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Bumper addition!

I wasn't planning on doing a bumper in all honesty, but someone hit my truck in the parking lot at work, so I used that money to upgrade the bumper to something more rugged. The reason I didn't want to go with a bumper to begin with was due to the weight(and subsequent effect on mpgs), so I did a lot of research on bumpers before I pulled the trigger. There are a ton of options out there, and a lot that are cheaper than this one too. But I ended up going with Backwoods Adventure Mods for a few reasons. One, the weight. 85ish lbs for the whole bumper was pretty awesome, I think the only one lighter I found was the CBI aluminum. The second reason, and the reason that I picked this one over the CBI is that this one is a hybrid in that it has a steel cradle that attaches to the frame and provides winch support and a place for the winch, and then the outer shell is all aluminum. So to me, it was the best of both worlds: lightweight, but strength where I felt it was important. I definitely notice the weight on the front, but it still doesn't feel as heavy as the relentless fab one I had on my last vehicle. It sucks that there doesn't seem to be a bumper that you don't have to cut your stock bumper up for, but nature of the beast when it comes to a gargantuan front bumper piece on these 5th gens lol. I took zero pics of the install, but its fairly simple-8 bolts to attach the bumper to the frame where the old crash bar mounts(plus another 2 for the winch supports if you opt for them) and then another 6 to attach the shell to the winch cradle.

Next step will be to adjust the coilovers once the weight settles out, but I'm really happy with it so far.

 

Any chance you remember the dimensions of your cargo platform you built? Looking to build something similar!

 

I can get measurements for you when I get home!