Homemade bumper installed!!
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Thanks everyone for the compliments! I just finished putting on my TF 2'' lift with D1 coil seats. Took me about 6 hours. I was pleasantly surprised to not find any rusted bolts or nuts. Only had a problem with the driver's side sway bar link. Broke a star bit trying to get it back on, and will need to get another to finish tightening it up. Took the bumper back off too, and have it primed with one coat of black satin on it so far. Hopefully, it won't rain tomorrow so I can finish it up. It looks really good so far though. Rear bumper will be here Monday, and I will put a coat of the same satin on it to match the front. D-rings should be here within a week or so. Love the lift, rides much firmer. The old shocks had zero rebound.
Last edited by MC04DII; 02-09-2013 at 06:08 PM.
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I use it off road and wanted a bumper that I could have recovery points on. For the price I got it I paid as much or less than I would have for a used bumper plus I can part the old one out. At least the painted pieces.
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I'm in Birmingham, AL. I'm sure they could but shipping would be expensive, and I'm not sure they would go through the trouble to do all that at least not at that same price. It was a small, maybe 10,000 sq ft shed as the shop. Nothing fancy.
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Also, for the most part the only D2's that are in junkyards, are the really really beat up ones (at least in my experience) and the D2 front bumper wasn't really made well in the first place, so its pretty tough finding a used one worth buying, and if you plan on doing anything with your truck, your probably going t break it again anyways.
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