Frame Bumper options for '74 / earlier CJ5
Greetings all
Due to the serious lack of aftermarket bumpers that appear to be available for '55-74 models (every rear bumper with a swing arm I like says it is for '76 and newer CJ5), I was wondering if more knowledgeable people would have thoughts / answers on the following:
1. Is there a big enough difference between the frames of the '72-74 and the '76 / newer CJ5s that would require modification of the mounts on an aftermarket bumper to the point it isn't worth going that route?
2. Might anyone know a fabricator in the Longmont / Denver / CO Springs area that they use and would recommend if I did want to have an aftermarket set of bumpers modified, or went the route of purchasing a DIY bumper kit (or a completely custom Fizgurd imagination design) to be assembled?
In an ideal world, the dream criteria I have been hunting for are bolt on front / rear bumpers that are not just a flat piece of metal or 3" tubular. The front bumper having a 2" receiver and recovery points in it, the rear bumper having a swing arm, a 2" receiver and recovery points in it.
Due to the serious lack of aftermarket bumpers that appear to be available for '55-74 models (every rear bumper with a swing arm I like says it is for '76 and newer CJ5), I was wondering if more knowledgeable people would have thoughts / answers on the following:
1. Is there a big enough difference between the frames of the '72-74 and the '76 / newer CJ5s that would require modification of the mounts on an aftermarket bumper to the point it isn't worth going that route?
2. Might anyone know a fabricator in the Longmont / Denver / CO Springs area that they use and would recommend if I did want to have an aftermarket set of bumpers modified, or went the route of purchasing a DIY bumper kit (or a completely custom Fizgurd imagination design) to be assembled?
In an ideal world, the dream criteria I have been hunting for are bolt on front / rear bumpers that are not just a flat piece of metal or 3" tubular. The front bumper having a 2" receiver and recovery points in it, the rear bumper having a swing arm, a 2" receiver and recovery points in it.