Rear Body And Frame Protection

[Cottonwoody]

I have a 2016 4Runner and wondering how much frame and body protection does a rear bumper / ride carrier provide?

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[Lindenwood]

Probably quite a bit for the more stoutly built options, but I would bet you would get great responses in the 5th gen section of www.toyota-4runner.org !

 

[Anchor Mtn]

Even just a receiver hitch will add quite a bit of protection to the back of a rig but a full bumper goes a lot further. The aftermarket bumpers for the 4Runner wrap around the sides of the rig and keep a lot of sheet metal safe. They are expensive, but a whole lot cheaper than a replacement plastic bumper and the associated bodywork. The rear frame isnt anything to worry about unless you are really pushing the rig hard in the rocks.

 

[Cottonwoody]

Thanks for the response folks.

 

[tool_man_taylor]

Southern style has one but they stop production on it for now... I would really like a rear bumper with a ladder and spare tire gate for my 15 runner.


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[Daniel Etter]

CBI makes a good rear bumper for our rigs. I am also going to be speaking with C4 Fabrication when I pick up my sliders about doing a rear bumper and possibly producing one if it works out.

 

[daPitbull]

Some makes of rear bumpers provide better departure angles. If you go with a tire carrier even better to get your tire out from under the rig. Side protection for our rigs and aftermarket bumpers I'd argue is negligible.