The ranchhand arrived

My buddy messaged me and my ranchhand bumper arrived. Installation pictures and before and after front height measurements to come this weekend.

 

kuul.......

 

Brush guard or full bumper replacement?

 

STOP

 

After I installed mine, I got about 1/2 inch of sag in the front. That was for the full brush guard and bumper though.

 

Following

 

Full bumper

 

Awesome! After over 3k of damage hitting the last deer a couple years back, I may need to invest in one of these. Look forward to the install pics.

 

I am looking to get one, can you tell me if LED fogs that fit the oem location will fit in the Ranch Hand?

Thank you

 

Here are the measurements of the fender with the stock bumper.

 

Off with the old. I had to take some additional plastic off the bumper to unplug the fog lights. It had to come off anyway but wasn't mentioned in the instructions.

 

Here we have set on the truck held with 2 nuts. Don't worry it's sitting on a total of 8 studs. You can see the factory fog lights work with the bumper. The instructions for the fog light brackets were really lacking. It was light putting together an erector set.

 

Finished product. The instruction are decent but be prepared to try some trial and error in finding the right way the bottom brackets go one. I just used a 3/8" socket set, a 14mm ratcheting box end wrench, a couple of screw drivers, a 3/4 and 1/2 inch box end wrench.

And finally yes the TSS still works. I tried it in some traffic n the local interstate.

 

After fender measurements. I almost forgot.....

 

I think I might want to invest in a set of Bilstien 6112s and use the lowest setting. It would get my original height that was lost and take some of the factory rake out.

 

Looks great! Thanks for the info.

 

necropost, sorry

Do these go on with predrilled holes or is there a lot of fitting/drilling/welding?
I am looking at the Ranch Hand Summit (or Midnight or Legend).
Just wondering if its worth $500 to have them install it or can I do it with ordinary shop tools.

 

Everything was predrilled and ready to go. Any shop can do it or a couple of semi-handy guys can handle it too.

 

Thanks.
I am alone but have a hoist, I think I will give it a try.

 

Harbor freight engine hoist did all the heavy lifting for me

 

Preferred vendors? I am being told 5 weeks lead time for a Midnight. $1700 no shipping. Not sure about sales tax.

 

I installed it with the assistance of my brother in about 1 hour.

 

A local body shop ordered mine for me. I waited about 5 weeks ish.

 

The local shop did it for $100. Saving me from getting banged up and the truck likewise, 100 bucks is well worth it.
I got the Summit, $1400.
It looks awesome and the prices were very fair.

 

Did you make any adjustments to the suspension, i.e. shocks/spacers in addition to the bumper/guard add?

 

Not when those measurements were taken. I installed 6112 later using the 1.3 inch setting to get back the lost half inch and level out the truck a tad.

 

I realize this is an old thread and you might not have the truck any more but what are the two black brackets on the shop floor?
What are they used for?

 

The ol'girl is still with me. The brackets tie the bumper to the tow hook mount for added support.