annoying "sag" in front bumper
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annoying "sag" in front bumper
I've noticed this on a lot of 92-96 Ford trucks, especially at the front quarter pannels, the bumper sagging... These trucks weren't built like that were they? Is it just old age, the stuff we might run into, or something else?
Was thinking I could fix this with one of those cheap clamps they sell for a buck at the hardware store?
Was thinking I could fix this with one of those cheap clamps they sell for a buck at the hardware store?
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It happens when you run into something at low speed. The stock bumper mounting brackets are super weak and bend in a BACKWARDS direction when you hit something. It happened to my truck when I rear ended a guy several months ago:
Before, you can see my bumper was straight as an arrow:
After, you can see how rolled back it is, with no damage to the actual bumper:
I'm replacing mine with a heavy duty winch bumper soon
Easy solution.
Before, you can see my bumper was straight as an arrow:
After, you can see how rolled back it is, with no damage to the actual bumper:
I'm replacing mine with a heavy duty winch bumper soon
Easy solution.
Last edited by Skandocious; Jul 26, 2007 at 03:55 AM.
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We had the same issue with my younger brother's two Rangers, a '92 and a '97. I never messed with the '97, but when I had the '92, I jacked up the bumper at each end until it was level and then drilled a couple of holes (through the fender and the bumper) , through which I installed bolts and connected said bolts with pieces of metal straps that are used to tie down water heaters. It wasn't pretty, but by the time I did it, the truck was pretty worn out, and nobody ever said anything bad about it.
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I always thought that over time these bumpers just started sagging. I've never used the front of my truck to push anything, and she's starting to get saggy. I figured just like many other things, when stuff gets old... they start sagging! At least with our trucks, we can readjust them!
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the top bolt holes rust out.
the bolts were there but not holding on to anything.
was the second thing i had to fix on my 94.
the bolts were there but not holding on to anything.
was the second thing i had to fix on my 94.
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its the same thing Skandocious said.. you hit something at low speed... just use washers on the top bolt and keep adding them until its straight... or you can heat up the metal enough to bend it back.. then i would gusset it to keep it from doin the same thing again... personally im just making my own custom prerunner bumper out of 3/4" tubing and then throwin on 4 KCs
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Skandocious showed a light impact, heres the result of t-boning a some jackass at 30 mph when he runs a red light. The front of these trucks is pretty tough, my bumper didn't suffer to bad, but the brackets were screwed. I for one would rather have bumper brackets that bend with the impact instead of the frame.
Before = smashed, and after... pretty again.
Before = smashed, and after... pretty again.
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