I'm looking for a very solid, steel rear bumber for my 2003 Discovery 2. It needs to be connected to the frame of the vehicle in order to support a lot of weight. It should also be very plain. I plan to use it as the foundation for a design that will carry four jerry cans. I will have a shop install two pivot points and swing out arms, each side supporting two cans. My vehicle is set up as an overlander and I want to increase range but don't want to add weight high on the roof. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you.

David

 

best bet imo is a custom rear bumper. I have not been overly impressed with any of the stock offerings aside from possibly the RTE option but it's quite pricey.

 

I like the RTEs as well but also feel they are pretty expensive.

 

Check out Dark Crow Designs on Facebook they can probably fab up what you need.

 

Definitely look into a custom made unit. 4 full Gerry cans will be a lot of weigh hanging out back there.
i made a custom rear winch bumper but no swing outs. If I was going to do swing outs it would have been twice as heavy to be strong enough to last. Especially over rough terrain.

Another option would be a swing out system mounted to your hitch receiver. I have seen some for the gen5 4runners that seem decent. Might be a good alternative.

 

Dark Crow Designs is a great option. HD, with solid frame support. And he will custom with you if you talk with him.
I like RTE design wise, but aside being expensive, he’s backed up. So unless you have some time on top of the long expectation delivery date - then dCD is a good second option.

 

 

Depending on how much or hard you wheel that is not an option. The rear of mine take a beating as it already is a big overhang, this extends the lowest point of the vehicle by 3-6"? That will cause major issues. Now for just normal forest road riding sure but that will get thrashed in the rocks.

 

Yes, depending on what you do, you could cut off the extended hitch, Or build a custom one that comes strait up off of a receiver plug. The OP said he was wanting it for overlanding So it may work for him. Just an option

 

True, overlanding means so many different things to people. My concern would then come to how robust is it and what rattles will it develop running miles and miles of washboard roads. Still most likely a good viable option.