I hate when people leave their brains at home. Seriously when did critical thinking and customer service go out the window? How about common sense and striving to go the extra mile? Idiots, surrounded by idiots it tell you.
I have been told that a front bumper will bolt on to the rear bumper brackets. In fact I bought a setup (rear brackets and front bumper) like that on my road trip. Check back with me next year (or later ) to see how that goes.
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I have a front bumper on the rear of my 54 but it is different lots of spring to get it to bolt to the brackets .I am planning to get the proper one one of theses days.
Definitely different on pickups. Rear bumper is very flat and just curve in slightly on the ends. Front has more of a arc to it with curled in ends. I believe the panel trucks used the same front bumper also in the rear. Its hard to tell looking at them sometimes but they are actually very different when bolted on. I dont see you being able to get it on the truck if its the wrong bumper. The thing is like a big leaf spring and it just wants to stay where its at when you try flexing it.
Heres my 150 for reference. I could never find good pics online to really see the shapes so hope this helps you.
My '52 came with two front bumpers, one in back. I took off a few bolts (they were very difficult to turn). When I got the second bolt out, I thought the bumper was going to cut me in half when it let go. So yes, it is possible to put a front bumper on the back. Recommendable? Not so much.
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I think that bumper will hit the license plate too. And kevinski its funny you say that because I unbolted mine from a truck stacked up on another truck and it was in a pile of trucks and it was a little twisted. I took the bumper bolts off with my Milwaukee impact gun. Well i was holding my hand on the head to keep it engaged so it wouldn’t spin in the square. Well when i got to that last corner one it let go like a bomb. I thought i lost some fingers or at least broke them. They were still there but they hurt for a while. Be careful with those bumpers under pressure.
I’m not sure if this is original as well, but my AD 1 ton front bumper is considerly heavier built than the 1/2 ton’s. Same curve and dimensions, just thicker.
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) to see how that goes.