New DIY high clearance bumper options

[hodge-xj]

https://www.coastaloffroad.com/product-page/4th-gen-dodge-ram-1500-front-bumper-kit/

Stumbled across these searching for bumpers that suited my wants and needs. Always great to share options and see more aftermarket for us. These might just be the ticket for my truck!

 

[RedSRT4Me]

https://www.coastaloffroad.com/product-page/4th-gen-dodge-ram-1500-front-bumper-kit/

Stumbled across these searching for bumpers that suited my wants and needs. Always great to share options and see more aftermarket for us. These might just be the ticket for my truck!

Man I need to buy a welder and figure this out

Plus the ability to make a 50lb/23kilos high clearance bumper vs the 150lb/68 kilos gargantuan bumpers they come up with is more than enough. Heck I could just find some local, design it myself then have them build it.

 

[hodge-xj]

Man I need to buy a welder and figure this out

I looked into them on YouTube a bit, They re pretty popular with yota guys. The kits are all cut so there's almost zero clean up or fitment/beveling. These a perfect for a DIY setup for sure. I really like the rear setup, after seeing @revitupmoto33 do the high clearance I've been dying to do it myself.

They also have an option to adjust for a body lift which is huge since there's zero options I've found accounting for that. 100% gonna grab me a set once warm weather rolls in.

Word is They re working on a slider kit as well.

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[revitupmoto33]

One thing to be mindful of when looking at aftermarket bumpers is what material they use. For example are these companies/local fab shops using DOM or ERW tubing? Hell some of em even use sch 40 pipe!! Crazy.. Also what wall thickness are they using?

Personally for bumpers I wouldn’t build/recommend anything less than DOM .120 wall because it will hold up fairly well to an impact.

Anything aesthetic I use ERW tube because it’s close to half the price of DOM.

 

[hodge-xj]

One thing to be mindful of when looking at aftermarket bumpers is what material they use. For example are these companies/local fab shops using DOM or ERW tubing? Hell some of em even use sch 40 pipe!! Crazy.. Also what wall thickness are they using?

Personally for bumpers I wouldn’t build/recommend anything less than DOM .120 wall because it will hold up fairly well to an impact.

Anything aesthetic I use ERW tube because it’s close to half the price of DOM.

3/16 for the steel plate, and I believe. 120 dom for the tubing. I'll do some digging to try and confirm. I wasn't keen on a ton of tubing for what I wanted so I didn't pay mind to it. Plus my buddy has a shop and bender I'll be doing this at so I have access to DOM if i wanted to change or add things.

I've seen alot of what you're describing and it's literally insane to think they find it acceptable and charge what they do.

I'm just excited to see another option thag doesn't look like a fat lip/duck bill for these trucks at a tolerable price. Though once you add in materials for completing the kit you're still at about 1k.



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[4eyedconekiller]

3/16 for the steel plate, and I believe. 120 dom for the tubing. I'll do some digging to try and confirm. I wasn't keen on a ton of tubing for what I wanted so I didn't pay mind to it. Plus my buddy has a shop and bender I'll be doing this at so I have access to DOM if i wanted to change or add things.

I've seen alot of what you're describing and it's literally insane to think they find it acceptable and charge what they do.

I'm just excited to see another option thag doesn't look like a fat lip/duck bill for these trucks at a tolerable price. Though once you add in materials for completing the kit you're still at about 1k.



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That looks like a sweet setup!

I’m not a fan of the high clearance part, but it def has some sweet features!

I did do some dream shopping... had it in aluminum with my options, still less than a considerable pre-Fab steel bumper.