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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 02:41 PM
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drop center bumpers?

has anyone mounted a drop center bumper on their old fords? im looking at a 8 or 10 inch drop center bumper and wanted to know if anyone has put these on and if they liked them or not.
 
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 02:48 PM
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What exactly is a drop center bumper??
 
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 04:02 PM
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well some call them cowboy bumpers. but the center section is 8-10 inches lower than the ends of the bumper. really popular on late model trucks
 
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 04:14 PM
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Drop Center originally was the name for a certain type of step bumper.

The center section was lower than the rest of the bumper, because a trailer hitch ball could be mounted there.
 
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I know what a rear step looks like, I can't imagine that on the front of the truck.
 
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Originally Posted by 97nukeford
I know what a rear step looks like, I can't imagine that on the front of the truck.
Ford did not offer a step bumper for the front of any truck...all were used on the rear only, but...

Some aftermarket bumper companies did offer a front step bumper that a winch or a trailer hitch ball could be mounted on.
 
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Oh, I see. I've seen a few trucks with a ball on the front, but they were usually strapped on somehow.
 
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