81 and up bumper on a 73-80 frame

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little boy blue

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I have 86 body on a 73-80 3/4 ton frame and I want to put a 81 and up bumper on it. Will the 81 and up outer front bumper brackets work on this frame?
 

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to my recollection they all interchange with the correct brackets for the bumper
 

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I did a front clip swap on my '80 way back in the 90's. All the 81 & up bracket fit. The only thing you have to do is trim the frame horns a bit to fit the main frame brackets.
 

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I have a 79 chassis with 86 body. I used a 79 bumper. I like the early bumper.
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wow! that doesn't look bad. Do you have any pictures of the bumper from the side-I'd like to see how it returns back into the fender, specifically the gap.
 

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