3" Body lift bumper relocation
Hi I just put a 3" body lift in my 86 F-250 and I am trying to get ideas how others have relocated their front bumper back to the stock height. Any of your ideas would be appreciated.
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Ik that some of you have done it?
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I bought a bronco that had a body lift and whoever installed it cut the frame horns off, welded a plate on the end of the frame and welded the frame horns back on 3 inches higher. Hope this helps. I try to find a pic.
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Originally Posted by '86 F150
(Post 13917484)
I bought a bronco that had a body lift and whoever installed it cut the frame horns off, welded a plate on the end of the frame and welded the frame horns back on 3 inches higher. Hope this helps. I try to find a pic.
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This one had a custom bumper on it but the guy I bought it from kept it. I think the horns need moved down a little for a stock bumper. Seems like it would be strong enough and with some planning would look nice. That's the one thing I don't like about body lifts is the bumper gap.
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Originally Posted by '86 F150
(Post 13917825)
This one had a custom bumper on it but the guy I bought it from kept it. I think the horns need moved down a little for a stock bumper. Seems like it would be strong enough and with some planning would look nice. That's the one thing I don't like about body lifts is the bumper gap.
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Sounds like an awesome project. Cant wait for pics.
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A former owner put a 3 in. body lift in mine, and the front bumper doesn't look that bad in the stock location. I never noticed that my bumper was slightly lower than stock until I looked at this thread. There is about a 1/2 in. gap between the top of the bumper and the bottom of the sheet metal on my bronco. The back bumper is very noticeable, and I am going to put part of a roll pan in there to make it look better.
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would like to see if anyone has used or modded brackets from a 87-91 bumper because i beleive they use brackets that mount differently but the frame horns are the same from 80-91
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Originally Posted by BiGGreen350
(Post 13919897)
would like to see if anyone has used or modded brackets from a 87-91 bumper because i beleive they use brackets that mount differently but the frame horns are the same from 80-91
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Originally Posted by 79'F-250_Guy
(Post 13920345)
That's very true I have an 88 and just looked at the frame horns and they are the same. I have the bumper off I'll have to look at the mounts on it.
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Well I havent had a chance to look at the other bumper since it is -4 outside but i did come up with something that seems to be fairly strong. Here are a few pics...
http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/...pswcoewor5.jpg http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5ans6jl3.jpg if i need it any stronger i candrill a hole in the bumper and thru bolt it in the middle. http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/...psdvymcqf2.jpg Im going to put some tow hooks on the bottom bolts when i can find where i hid them since there is no good factory pull points. http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/...psvfc8vgan.jpg sticks out a bit farther than id like it to but to the untrained eye it looks just fine. http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2pj3tuk3.jpg I am also going to cut out for '95 factory vents in the bumper to help with cooling and a bit different style. and here's a quick pic of the powerstroke sitting in there. I have tons more pics of the build so i will eventually try to start a thread of all them for anyone interested http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/...psjlhtjqij.jpg |
looks good! still curious as to what the 87-91 bumper brackets look like when it warms up if you dont mind!
but any chance you could list the measurments of the hardware you used? i think it looks good did you have to cut the bumper any? |
Originally Posted by BiGGreen350
(Post 13926902)
looks good! still curious as to what the 87-91 bumper brackets look like when it warms up if you dont mind!
but any chance you could list the measurments of the hardware you used? i think it looks good did you have to cut the bumper any? yeah i for sure will, should be able to by the weekend. I did end up cutting about 3/4" x 2-1/2" off the bottom to keep the bottom plate flush with the bumper but you could space it out more if you didnt want to do any cutting. Here's what I ended up using: 4- 2-1/4" x 4" x 1/4" Plates with a 5/8" Hole centered and drilled 1-1/4" from one end and a 29/64" hole a 1/2" from the other end. 2- 5/8" x 2" Grade 8 Bolts 2- 5/8" x 2-1/2" Grade 8 Bolts Total of 22 5/8" flat washers for spacing 4 - 5/8" hex nuts and lock washers 4- Factory Bumper bolts and nuts |
That looks great! I might have to do this to my bronco. I would love to see a build thread of your truck.
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