Off Roading Custom Bumpers

[Cummins360]

Hi I would agree that it would be nice to have some protection fot all that linkage and everything else under there.

 

[blacksheep4x4]

Good looking bumper I like the way the bumper actually comes all the way to edge of the wheel opening. Most leave a little notch missing there and it makes the truck look funny.

 

[K5KRAZIE]

I really like that front bumper. I have been looking into the Buckstop front but yours might win out.

 

[BigDan]

nice bumper (test)

 

[McLaughlin]

I do but I don't have a program for the computer to get them online. I have a digital camera but no program.



I'll get one tomorrow.

You may not need a program. If your running win 2000 or win xp, and have a usb cable to attach between your camera and the computer, you should see the camera appear as another hard drive in my computer (usually comes up as removable storage). If you can see the removable storage, open it up (may have to open a couple of other directories) select the files and drag them to your computer.

 

[Bob4x4]

Marek,Have you tryed the hi lift with the camper on? I am pretty nervous about the lack of extra capacity of the jack. I have used them a few times when nothing else would work but they are a lil skeetchy.



Bob

 

[Desert Proven]

We've since sold the camper, but I have used the hi-lift a few times with the camper. It's definitely maxxed out, but it did work. I wouldn't want to climb underneath it however!

 

[AMcCormick]

Thumbs up to Hanson I have one of his fronts on my old 1/2ton a bit heavy for that truck but a very nice custom product. He does very nice work and I experienced very good service I would go back again. I didnt have a winch for the truck but we incorpated a 2" receiver in order to take a multimount, it was really nice getting trailers in hard spots. I like what is pictured here, everything is staying in place on the rear? Still able to open and close gates after trip to Baja? Out of curiosty can you remove the camper with that setup?

 

[KevinSmith]

nice bumper (test)

Holy Cow! I just looked at you wrecked truck pics. Were you in the truck when it happened?

 

[JR2]

He was in the truck and then in the hospital... . there is a long thread over on Pirate 4x4 about it and I think there is still one on here somewhere. I seem to remember something about a logging truck and head on.


Those pics are hands down the worst wrecked dodge pics I have ever seen. It is amazing that anyone could live after that.

 

[Mundgyver]

Yep thats a bad wreck Not one I would like to ride through.



But then again, it proves that there is a crumple zone that will help protect you



Any idea of what the combined speed was

 

[Loren]

Any idea of what the combined speed was

It doesn't matter what the combined speed was. That's an almost universal error people make about head-on collisions.



What matters is your velocity before the collision and your velocity after the collision. The difference is a measure of how much damage your truck (and you) will experience. If you run head-on into a tiny hybrid your velocity difference may be only 30 mph even though you were traveling at 40 mph before the collision. The hybrid will be going backwards after the collision. If you hit a semi, the conservation of momentum (yours plus the semi's) works against you.



I have tried to explain this to engineers and they don't get it nor accept it (at first), but it's true. Imagine running head-on into a mirror image of your truck. Every part matches up with every matching part on the other truck. The two trucks will crumple against each other and stop dead in their tracks.



Now replace one of the trucks with the proverbial brick wall. The effect is the same on your truck.



I hope this makes it clear because a longer explanation gets really long and would really warrant a new thread.



Loren

 

[Mundgyver]

I am very aware of the math involved and the principles definded the the laws of physics. I just did not want to go that deep. If I know what the compined speed was and the mass of each rig involved, then I could sit down and figure out how much energy is being expeneded per sq inch of frontal area over the difference from where the front bumper was compared to where it is now.



A 7,000 lb truck is not going to win against a 60,000 lb semi that has 8. 5 times the mass/weight. Speed or velocity just allows me to do a quick calculation to give me a rough idea of impact forces.



If I know the point of impact on the ground and then know where each rig came to rest after impact in relation to the impact point along with their weights, I can figure everything else out. Speed just alows me to do a quick calculation for the OH-MY Factor.



Physics is Physics, no matter how you slice it. :-laf

 

[Desert Proven]

The rear bumper is set up for the swing-a-ways to be removed to allow for camper removal.



These are stout. We've had all four tires off the ground with this set up and have hammered it for 3 years and it's still as solid as when it was first installed. Hat's off to 4x4 Labs for the work they did on this.