Crazy idea: Pickup truck step bumper on a JK?
10-04-2016, 06:20 PM
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Crazy idea: Pickup truck step bumper on a JK?
I'm always lookin for unusual ideas for fabrication. My latest is to mount an old school truck step bumper on my JKU (painted black to match). Of course I would either maintain the factory receiver hitch -OR- retrofit a frame rail mount receiver hitch to add extra reinforcement to the frame to accommodate a receiver mounted winch....
Hmmm.....
Thoughts?
Hmmm.....
Thoughts?
10-04-2016, 06:30 PM
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It sounds like a neat idea and should give you plenty of protection as well as a functional step if you get your mounts correct. The width may be an issue so you may end up cutting the bumper down or going with a narrower truck. The hitch would be nicely tucked behind the 'standard' license plate mount area on the step bumper.
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10-05-2016, 10:08 AM
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My thoughts exactly. Finding a step bumper from say an older B2300, Taco or S-10 is what I was thinking. Welding up some new brackets wouldn't be too difficult and if I need to narrow the bumper I can cut out a bit from the center and weld the two halves back together. That way I'll keep the ends of the bumper looking original. 