Thanks man. Your truck will look awesome with them installed. You will love the different look and attitude they give it.

~Rob

 

i know! i cant wait! i wish my buddy would hurry up and go to texas! haha

 

IF you dont want to lose your factory reciever, Lonestar makes a rear bumper that looks just like ranchhand.

I had a a ranchhand front and lonestar rear, and it matched perfect.

Sorry dont have a better picture, but this shows its pretty much the same style as a ranchhand and the factory hitch is right under it.

 

dang what happened to the truck?? hows that bumper price wise compared to the ranch hand?

 

I would say it feels a little loose. Ours shakes riding down the road. I am going to have someone reinforce it for me some time. It would seem a 270 lb bumper would need more than 6 bolts attached right at the end of the frame. I have jacked ours up before using the hitch on the front bumper. I had to loosen all the bolts and reset the bumper because it moved up. Yes I have the Grade 8 bolts as tight as I can get them without breaking them. I also tapped a car from behind. I had to reset the bumper again. The 6 bolt attachment is my chief complaint. Other than that, the bumper is awesome.

 

Got any info. on the rear bumper bracket modifications? I'm interested to hear what modifications you have done. Thx

 

I think the poster was talking about the front bumper. Front end replacements (at least the ones I've installed) attach just like the stock bumper with three bolts on each side. Stock hardware 7/16s diameter not stout even when you replace stock hardware with grade 8. The rear bumper attaches with 3 bolts per side but these are 1/2 inch holes and offer a much better mounting point for a heavier than stock bumper

 

I dont know what kind this is but I only gave $50 for it so Im happy.

 

heres mine!