DerekTheGreat
Forum Regular
Hey everyone!
About two weeks ago Ashley and I acquired a replacement truck for her '92 F150- a '92 C1500, regular cab long box, 350 with a five speed. It had a smashed front bumper so I went to a yard and got the best one I could find to replace it. Donor vehicle was a 1996(?) Suburban I think. Bumpers looked identical so I didn't think there would be an issue but it turns out the brackets which slide into the frame horns are slightly longer. So I went to reuse the ones from her truck (had to buy a driver's side bracket as it was mangled) and the bumper still wants to stick out about 1/2 or full inch longer than it should. What gives here? Are the bumpers themselves slightly different between Suburbans & trucks? I can't tell visually and this is the first time I've tried swapped a bumper on a GMT400. What about rear bumpers? Can I use one from an SUV or should it be from a truck?
About two weeks ago Ashley and I acquired a replacement truck for her '92 F150- a '92 C1500, regular cab long box, 350 with a five speed. It had a smashed front bumper so I went to a yard and got the best one I could find to replace it. Donor vehicle was a 1996(?) Suburban I think. Bumpers looked identical so I didn't think there would be an issue but it turns out the brackets which slide into the frame horns are slightly longer. So I went to reuse the ones from her truck (had to buy a driver's side bracket as it was mangled) and the bumper still wants to stick out about 1/2 or full inch longer than it should. What gives here? Are the bumpers themselves slightly different between Suburbans & trucks? I can't tell visually and this is the first time I've tried swapped a bumper on a GMT400. What about rear bumpers? Can I use one from an SUV or should it be from a truck?