Made another one. Perhaps can offer some ideas and possibilities to others with self-fabrication interests. Unlike my first that bolted onto a stock truck, this one is a full wrap around bumper that required the bedsides to be cut.
-The bumper mounts are 3/8" steel that protrude through the outer skin and become part of the shackle mounts.
-The towing receiver cross member is 2.5"x2.5"x0.25" square tube and the receiver itself is a 6" pre-made store bought.
-The 3/16" outer skin had holes cut into it to slip over the shackle mounts and receiver.
-Once protruding through the outer skin, the 3/8" shackle mounts were sandwiched with 3/16" pieces. This totaled 3/4" thick shackle mounts and it was all welded into one solid piece. The skin was also welded to the receiver.
-The side plates are 3/16" and have 1.5" square tube legs that go to mounting plates bolted to the frame right in front of the back leaf spring bracket.
-The 7-pin plug is mounted in the face of the bumper and the license plate lights are LED's embedded in the top mounting screws.
-Various gussets were added in places for strength and it got a couple coats of Rustoleum primer and flat black paint.
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