I have a 3" body lift on the truck and the brackets are not great that raise the bumper right now. I plan on raising the horns and setting the bumper back near the grill but would like some front and top views of stock bumpers to see what the stock setup looks like. Thanks for your time and help.

John

 

this is what mine looks like with out the bumper brackets.
3 inch body lift no bumper lift.

 

Here are the brackets, stock as a rock.

 

Thank-you gentleman, that was exactly what I needed.

 

FYI, not that you need any advice, so its just in case.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...body-lift.html

And ignore the rusty spots on that old bumper I have since found a better replacement.

 

77&79F250, Thank-You for the link! That is exactly what I was planning. I'm also going to bring the bumper in closer for a cleaner look. I'll try to get some pics of the work, since my welding leaves a lot to be desired I'm waiting on my welder friend to help.

 

Friends that are welders are great friends IMO, and sharp rig you got there.

 

Well after having a new bumper sit in the shed for years I decided to get going on raising my frame horns to avoid cheesy brackets, then I was directed to earthquake68s thread. He did just what I was thinking so I thought I would add my pics to help anyone else.

First take the old bumper off:



For the frame cut I'm going just behind the hole:



Now the difference is that I cut the horns off another frame, threw them in a bead blast cabinet and put a coat of POR15 on them. This allows me to cut them so I have a piece on top of the frame to weld for extra bracing:



My friend who is quality welder has some time tomorrow so I should have the completed pics soon.

 

this is great thanks for updating!!

 

Well it was a good day, got the truck ready for surgery:




Tried to decide if I should cut straight down or..... finally decided to pick-up the same angle as the front horn:



No going back now:







Next is transfering the lines to cut the new horns and cutting them:




After trimming and fitting and a couple trial fits of the bumper it was time for some welding, clamped in place:




Tacked and a final check for fitness and back plates tacked:





Finally all welded up:






Now I have to clean it up and get some paint on and then bolt the bumper on.

 

Nicely done

 

great looking job!! thats the way it should be done! i will do the same thing when i lift my bronco thats what i love about this site great people with great ideas willing to share for the benifit of all!! my brother in law is doing a body swap on to a undamaged frame on a 79 f100 i am going to cut the horns off for my project

 

Great pics! Thanks!

 

one more thing what did you do for the rear bumper? i am running the stock bronco bumper and the tin plate that goes between the bumper and the body

 

Thanks for all the detailed pics this helps a ton for my body lift project on my 77' f150.