How thick is your rear?!

Just curious what material you guys/gals are using when making your rear bumpers. I was thinkin of using somethin like 3" x 4". Not sure on what thickness to use. atriot:

i say 3/16" is a typical thickness. I like using 1/4" though with stuff i build

depends on the design...

i use anything from 1/8" to 1/4".

heres my bumper for example. the body is 2x4 box steel 3/16" thick. the bumper mounts to the stock location and the tie-ins down the framerail is all 1/4". and there is some 1/8" bracing thrown in there. If a thinner metal is used right it can mean a world of difference in the strength of the rest of the bumper.



keeping the weight down where possible means a lot when you are talkin about adding armor to each end of the jeep, rock rails, stiffeners, skid plates and whatnot.

My perfect bumper:
1/2" for mounts
.250 wall tube for structure
3/16" for skin over the tube
1/8" gussets throughout

2x4x1/4" mounts followed by 1/4" plate followed by more 1/4" plate with a final little taste of 3/4" plate




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