| Author | Message | ||
     carl J. Drumgoole (Carl_kps) New Member Username: Carl_kps Post Number: 23 Registered: 02-2003 |
My slimline bumper should be completed soon and I was wondering how hard it was to install the bumper? Also how hard is it to take off the old bumper. Are there any websites with this info? | ||
| Michael Noe (Noee) Senior Member Username: Noee Post Number: 543 Registered: 03-2002 |
It's easy and John gives instructions for install. D1 or D2? Have you already cut your bumper or removed the airdam stuff? On a D2 it takes more time to remove the airdam than it does the bumper (6 bolts) but it's easy, just crawl up in there and you'll see all the bolts. | ||
| carl J. Drumgoole (Carl_kps) New Member Username: Carl_kps Post Number: 24 Registered: 02-2003 |
Michael: I have a d2. I have not removed anything yet. I will give John a call in a couple of days to see if the bumper is done. I have a three day weekend coming up so I hope the bumper is done by then. | ||
| Paul D. Morgan (V22guy) Senior Member Username: V22guy Post Number: 1373 Registered: 02-2002 |
Carl, The bumper removal is very simple as Mike said. There are 4 nuts on each crush can that holds the bumper on. Don't forget the fog light wiring and the headlight washer jet lines before dropping the bumper. After you get the bumper off, remove the crush cans (6 bolts) and now is a great time to remove the washer resevoir. Mike, Have you got it all together yet? I had show-and-tell today at work.  | ||
| Rans (Rans) Senior Member Username: Rans Post Number: 439 Registered: 08-2002 |
Actually it's not all that easy to undo the old bumper and airdam unless the truck is pretty new. I found detaching the connections at the corners where it meets the wheel well to be a PIA. Essentially the main bumper is just two bolts on each frame rail, and putting the new one on uses the same bolts. After mounted you will need to dril and add the vertical bolt for each rail as well. It's an afternoon of work all told. | ||
| Paul D. Morgan (V22guy) Senior Member Username: V22guy Post Number: 1374 Registered: 02-2002 |
Hey Rans, All D2's are relatively new! HA! It sounds like you were missing some bolts. There should be 3 total on each rail (2 horizontal / 1 vertical). At the forward end of each crush can, there should be 4 fasteners attached which holds the bumper on. But then again, this weekend I learned a lot about the lack of Quality Control that LR had while building our Pigs. | ||
| Michael Noe (Noee) Senior Member Username: Noee Post Number: 544 Registered: 03-2002 |
Yeah, turns out my battery was fine, just had to clean the neg terminal connection on my battery. Switched out for the MasterPull this morning, I can't believe what 90' of 5/16th weighs. I'm guessing that with the bumper and winch, I've lost close to an inch of lift with the 779s. When I get the Greg Davis bumper on the back, I may go ahead and pop in some spacers and put 751s up front. You notice a difference up front with all that driving you did? | ||
| Paul D. Morgan (V22guy) Senior Member Username: V22guy Post Number: 1376 Registered: 02-2002 |
Yes I did Mike. The Pig handles....like a Pig. | ||
| Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) Senior Member Username: Deanbrown3d Post Number: 597 Registered: 02-2002 |
Carl, As long as you have a car jack to rest it on, you should have not trouble even on your own. Get a few blocks of wood. Pull off the existing bumper, it ain't difficult. I had to cut through one of the side bolts because it was siezed, but no big deal. Installing the RTE is even easier. The bumper balances on its own on the jack. Dean |
