Measure once and cut twice. Anticipate with permanent marker to follow the original lines and cut with an angle grinder/thin wheel or if you have a nice dremel. Looks like you have an express plastic bumper so keep taking small passes until it's clear enough to not destroy anything.
 

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Got the lift on but she rubs a bit on the bumper at 1 full turn so need to trim for the time being. Anyone have experience? Photos? Any help appreciated. I'll do a body lift eventually but prefer not to destroy the bumper till then.

I tried to get you some angles. This sport bumper is tore up. :D At some point I'll upgrade to an offroad bumper for more clearance.
37's take up a lot of real estate.

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When I originally picked up my truck from getting the lift and 37's, the shop had cut the lower corner of my air dam to give the tire some clearance. It was functional but didn't look to clean so I trimmed it more to make a sweeping curve to “not look trimmed”. I also added some grip trim to the entire lower edge to clean it up.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00N9VGGPU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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Here is how it looks with my 325's and 5" lift

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