Hey guys, I just bought a used Ranchhand grillguard for my 95 F150. The problem is that i've never had a grill guard before and am not sure if I need an install kit for this or not.

The guard is made for a 92-96 so that's not really the problem... it's just that I see only four bolt holes holding this thing to the face of the bumper and was wondering if there was supposed to be a backing plate to reinforce it. I was just thinking that the grill guard has some weight to it and I don't want it to crack the bumper or mess it up otherwise.

I noticed that there are two steel straps that run from the bottom of the grill guard and look like they're supposed to run THROUGH my plastic spoiler on the bottom of my XL chrome bumper... but if I cut through the spoiler to keep those straps on the guard.... where the heck do I bolt them to (about 6 inches to the closest piece of metal and they don't line up with anything)? Am I missing brackets or can I just cut off the two straps so I don't have to cut the spoiler.

Will the four bolts be enough to hold it on? (Grade 8 hardware of course)

Thanks!

 

That grill guard has 4 brackets thht 2 go over bumper and bolt to the2 top bolts behind the bumper and 2 brackets go under the bumper and hook to the bottom mounting bolts of the bumper. The bottom brackets slide between the bumper and the spoiler. No cutting required

 

That grill guard has 4 brackets thht 2 go over bumper and bolt to the2 top bolts behind the bumper and 2 brackets go under the bumper and hook to the bottom mounting bolts of the bumper. The bottom brackets slide between the bumper and the spoiler. No cutting required

 

That was exactly the answer I was looking for. I wouldn't have cut the spoiler anyway.

Thanks again for the great advice, I just hope the install kit isn't too expensive.

Chris

 

You can probably get some custom hitch place to make you some brackets or email ranch hand and see if you can get some from them. I have the exact same thing on my truck. I cut U shaped slots in my air dam for it. Its not a big deal you can get a replacement air dam from NAPD for about 25 bucks. If I was drilling holes in the bumper I wouldn't be concerned with cutting notches in the air dam. The brackets mount to the to the frame on each side between the bumper and the frame and then the other ones go down to that bottom strip on the guard.