If you can’t dodge it ram it

[BigPapa]

the more protrusion past the factory bumper the more leverage that is applied to the frame in a collision?

Yes, it would be, in a collision like this one where the force is not straight on.

 

[Rowdy Dalton]

I had a collision in mine, a couple of years after I bought mine new. We hadn't had rain in a long while, and it started to mist. Traffic stopped about 50 yards ahead, and when I put on the brakes, the truck slid like it was on ice, the entire way. Barely bumped an 80's Suburban. Not much damage to mine other that the plastic bumper. None to the suburban.
I replaced my bumper with a big steel one. A few years later a Chevy truck suddenly turned in front of me, his fault, while I was going 45+ mph. I nailed the other truck so hard, the roof buckled. My bumper looked great, but was pushed into the grill/hood, and the right front fender was slightly dented. Long story short: The front frame was bent, but they were able to put it on the frame rack, and pull it back into specs. I put the same type of bumper back on it. That was about 12 yrs ago, and it's been fine ever since.

 

[Darkbloodmon]

I had a collision in mine, a couple of years after I bought mine new. We hadn't had rain in a long while, and it started to mist. Traffic stopped about 50 yards ahead, and when I put on the brakes, the truck slid like it was on ice, the entire way. Barely bumped an 80's Suburban. Not much damage to mine other that the plastic bumper. None to the suburban.
I replaced my bumper with a big steel one. A few years later a Chevy truck suddenly turned in front of me, his fault, while I was going 45+ mph. I nailed the other truck so hard, the roof buckled. My bumper looked great, but was pushed into the grill/hood, and the right front fender was slightly dented. Long story short: The front frame was bent, but they were able to put it on the frame rack, and pull it back into specs. I put the same type of bumper back on it. That was about 12 yrs ago, and it's been fine ever since.

Interesting.... I might try to finagle something with rubber bushings or tire treads, that or i'll just slather it with pig fat and hope to deflect the impact like a 19th century Ironclad. Anyone remember the Twisted Metal Game Series from the late 90's to mid-ish 2000's?