Front Bumper, Light Duty, ID and Suggestions

Do you know who produces this bumper?



I think that I'd like to fit a bumper of similar design to the A1. Which is to say that I'd like it to be relatively short, light, and trim (not bulky). D-rings would be nice but are not absolutely necessary.

 

:iagree:
I want one, too (however, I'm guessing there's much fab work involved with fitting one to an early CJ).

 

this looks very similar and at a really good price



http://norfolk.craigslist.org/pts/1569771380.html

 

quadratec has a similar looking bumper in their cat. Personally, I would build one.

 

go to a metal shop and have them build you one or do it yourself, It's a fun a easy job.

 

Nice looking bumper, Jim.

Thanks for all of the input thus far.

Olympic 4x4 Products makes something similar to the bumper shown in the first post:

http://olympic4x4products.com/500-series-rock-bumpers/500-series-front-rock-bumpers

 

That's amazing that a single part number is "bolt-on" for all those years!

 

Suppose it might be a big let-down when ya finally go to bolt it on?!

 

JohnnyC, If you buy one and it "bolts-on" (without a bunch of shims or spacers), I'll get one, too!

 

Heh-heh... OK.

Let's try this... Early CJ5 frames appear to be 29.25" wide measured from the outside surfaces of the frame rails ( http://www.earlycj5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66895 ). What is the outside frame width at the front of 1976 and newer CJ5s? The rendering found here - http://www.myjeeprocks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3003 - suggests that the front frame width on later CJ5s is close to that of the early CJ5s.

 

My local 4WD shop (never that capable or helpful IMO), told me a few years ago that no aftermarket bumper was commercially available for early CJs. I may have asked about a winch bumper (I don't remember now).
When I follow the Olympic4x4 link over to Quadratec, the application years change to '76-'06. That's a big change from the Oly site, but more in line with what I've believed for some time.

 

http://www.earlycj5.com/forums/showthread.php?p=790789

 

Hanson Offroad makes one, a little pricey
http://www.hansonoffroad.com/product_info.php?cPath=35_40&products_id=98

I measured a '79 the other day to see if a snowplow mount would work on my '60, looked the same to me.

 

Thanks for the input.

 

That bumper looks great. They even have a winch bumper, but it doesn't have a fairlead provision. If a person is going to pay that much, I don't think that's too much to ask.

 

I appreciate the link Wlkrpines.

I agree DNB, as cool as it is, that seems like a heck of a lot of money for that bumper. I don't see its weight listed in there either.