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firefighterjosh
07-15-2007, 08:26 PM
I want to make a custom bumper for my king quad. What kind of aluminum should I buy that is fairly cheap, lightweight and strong.


needs to be easy to weld.
Ghost-Rider
07-15-2007, 08:34 PM
Steel.
firefighterjosh
07-15-2007, 08:36 PM
Originally posted by Ghost-Rider
Steel.


Too heavy, No need for a huge steal bumper anyways
CannondaleRider
07-15-2007, 09:02 PM
Not saying that you don't.....

But.... do you have any welding experience?.....Aluminum is an utter b!tch to weld.....let alone to weld right and strong

Be easier to go with a very thin walled steel
firefighterjosh
07-15-2007, 09:14 PM
I have welded steel but never aluminum. But my friends dad is a welder for the last 30 years, he said just get it made and he will weld it up for me. So I have it covered.;)
54warrior
08-14-2007, 01:25 PM
6061 T-6 is pretty much the industry standard for aluminum.
Raptor68
08-14-2007, 01:28 PM
Originally posted by 54warrior
6061 T-6 is pretty much the industry standard for aluminum.

You do know your post is like a month late right??
54warrior
08-14-2007, 01:34 PM
Originally posted by Raptor68
You do know your post is like a month late right??

Sure do. Bored at work. Went to the last page and just started replying to the stuff that no one ever really answered. Just trying to be helpful is all.
Ghost-Rider
08-14-2007, 01:53 PM
Bumping old threads can annoy people.
YFZ450Ridr
08-14-2007, 01:59 PM
Originally posted by Ghost-Rider
Bumping old threads can annoy people.

its only 4 weeks old and he actually answered the question that nobody else did, where the harm in that? dont read the thread if its old enough to annoy you..
Raptor68
08-14-2007, 02:08 PM
Originally posted by 54warrior
Sure do. Bored at work. Went to the last page and just started replying to the stuff that no one ever really answered. Just trying to be helpful is all.

Oh okay, got ya. No harm done.
infantry317
08-14-2007, 06:02 PM
Correct me if I'm wrong but you can form 6061 but you need a fairly big radius to keep it from cracking right? We always used 5052 (softer) for forming.
firefighterjosh
08-17-2007, 11:49 PM
sorry for not responding late i got in trouble at work for getting on the net. thanks for all the info guys:D
quad2xtreme
08-18-2007, 07:18 AM
I would call Mickey Dunlap before building a custom bumper. He always manages to get nice bumpers for all his projects.

/Jon