Hefty Fabworks 5th Gen 4Runner Front Bumper Overview and Install 

Thank you! And thank you for the support!

works great if the vehicle is actually sitting level, which they never are.

We can definitely take care of you!

Thank you Joe. We take a lot of pride in our products and work.

Thank you! I will definitely note that down for a potential future video.

We do have a TSS relocation available for this bumper. Just select that option when ordering

No over heating issues.

Absolutely, the next one we get in we will do a short video on the relocation.

@@heftyfabworks thank you

We have seen them used on multiple applications but can't guarantee fit with other products

Not normally. Regular washing and yearly maintenance go a long way. The winches do stay pretty protected in our bumpers.

Hello, thank you! Our 4Runner front aluminum bumper weighs about 60 lbs.

We designed the bumper to be compatible with factory airbags, crumple zones and safety features. Because of that, in a frontal impact the bumper will move back from the top in harder impacts. Most low speed impacts will have no effect on the bumper, higher speed impacts we will see that movement from the top. In those cases the 3 hoop will actually cause more body damage than the prerunner or low hoop. We have seen multiple animal strikes with these bumpers and most contact is at the bumper level and not on the hoops. We have seen an 80mph deer hit that resulted in no damage to the bumper and only shifted it slightly causing minor damage to the plastic trim below the headlights. We even had a customer hit a full grown Buffalo at 60mph, killing the Buffalo. There was some body damage and the bumper was mangled as it should be but the results were that there were no injuries and no frame damage to the vehicle. We replaced the bumper 3 weeks later after it was out of the body shop for the fender damage. Low hoops are likely to cause the least damage to your vehicle in an accident.

Fantastic explanation! Thank you so much!

Follow up question, in terms of protection, does the 4runner front bumper aluminum w/pre runner hoop protect better than the 4runner front hybrid tube winch bumper w/pre runner hoop? I like them both and price/weight are not an issue. Thanks!

@@ajentink85 the aluminum bumper is stronger than the tube bumper, but both are very strong

Yes there is a mounting location in front of the logo if desired

Craig Wexler great question! The aluminum bumpers weight right at 60 lbs and have very little effect on the suspension. They can be run in a stock suspension and most aftermarket suspensions come with higher rates front coils anyway. We recommend a 650 lb spring rate, 700lb max with winch, lights etc.

@@heftyfabworks sounds good...I might have to have you guys do the install, and while in the area, maybe have someone install the heavier springs.

We don't offer any colors other than our standard black, but if you want to go that route we typically recommend ordering the bumper bare metal and powder coating it when you get it.

Extremely well, we've had quite a few customers have animal impacts. We do build our bumpers to absorb hard impacts which is why we build our frame mounts separately and out of steel so that energy is deflected. In most of the cases, the customer just needed to loosen up the frame mount bolts to shift the bumper back up into place.

We'll try and do a Tube Bumper product overview at some point! The installation of the tube bumper is the same as our aluminum one!

God damn that is a nice bumper.

@@fromdusktodawn509 Thank you!

@@heftyfabworks can you do one for the early 5th gen 4runners (2012)? The body lines are similar, but your reference marks in the video don't match up with my factory bumper.

@@ill0can0 Good timing, we actually had one in the shop today and we got a video. We'll work on getting that posted.

57 to 63 lbs depending on options