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Fourxfore
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4/09/2002
15:48:19
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http://jasc.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=67b0de21b3025d9e2552¬ag=1
I am not sure if the link will work. I do not know how to post a picture on this board. If you would like to see the photo's you can e-mail me and I can send them or maybe someone else can post them for me.
I had Wayne do up the bumper and then I had a local powder coat company do the finish.
I thought some of you may like to see his bumper in a different light. He has made some changes to the design but all for the good.
Wayne is ready toi pump out bumpers for Dakota's. It took him a week to have it ready to be coated. I made the arrangements with Hy-Tech powder to get it finished. Then Wayne installed it. Hy-Tech will pickup at Wanyes place and deliver it back when it is done. The Powder coating to ok the longest (2 weeks) but it turned out to my liking and looks great. Since I did not go with the standard Black or white powder coat I paid more. Plus I had it primed and clear coat due to the requirments of the color I chose.
If you want something cheap then do not go to Wayne Hanson.
If you try to get a hold of him Fax him or leave him a message where he can reach you and not a Answering machine. He is way busy but stuck to his timing all the way through. For those of you who will have it shipped to you, have it finished locally so there will be no damage done in shipping.
Wayne is a great guy you just need to be patient with him. Poor guy is trying to make bumpers while answering the phone.
FXF
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Fourxfore
Dodge Dakota
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4/09/2002
15:51:17
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Oh well the link did not work. If you want to see them send me a message.
Or maybe someone can tell me how to post the picture.
I've seen others do it.
FXF
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Knobbyman
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4/09/2002
16:02:28
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SEE!! That's what a company is supose to do!
CONGRATS TO HANSON! The whole reason I got this Dakota was because of a article published w/ there bumper on the front of the dakota.
I'd love to see some pictures of that bumper. knobbyman@earthlink.net
'01 Graphite QC 4x4
4.7 3.55 LSD
http://www.knobbyman.com
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Hawkeye
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4/09/2002
16:19:04
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I'd like to see it as well. I emailed them/him a couple of times but no response. Need to know if he can make one so that it will fit with a body lift.
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BlackDak02
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4/09/2002
17:05:27
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I have the same problem with my pics but when I posted a link to the album and not the individual pic it worked. Dunno if it will work for you though. I don't use shutterfly. Alot of these photo storage sites want you to E-mail everyone and 'invite' them to look at your pics. Good Luck!
2002 Black CC SLT 4x4
4.7L 45RFE 3.55 LSRD
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Cadetdak
Dodge Dakota
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4/09/2002
17:14:27
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Hey hawk yes the bumper will work with a body lift I had one done on my dakota with my three inch body lift. However I will warn you on this if you get the bumper and you put a big winch on like I did, a warn 9500 XDI then the whole bumper assembly weighes in at around 200 lbs and will make the front of your truck drop down a little bit which might cause a little rubbing if you have 33X12.50 tires depending onyour backspacing I think if I had rims that stuck out maybe an inch less I would have been able to not have rubbing.
As soon as I get my scanner working I'll post some pictures.
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Hawkeye
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4/09/2002
18:25:04
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No winch for me. Just want the bumper.
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Cadetdak
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4/09/2002
19:17:14
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you'll be find then with the bumper since it only weighes in by itself at like 80 lbs. for a comparison I can lift the bumper by itself with no winch by myself where as it took two of us to lift it with the winch attached. I highly reccomend his bupers through. Mine's been through a major car wreak and I was told by the officer on the scene that he felt the bumper was what allowed me and a friend of mine to walk away.
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Fourxfore
Dodge Dakota
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4/09/2002
20:43:50
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No Doubt Cadetdak! I sent these photo's out and the awesome job he does on all the weld joints shows his quality of workmanship. F'n Beautiful work!
FXF
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RESQready
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4/10/2002
01:20:50
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Since I can't show off my new bumper yet, I'll let you see FourxFore's. I posted his pics on my website (as well as my progress photos). Take a look.
Bumper Pics
Scroll down and click on the truck with that awesome bumper for more images!
Keep swingin'
RESQready Dakota
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Fourxfore
Dodge Dakota
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4/10/2002
11:03:52
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Thanks DJ!!!
You used the photo's great. The descriptions below are great and I am sure that Wayne will appriciate it! Thank Bud!!!
I think that some might like to see what a difference the color can make. So many to choose from.
Let me know when yours is on then we can go out and have some fun!
Chris
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2THEXTRM
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4/10/2002
20:27:11
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That is one sweet bumper. At over $1K shipped for bumper with only frenched in driving light option, that is a little steep for my taste, not to mention powdercoating if that is seperate. But since it looks like I am not getting a suspension lift anytime soon I just might have to think about it:)
Flowmaster cat back, Air Raid CAD and homemade TB connect, Poweraid TB Spacer, Splitfire Plugs
3 inch body and 1.5 Block Lift, 33x11.50-16's
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Knobbyman
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4/10/2002
21:16:22
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I just talked to the owner/welder/designer/sales guy/ EVERYTHING. HE'S AWSOME!! If I didn't buy this lift I would have ordered the bumper. True it's expensive but LOOK at the quality. OMG! this is something I'd be proud to advertise.
