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Low Profile Bumper and winch combo?

Discussion in '5th Gen 4Runners (2010-2024)' started by GetOutMike, Jun 22, 2021.

  1. Jun 24, 2021 at 11:02 AM
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    glwood54

    glwood54 Stop making me buy stuff!

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    Unfortunately the trend on almost every new vehicle built these days - a massive plastic painted bumper cover instead of a metal bumper.

    You're right - once you've cut the stock bumper cover for an aftermarket offering, there's no going back if you don't like the end result...
     
  2. Jun 24, 2021 at 2:51 PM
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    Dobinson IMS Warn Bumper CaliRaised Sliders 285/70 K02s

    I appreciate the link. I just went further down the rabbit hole and ordered the warn bumper without hoop. if this ends up working out, 645 bucks will be steal. Both in terms of money, but time as well. They told me it should be here next week!

    Of course, this means a winch is next on deck, then a lift kit....

    One thing I did notice on an install vid on youtube,?is that I can install a winch later without taking off the bumper, which is convenient. In the meantime, Ill have front recovery points, which is my main concern at this point in my off-road career
     
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  3. Jun 24, 2021 at 2:56 PM
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    Once you pre-smash, scrape, or ding your bumper, it becomes a whole lot easier to start cutting things up :p:D
     
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  4. Jun 24, 2021 at 3:52 PM
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    Thanks for the pics - that helps a lot.

    I’ve seen the Rago hidden winch mount, but adding the hawse fairlead on top of the OR lower valance seems a little clunky.

    Fortunately I’m in no rush so I have some time for more research.
     
  5. Jun 25, 2021 at 7:42 AM
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    Pinstripes, lots of em. Plus a couple dents.
    I'd paint or wrap the lower valance black. Nice thing is lots of folks have spare lower valances around. If you decided to sell your 4Runner, you could take the winch and mount off and replace valances.
     
  6. Jun 25, 2021 at 8:25 AM
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    Victory 4x4 for me.
     
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  7. Jun 25, 2021 at 8:31 AM
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    Victory 4x4 for me. Apologies for the duplicate post. :crapstorm:
     
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  8. Jun 25, 2021 at 9:13 AM
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    For this bumper cut, did you find a template somewhere?
     
  9. Jun 25, 2021 at 9:49 AM
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    nope, just use painters tape and decide what looks good to you.
     
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    2-1/2 years with my Warn bumper and Smittybuilt winch. Would do it all over again tomorrow!

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  11. Oct 6, 2021 at 8:22 AM
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    Awesome. What winch did you go with? How does it feel driving with that extra weight? (This is the bumper I want as well!!)
     
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    It feels a little heavier but It's fine it should be put to use soon. Evo 12s
     
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    Has anyone installed the Rago Fabrication Low Profile Bumper? I was looking today and it looks very much like the C4 Fab bumper and lead times are way, way shorter…

    -Bob
     
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    That’s a huge plus for the Warn bumper if you can add the winch later without uninstalling the whole bumper! I think most of the other ones would require removal, winch install, and then re-install bumper with winch on the truck. I think you’ve convinced me to go with the Warn also!
     
  17. Oct 6, 2021 at 8:24 PM
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    I ended up going w a winch right away because I did a Dobinsons suspension, and I wanted to get final weight on the front end before having it aligned.

    The vid I saw makes installing a winch pretty easy as long as you take steps to protect the powder coat. Im sure installing winch with the bumper out is easier though, which is what I ended up doing.
     
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  18. Dec 5, 2021 at 7:05 AM
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    I just intalled a low profile bumper and have the silver valance available if anyone needs to one.
     
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  19. Dec 5, 2021 at 8:39 AM
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    In case you're still shopping around, I did not need to remove mine to install the winch. If this is a consideration for you, I would contact whichever fab shop you're looking at and ask them. I would expect that most of them would allow the winch to be installed without removing the bumper.
     
  20. Dec 29, 2021 at 3:34 PM
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    Just wanted to add my .02, ordered a Warn Bumper from Amazon on the 24th Dec and it arrived today. Box looks like h3ll, was taped at some point since staples ripped out. I was really shocked when seeing no damage and all parts accounted for. When I saw the box I thought for sure this would turn into a nightmare, but everything is good. Now to decide on a winch.
     
  21. Oct 21, 2022 at 5:27 PM
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    How does the radar cruise do with the raised bar?
     

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