Have any of you guys ever noticed the huge gap between the bumper and the front of the truck. At first i thought it was just my truck but after paying close attention to other L's, i noticed that they all have the gap and that some are actually worse than others.

Does anyone know how to close up this gap. Ever since i noticed it it's become all i look at whenever i look at the front of my truck. Thanks guys and i'm sure there are more of you out there who would love to fix this problem.

 

Jubelands,

Loosen the 4 nuts (13/16 will work) that hold the bumper to the frame brackets. They are under the truck facing rearward at the end of each frame horn. Loosen them up to about the last turn, but do not remove them. This gives you side to side, now these same "capture bolts" that the nuts are screwed onto give you up and down adjustment. You need to give them (the threaded studs) a smack towards the front of the truck w/ a rubber or plastic mallet. This "releases" the capture bolts from a factory star washer (much like what we see on a drum or rotor) this allows adjustment up and down , along with side to side..... A hint.... have someone with you to help with the adjustment as you will be under the truck loosening and tightening the bolts and you can't see the "gap" and side to side measurements..get it as you like and tighten them up! I have done a few,, it can take a little time to get it right,, Goodluck

Jon

 

 

I let the dealer do mine what a mistake! ended up painting the damn bumber they scrated-up .

 

Jubelands,,,, sorry about the mis-spell...

 

great info jgstang67!!

I have always disliked that huge gap.

 

0light1, Glad you could use the info.. it bugged me too!!!

 

It's cool, thanks for the info though, fixed the gap the other day and wow what a difference.

I'm currently in the process of repainting my grill, i'll try to post some pics when i't all done. Thanks again.

 

The slots on my truck weren't long enough to give me enough travel so I took the brackets off and lengthened them in my mill.

Then I took the rear bumper brackets off and slotted them so that I can move the rear bumper forward about 1/2" to close up the gap between the ends of the bumper and the bed. Looks much better.

 

Jgstang,

Thanks for your write up. I had a little 2-3 MPH bumper accident and the bumper needed to be adjusted. I appreciated the information you provided.

I did have to put a thick washer on one stud in front of the frame bracket. I cut a small piece out of the washer, so I could just slide it in place. It looked like the factory used washers to do the same thing.

It did take 3 people. I attempted to do it by myself with a jack & a board helping me out, but it just didn't work. It was a 15 minute job with other people holding the bumper in place.

The bumper now looks better than it did from the factory!

 

One correction:

The nuts are metric. Not SAE. 21 mm, I think.