The owner told me that he can't crank these things out fast enough. Between answering the phones and e-mail he can bairly keep up. I wish I could help out but I don't want to do the across the states lines dealings anymore. Perhaps I'll move to CA for alittle while :-p j/k
Anyway if you guys are looking for a bumper this thing ROCKS! Attention to detail at it's finest.
'01 Graphite QC 4x4
4.7 3.55 LSD
http://www.knobbyman.com
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Super Bee
Dodge Dakota
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4/11/2002
02:20:53
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he does need to be highly congradulated for his fine craftsmanship
does he make a matching rear bumper too.
lol
asking a little much considering i dotn even have the right dak or the right amount of money
i would LOVE one of them with a whinch on it if i had a new off road dak
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Hawkeye
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4/11/2002
08:40:41
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Thats what I forgot to find out. I need a rear bumper too. FXF, do you happen to know if he makes a rear one?
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Knobbyman
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4/11/2002
09:20:06
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Nope he doesn't. But if you somewhat like the way mine looks.. It's EASY to make or have someone make. If you have a welder & a cutting torch then you could do it yourself.
I have it Rhino lined now and I'm going to try and replace my shackle brackets because I don't like the ones on it now.. but there ya go.
'01 Graphite QC 4x4
4.7 3.55 LSD
http://www.knobbyman.com
----Speed only breaks stuff faster----
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TJ
Dodge Dakota
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4/11/2002
10:42:24
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hey Knobbyman
what size of tubing is that and what did you make your brakets out off. i like the way it look,s i would also like to add a tire swing arm to it
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Knobbyman
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4/11/2002
11:20:10
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I honistly don't remember exactally.. How tall is a licance plate? it's the same size 4" or 6" C-Channel. The brackets for the Shackles are made out of a piece of steel w/ a hole drilled in the middle and a tube running threw it the length of the inside of the shackle.
Hold your tire up on your step bumper right now.. it's HUGE! if our tailgates were abit taller it might be ok.. but right now the tire just looks to big.
Also for those of you that are running 33" tires right now.. I can NOT fit a 33" where I used to have my spare. Because of the Reciever hitch. I'll probably end up mounting my spare in my bed.. or to my roof. We'll see when I get my roof rack.
TJ you might try getting the shackle tabs from Hanson Enterprise or Trail Ready. They have some nice solid ones.. I'm going to call up Hanson abit later once I get my truck back from the shop to see if they can ship me 2 of those.
'01 Graphite QC 4x4
4.7 3.55 LSD
http://www.knobbyman.com
----Speed only breaks stuff faster----
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TJ
Dodge Dakota
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4/11/2002
11:40:42
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i have a cap on my truck so it should be o.k. as far as looks, i hope to put 35 on my truck. the brackts to the fram are made from what the c channle as well
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J. C. Brandon
Dodge Dakota
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4/11/2002
13:55:43
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You can get a rear bumper -- with a winch mount, if you like -- from Reunel Manufacturing:
http://www.reunel.com/
-J.
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Knobbyman
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4/11/2002
14:59:42
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Nope.. they are straight steel. 1/4" thick.. I think I'll have to look at it to make sure.
Thx for the info Brandon but if I remember correctly they don't make a flat bumper like I wanted.. that's why I made this one.
'01 Graphite QC 4x4
4.7 3.55 LSD
http://www.knobbyman.com
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Chaximus
Dodge Dakota
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9/09/2002
16:39:04
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http://www.hansonenterprise.com/dodge.htm
Found the cool bumpers. They are pretty neat.
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Cotharyus
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9/10/2002
07:33:08
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I think it was me that accidentally fired this discussion back up. I managed to rip the little plastic piece out from under my front bumper at work one day (yea, my quad cab is my work truck) and decided to get a real bumper to replace it. So my bumper has been on order for almost a week now, Wayne said he'd try to get it to me in 3 weeks.
Wanye sounds like he's a busy man, but he's got his ducks in a row down there, and he's going to do all he can for anyone that wants him to build a bumper. He was honest about his current work load over the phone, and had me fax him my final shipping address rather then his having to answer the phone again. One thing that we did discuss while I was on the phone was a rear bumper for the dakota. He's given it some thought, and I gave him some feedback on it. I have a reciever hitch on my truck. I don't need a heavy duty rear bumper with a receiver hitch built in. I need a rear bumper that will allow me to keep my hitch. He agrees. He doesn't want the liability of the hitch - but he does want to build a bumper. He's talking about 1/4 inch steel for the rear instead of the 3/16 he used on the front - like me he seems to feel he has more control over who he runs into than who is going to run into him.
2001 QC 4x4, 4.7,5 spd, LSD, K&N Gen II Intake, Robert Shaw 180 Stat
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