1999 tacoma after market bumper

I need help with mounting a bumper I plan to make it out of 1.5inch and1/4 steel tubing and then plate it with 1/4 steel diamond plate and mount a m8000 winch on top how would I attach it to the frame

 

1/4" is way overkill for anything except the winch mount. 3/16" is pretty standard for plate bumpers.

Check out my bumper build. This was a CBI DIY kit, so there are a lot of extra angles that probably aren't necessary (but look cool, lol), but this should give you a goot idea how to mount to the frame.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/diy-1st-gen-tacoma-front-bumper.584372/

 

Well I have all this material for free I know it might be a little over kill but 1/4inch is easy to stick weld on with an 1/8inch 7018

 

All I can think of is, that's going to be heavy AF.

 

I think it will be heavy but I heavy duty shocks in to my struts

 

I might go lighter material on the steel tubing frame because I actually have to pay for it but all of the diamond plate is free and so was the winch

 

Explain?

Just curious; only so many shock and coil options available on our IFS.

 

Well last month I needed to replace all of my front suspension so I put in all forged parts and heavy duty shocks into my strut assembly and front end.

 

I guess you get what you pay for...

You do you, but that will be excessively heavy. Your bumper alone will easily weigh 200 pounds, and add an 80 pound winch to that? Yikes.

So what if you can stick weld 1/4"? You can stick weld 3/16" too. Speaking from experience here, trying to clean slag out of all the nooks and crannies of a plate bumper is a total PITA. MIG it and you'll save many many hours of prep.

 

Didn't you know? Our coilovers have shocks with extra struts.

 

I know I can do both but I just think it would be easier to do 1/4in and I have mig available so I might try that instead I’m going to buy 3/16 for the frame but the diamond plate will still be 1/4in

 

I've been doing it wrong for so long

Seriously though @Kxf16 we're all here to lend some helpful advice; that bumper is going to be heavy as a mother fucker.

 

I’m just looking for as much help as possible with design I know it will be heavy but it is what it is. I’m not trying to piss anyone off I just want honest advise of what to do with the material I have.

 

You're not pissing us off, and really, it doesn't have to be "what it is"

I'd advise against doing an after market bumper if you don't need one. But if you do, do so as @jbrandt suggested.

Out of curiosity, what do your suspension components consist of?

 

Also, this would be a good starting point if you want the hard part done for you - https://trail-gear.com/120248-1-kithardware-pack-bumper-front-tacoma.html

 

The struts are KYB

 

I’ll have to look at the rest to see

 

All of the ball joints are ProForged and Moog tie rods

 

Wasn't aware of any KYB shocks available for our trucks, but if there are, they are OEM replacements meaning no additional weight, etc.