by chainsaw Thu Jul 25, 2013 8:11 pmHas anyone lowered the front bumper? I was thinking instead of messing with lowering the truck, just get the bumper a little closer to the ground. Is this a great idea or just the margaritas kicking in ?
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lower front bumper
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Put the glass down ! lol
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Ive seen it on a couple of vans...Doesn't look too bad.
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magaritas only!!
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Just one more thing to bump your head on when crawling out from under the truck. Sounds like you're done that a few times! LOL
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chainsaw- Number of posts : 226
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Ok, I guess it was a bad idea. I'll try and come up with a better one, on the other hand ,maybe not.
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i lowered mine i posted the build on another site. i ll see if i can dig it up
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i found the thread. its an old thread and i thought i had alot more pics but...
here it is..
http://www.ford-econoline.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=218
here it is..
http://www.ford-econoline.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=218
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more recent pic...
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That looks cool and the pooch seems to approve !
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chainsaw- Number of posts : 226
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Maybe my thinking wasn't as messed up as I thought, I think it looks great. Do you have a pic of the modified bracket ?
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vanny wrote:That looks cool and the pooch seems to approve !
lol sadly, that is the best help i could find around these parts
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here is a pic i dug up....if i remember correctly all i used was the stock bracket, just cut up and welded. where it mounts to the van i cut the bracket and flipped it upside down because the new bracket comes out from under the van instead of through the grill like a stock one does. with the remaining bracket bolted to the bumper i placed the bumper at the height and position i wanted it, cut some and welded it all together..
chainsaw- Number of posts : 226
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Thanks, I'll have to go pull my bumper and see what I can do.
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It looks like the bracket is welded to the bottom of the tow hook.
