Author Topic: post your marlin rear bumpers on you first gen runners (Read 8062 times)

chotayota · « **on:** Apr 27, 2010, 09:53:30 AM »

or any other bumper you have, made or bought, I wanna see them!
I'm debating between the marlin and trail gear- I need some marlin pursuasion

4LoRunner · « **Reply #1 on:** Apr 28, 2010, 09:12:20 PM »

heres my homade rear
based it off the MC Rear

if ya need some close ups just ask

exxon · « **Reply #2 on:** Apr 29, 2010, 07:17:56 AM »

how do you like the treps, I have 31's on the heep and love em. What size are you running?

Tallchevy · « **Reply #3 on:** Apr 29, 2010, 08:23:18 AM »

Mine has a Trail Gear front and All Pro rear. The rear is a little short cause I got from a buddy that had it on his bobbed truck so he modified it to fit.

http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=41959.240

86moneypit · « **Reply #4 on:** Apr 29, 2010, 10:30:32 PM »

i run marlins on my runner and a home built one one my taco. couldn't find one i liked for the taco its my DD so i wanted something not to bulky.

4LoRunner · « **Reply #5 on:** Apr 30, 2010, 01:32:03 AM »

Quote from: exxon on Apr 29, 2010, 07:17:56 AM

how do you like the treps, I have 31's on the heep and love em. What size are you running?

they are amazing on the trails 8lbs and they feel like ur rockin bias, the grab like no other and mold around rocks amazingly! so happy i got em. im runnin 35x12.5 15r

OOPS · « **Reply #6 on:** May 02, 2010, 08:29:46 PM »

Modified Marlin bumper. Not my rig, used to belong to a friend of mine.

46&2 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 02, 2010, 10:05:28 PM »

Marlin rear bumper, smashed it off many a rock and it is still holding up

4LoRunner · « **Reply #8 on:** May 02, 2010, 11:11:49 PM »

damn saggin hella in the rear

2slow4you · « **Reply #9 on:** May 03, 2010, 09:11:55 AM »

Just bought my second MC rear bumper. I'll throw up some pics later.

? for those that actually use their bumpers. Have you had trouble with the bracket/bumper mount tweaking? I managed to get mine wedged into a rock/dirt hill yesterday and it bent up... It did it's job, but it was my first day out and kind of put a bummer on things.

46&2 · « **Reply #10 on:** May 03, 2010, 08:32:48 PM »

Quote from: 4LoRunner on May 02, 2010, 11:11:49 PM

damn saggin hella in the rear

Baja runner

yjay · « **Reply #11 on:** May 03, 2010, 08:43:07 PM »

Quote from: fortysixandtwo on May 03, 2010, 08:32:48 PM

Baja runner

That's how runners are supposed to be

844x4 · « **Reply #12 on:** May 11, 2010, 02:02:59 PM »

Mine actually moved up a bit when I bottomed out on a ledge when I was coming down a huge rock. It moved up some and bent my tailgate. I'm thinking about welding it in place this time. What have you guys done with yours?

Travis H · « **Reply #13 on:** May 11, 2010, 09:50:50 PM »

keep the pics coming, i want to get one of these for my 4runner.

46&2 · « **Reply #14 on:** May 11, 2010, 09:54:51 PM »

Quote from: 844x4 on May 11, 2010, 02:02:59 PM

Mine actually moved up a bit when I bottomed out on a ledge when I was coming down a huge rock. It moved up some and bent my tailgate. I'm thinking about welding it in place this time. What have you guys done with yours?

When you installed it, did you do the recommended welding in addition to bolting it on? If you didn't at least weld it a little, I can see how it could shift upon a hard impact.

2slow4you · « **Reply #15 on:** May 13, 2010, 09:51:29 AM »

Quote from: fortysixandtwo on May 11, 2010, 09:54:51 PM

When you installed it, did you do the recommended welding in addition to bolting it on? If you didn't at least weld it a little, I can see how it could shift upon a hard impact.

Like this....?

Mine bent the pass rear support tube and frame bracket. Put a little heat on the support mount to release stress and bent the frame mount back and it's almost back to normal. I did put the frame weld in this time though... Funny, I'm re-painting the thing as we speak.

2slow4you · « **Reply #16 on:** May 13, 2010, 10:05:14 AM »

More carnage shots.

Still looking good though.

I know all about the butt sagging.

844x4 · « **Reply #17 on:** Jun 03, 2010, 09:46:25 AM »

Quote from: fortysixandtwo on May 11, 2010, 09:54:51 PM

When you installed it, did you do the recommended welding in addition to bolting it on? If you didn't at least weld it a little, I can see how it could shift upon a hard impact.

No I didn't make any welds....And yes its kinda like the picture above. But my bumper is really close to the bottom of the tailgate, so much so that when I open it that its actually resting on the bumper not the tail gate brackets or supports whatever you call'em. I'm considering adding a 1" body lift to help with that.

Also I was never sure where the welds are supposed to go. Do they go on the little arms infront that bolt in or on the rear brackets with the 3 bolts?

2slow4you · « **Reply #18 on:** Jun 03, 2010, 11:49:00 AM »

My 87 has a Rodger brown 1" BL and this is what happened last weekend... Going to build my own bumper. Getting tired of bending this one back into shape.

Anyone wanna buy a "gently" used MC rear?

844x4 · « **Reply #19 on:** Jun 03, 2010, 01:26:02 PM »

Dang thats a nice bend you got there! Yeah if I have any more problems I'm just going to make my own I guess. I suppose no matter what you buy or build, nothings full-proof at least not in wheeling..... Getting hung up on that rear bumper has made me consider bobbing this 4 runner though, but not sure I wanna do all that work and lower the resale value, lots of people hate bobbed runners.

86moneypit · « **Reply #20 on:** Jun 07, 2010, 12:04:26 PM »

just added a tire carear to mine and so far it works good.

844x4 · « **Reply #21 on:** Jun 08, 2010, 01:13:02 PM »

That tire carrier is AWESOME!
Do youhave more detailed pics or plans? What did you use for the hinges? I would love to make one like that!

46&2 · « **Reply #22 on:** Jun 08, 2010, 01:55:10 PM »

Badass

86moneypit · « **Reply #23 on:** Jun 08, 2010, 07:59:40 PM »

here's the pics and some specs.
http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=71003.0

if you want to buy the stuff this is the place i got ideas from. but not hard to make and save money
http://www.atozfabrication.com/store/product.php?productid=16413&cat=274&bestseller=Y

pm me if you need any more info.

thanks martin

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