{[[[ Show your HOMEMADE bumpers! ]]]}
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Apr 2008
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From: Amarillo, Tx
You can cut the wings down. That is what I did. Just down to the first set of holes, if you think you might use the plastic again, if not going to use the plastic again, then chop a little more.
JK Newbie
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: Calgary, Alberta
JK Newbie
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 1
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From: Hutchinson, KS
Nice! email me!
Here is my homebuilt bumper. I like the simplicity of the J8 bumper, but went with a little more style by angling the ends. The 2" receiver allows me to use a winch, but I can keep it inside out of the elements and away from people that want it more than I do. 
I designed it in 3D CAD, performed FEA stress analysis, programmed the laser to cut the steel, and had the blank formed on a brake press. I welded in the fog light brackets and 2" receiver, painted it with Rustoleum spray-in truck bedliner and installed it. I did buy the Rugged Ridge XHD D-rings but I didn't like the polished stainless steel and painted them with the bedliner paint after roughing up the finish. The receiver should be able to take 15,000 lbs of pull before permanently deforming the bumper, according to the stress analysis.
I designed it in 3D CAD, performed FEA stress analysis, programmed the laser to cut the steel, and had the blank formed on a brake press. I welded in the fog light brackets and 2" receiver, painted it with Rustoleum spray-in truck bedliner and installed it. I did buy the Rugged Ridge XHD D-rings but I didn't like the polished stainless steel and painted them with the bedliner paint after roughing up the finish. The receiver should be able to take 15,000 lbs of pull before permanently deforming the bumper, according to the stress analysis.
