I'm starting to think that my bumper was defectively made. I'd like some insight from the rest of you.
1st. This is the second MC rear (4runner) bumper I have purchased. The first one that was purchased (over 2 years ago) was great, fit and finish was top notch, it was also made much beefier then the current one (1/2" frame brackets, that carried through to d-rings, for example). No complaints with the first, which recently lead me to purchasing another for my current IFS 4runner.
2nd. Since the purchase, about a month and a half, I have been to Walker 3 times, and during those times I have managed to bend the bumper on 2 of those occasions. Both at low speeds and one at a drop of 1-2 feet and the other was caused by a tank trap that grabbed onto my bumper... nothing crazy!
3rd. I had Zukkev bend my bumper back after the 1st time to an almost original state. At the same time I had him do the frame bracket welds so that the bracket would not twist under impact. Today i bent the other side to a point were the side support bent up and smacked the side of my body. I need to point out that this is a stock suspension 87 4runner with an ez-locker in the rear. It does not see any hard trails.
I'm getting sick and tired of having a bumper that does not fullfill its intended purpose. I know MC doesn't put out crap, so is it a possibility that this bumper has a defect in the material? I plan on calling MC tomorrow and figuring something out with them. Helpful/usefull input would be Great!
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1st. This is the second MC rear (4runner) bumper I have purchased. The first one that was purchased (over 2 years ago) was great, fit and finish was top notch, it was also made much beefier then the current one (1/2" frame brackets, that carried through to d-rings, for example). No complaints with the first, which recently lead me to purchasing another for my current IFS 4runner.
2nd. Since the purchase, about a month and a half, I have been to Walker 3 times, and during those times I have managed to bend the bumper on 2 of those occasions. Both at low speeds and one at a drop of 1-2 feet and the other was caused by a tank trap that grabbed onto my bumper... nothing crazy!
3rd. I had Zukkev bend my bumper back after the 1st time to an almost original state. At the same time I had him do the frame bracket welds so that the bracket would not twist under impact. Today i bent the other side to a point were the side support bent up and smacked the side of my body. I need to point out that this is a stock suspension 87 4runner with an ez-locker in the rear. It does not see any hard trails.
I'm getting sick and tired of having a bumper that does not fullfill its intended purpose. I know MC doesn't put out crap, so is it a possibility that this bumper has a defect in the material? I plan on calling MC tomorrow and figuring something out with them. Helpful/usefull input would be Great!
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