Tubeviper Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 I need to find a rear bumper and brackets for my '42 Dodge and I was wondering if the front and rear bumpers are identical or different? Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Roberts Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 The rear bumpers are different than the front bumpers . A front bumper might fit on the rear though . Also I think that some of the early Pilot House rear bumpers were the same as the 1939 - 1947 truck rear bumpers . They are hard to find as not all trucks from the factory came with rear bumpers . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Ed Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 39-47 rear bumpers are the same as 39-40 fronts except for the location of the holes. pilot house rear bumpers are the same too. Brackets change from 1/2 ton to 3/4. If you aren't 100% on originality I've got this saved. I believe these are 48 ford repro bumpers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave72dt Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 Those curved rear bumpers, design wise, look wrong to me on a tail end that's straight across and they hang so low it gives the appearance the brackets are bent down. It looked wrong enough to me, I gave my rear bumper away. I'll build one I like. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Ed Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 Those curved rear bumpers, design wise, look wrong to me on a tail end that's straight across and they hang so low it gives the appearance the brackets are bent down. It looked wrong enough to me, I gave my rear bumper away. I'll build one I like. The original mopar ones aren't curved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave72dt Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 The original factory bumper that came on my B3B was curved slightly, nowhere near as dramatically as the one in post #3, but still curved some, and to me, still looked wrong. It's got a good home where it is now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubeviper Posted December 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Would this be the correct front bumper for my '42? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubeviper Posted December 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 I guess this is more like the correct front bumper, the bumper above being bent and curved too much.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Ed Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 I would say that one you posted is from a car. The big give away is the brackets. The truck bumper bolts directly to the frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Roberts Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 It bolts directly to the frame as Ed states and then there is a goofy little bracket that ties in the bottom mounting bolts . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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