Calmini Bumper..

Just got the check from the insurance company..
First item, replace damaged bumper.. Check!!
Should be here by late next week, or the begining of the week after.. 70 some dollars shipping.. Can't complain...

When you get the bumper take a good look at the powder coating. Unwrap it even if the wrapping looks to be in good shape. I didn't and had it installed at Offroad Warehouse. After the install the guy pointed out the problem with the powder coating. I wish I had checked it on delivery. The only way Calmini would correct it was if I would pay for shipping it back and then turn around and pay for shipping it to me, again. Live and learn. They did give me a store credit on future mods but I still have a bumper that looks like it got leprosy.

Huey...
What was the name of the site you got your sliders from?? Couldn't remember after we got back sunday..

4Crawler

nice...

can you tell me how much it weight compare to the stock?

Stock: about 30 lb.
ARB: abut 80 lb.
Calmini: 100+ lb. (some say 120 lb.)

That's what I heard. From my experince...Calmini is heavy... It did feel like 100+ lb.

I guess I'm going for an ARB

The sales guy mumbled somthing around 200 lbs.. i will tell you what the packing alip says when it gets here..

That is way too heavy

That's probably the weight including the pallet(sp?) that holds the bumper.

I was able to lift it by myself...barely (odd shape doesn't help, either), and I know for sure that I can't lift 200 lb.

Got the bumper this afternoon...
looke great!!!
part of the reason is is so heavy (bill of lading lists it at 250 lbs) is that it comes with a skid plate!!!!! COOL!!!!! only one problem...
Bumper, check. Skid plate, check. Bag-O-bolts, check. Instructions on how to put what where- Houston, we have a problem...
Does anyone have a clue as to how the rear skid mounts go on? It looke like I remove the 4 (2 on each side) front diff support/crossmember colts, and put the brackets in.. ok, i can do that.. but what the hell are the 2" x 1/4" round plates with the holes drilled in the center for???? spacers for somthing??

You're talking about the rear end of the front skid plate that goes to the winch bumper, right?

Well, I'm not sure how clearly it would show up, but I'll try to take some pictures tomorrow...or later on today for you.

Do a quick search in parts/accesories for "Calmini bumper install". There's much info- here's a pic from one thread on said topic..

Here's a better pic. Just remember you're not attatching a skid row skid plate behind the crossmember and therefore need not go exactly by the illustration. It clearly however shows where the large Calmini washers should be placed. Happy Skid Plating!

thats what i was afraid of..
Ican get 1 bolt on each side to budge.. the rest may require air tools (which i don't have).. oh well..

The kit is great, only problem is a total lack of directions in the kit

Oh, nice... I guess I won't have to post pics...

Well, it is the funiest thing..
Finished installing the bumper last weekend..
It seems that everyone in the world has got better at driving, all at once..
For instance: all weel, no one has cut me off, pulled out right in front of me in traffic, changed lanes in front of me and hit their breaks..
It is really weird.... Now it seems I am the worst driver on the road ..
Oh well... Live & Learn...

It's all psycological (sp?)

so when are you gonna post pictures?

beefy bumper in the wild, this is the first time it has been caught on film! look at its sleek lines & beautiful curves! what an awsome specimin! :p looks good sith all the rocks and roughage in the back ground!! how did it hold up on its maiden voyage in the back country ??

Bumper, not a scratch..
Skid Plate.. sounded bad a few times.. Havn't looked yet.. only battle dammage to date is a slight (like 1/4 inch.. maybe 1/16 " deep) dimple in the left rocker panel..

is your truck lifted?

nope.. suposto be a stock friendly run...
May have to be a little more careful next time..
(following Andy with his 33x12.5's was a little over matched for me..)

My poor skid plate!

Did you change your torsion bars?

I'm asking all these questions because I want to get one as well and don't have any lift (yet) at all.

Looks like the skidplates served its purpose for that

nope, and don't plan on it till i have an issue..
The stiffer bars will, well, stiffen up the front end.. All things considered, the bumper weighs less then a passenger would, so i just cranked them a little, to offset the drop (little over 1/4 inch) and off I went.. Once i have a winch installed, and the other skidplates.. I will see what the extra weight does.. After I put on the upper a arms, the spring loading should drop (just a little) sence the a arms will be rotated slightly down, and have less leverage at static ride hight.. as the lower arms pass the horizontal position, the leverage is max on the tbars..

FWIW
Although I have the ARB Bullbar, it also served another purspose quite well a few days ago. On the way to a fishing trip, I hit a deer (fairly large 3X3) at 65 mph. NO damage. It was more a glancing blow, but nonetheless, with stock front plastic, the damage probably would have been extensive.