True North Rear bumper and Tire Carrier

[Kryptoroxx]

Well Alec came out with another awesome design and I pulled the trigger on the rear kit. After doing my research for tire size i was concerned about the spare fitting underneath the truck. Im going with a 255 or 265 width, 70 sidewall and i have the limited 18" wheels which need a little tlc and color. They'll go gunmetal i think or ill paint with the trusty hammered paint and then an overcoats of clear bedliner....yeah you heard me right. I found it and tested it out oas a coating for my frint bumper. So far no rock chips.

Anyhow I'm looking forward to welding this one up. Its a slightly different design than the front bumper but I think i made a good choice with the nwti front just because its a nice sturdy plate bumper. It goes through deer nicely and while I am redoing the hoops so it doesn't interrupt my high beams I have no qualms about animals ruining my drives home from work.

Hinestly I need to post up the pictures from the front bumper build. I'll get around to it soon.

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[Kryptoroxx]

Here are some design photos I gleaned from Facebook. They did a prerun and I think i snagged the last weld together kit. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200818/76f5096c585fc440a2b0a10bb7462574.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200818/3db154206ba8cd59803ac041acc68fc6.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200818/29c7377896e3c8c0d2bd5970bee298f3.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200818/9098f7e0388299f63afc2fbc3d8a0bd0.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200818/a6a380fb464f97f107b8ab2274f93320.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200818/f2f4c3d357c35d722cf53bf82722e844.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200818/e6a4c88b194c3d1b7af587a6cd7c8dab.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200818/c7090e4a07f1892402b2e7e11145adf2.jpg

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[Jaydee914]

Nice. I was just on a thread about this thing on T4R. I was wondering if it would fit with the V8 hitch.


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[Kryptoroxx]

I guess we will find out. If I am not mistaken they have the same frame so everything should fit the same. I'll post up results though.

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[4x4mike]

I think they should fit. The bottom bar looks similar what's being built for the GX470's. Nice and low profile.

[Kryptoroxx]

I think they should fit. The bottom bar looks similar what's being built for the GX470's. Nice and low profile.Thats encouraging lol. I don't mind cutting into factory metal and rewelding stuff but if I do not have to thats a plus. According to the message it should be shipping in the next month or so. This is the first time that I've gotten in on a first run so I'm pushing to get done all my home projects so I can weld when I get a nicely wrapped pallet of parts lol

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[Jaydee914]

I asked them and apparently these don’t fit with the V8 hitch or a body lift so it’s no longer an option for me. Bummer - this is a great looking bumper that’s cheap!


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[4x4mike]

But the factory V8 receiver is removed for this bumper, right? I figured the frame and dimensions were the same. I could see the body lift issue coming into the play though.

[Kryptoroxx]

But the factory V8 receiver is removed for this bumper, right? I figured the frame and dimensions were the same. I could see the body lift issue coming into the play though.Most definitely. Im sure you could always do a boxed spacer and install it but it would definitely be more problematic.

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[Jaydee914]

But the factory V8 receiver is removed for this bumper, right?

Yeah probably. But I’d like to keep my V8 hitch, with its high tongue weight rating so I can load a motorcycle on there. I’m not confident in aftermarket hitches’ tongue ratings.


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[Kryptoroxx]

Yeah probably. But I’d like to keep my V8 hitch, with its high tongue weight rating so I can load a motorcycle on there. I’m not confident in aftermarket hitches’ tongue ratings.


Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkI'll ask alec what he thinks but he also has a v8 hitch. He designs with solid works and a 3d frame scanner so this isn't a garage fueled build. In fact just going off the design it looks more like a hitch with some doodads attached.

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[Kryptoroxx]

Upon consulting with the designer he said between the two. However there is a lot of room for extra support so beefing it up shouldn't be an issue. It is for offroad use only so there isn't a rated hitch weight.

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