TJ Bumper Build

Nola67 · Mar 16, 2017

My dad is a welder and fabricator and told me if I came to him with a design, blueprints per say, for a bumper he'd build it for me. Currently, I have the stock front bumper and a rear tube bumper the PO put on right before I bought it. I'd like to replace both.

For the front bumper, I was looking to go with something like this: BestopÂ® HighRock 4x4â„¢ Narrow Front Bumper for 97-06 JeepÂ® Wrangler TJ & Unlimited | Quadratec

And for the rear bumper something like this:
Poison Spyder 14-61-030 BFH II Rear Bumper for 97-06 Jeep® Wrangler TJ & Unlimited | Quadratec

It's worth noting that I have an 04 TJ with nonift currently, so weighing it down is a concern of mine.

So my questions are, has anyone built their own bumpers before? What are some general rules of thumb? What material did you use? What you would advise me to do?

Thanks in advance!

Nola67 · Mar 16, 2017

Also, I have some putco LEDs my boss pulled off of his JKU aftermarket bumper and gifted to me.

Here's one of them:

I planned on incorporating these into the bumper but having them kind of sit flush in the bumper itself, and cutting holes to just the circular light shown. I still haven't decided if I'm going to wire these with the fogs or auxiliary lighting. I'd like to use them, though.

MichaelR · Mar 17, 2017

For ideas...

My rear bumper build:
http://www.wranglerforum.com/f322/michaelrs-build-1283297-2.html#post21725898

My front bumper build:
http://www.wranglerforum.com/f322/michaelrs-build-1283297-3.html#post22617569

Have fun with your build!

Cwit · Mar 18, 2017

Like your pick but would build a 2 inch reciever into rear bumper

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