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400EX TAG Metals front bumper

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Saw that someone here said the 400EX bumper will go on the R, but the R bumper won't go on the 400EX. True.

I was looking for a good bumper for the R, and after reading that, I took the chance on a TAG front. It came in, and it didn't bolt right up. Didn't really expect it to, knowing the R bumper won't go on the EX.
Here's the deal: the bottom mounts required 17.5mm of spacers to bolt on tight, and the uppers required 13mm of spacers. I stacked stainless washers in there to get the spacing. Once the bottom was bolted up, the uppers were about 3/8" too low to bolt up into the frame mounts. I let the bumper hang down, and tweaked the uppers with a few light hits from a plastic deadblow hammer. Hit it a few times, flip it up and check it, hit it a few more, etc. Came out perfect, and it didn't distort the tubes or crack any welds. Worked like a charm. If anybody is curious, it certainly can be done, and it's not a difficult job by any means. Have at it. Here's a couple pics of the spacers (washers) and the bumper itself:



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That explains why my AC bumper fit like crap on my R. AC being the smart/cheap company they are, sent me a 400ex bumper. I thought it was their poor quality but this makes more sense. I have the exact same space between my bumper and frame but had some aluminum spacers made.
That explains why my AC bumper fit like crap on my R. AC being the smart/cheap company they are, sent me a 400ex bumper. I thought it was their poor quality but this makes more sense. I have the exact same space between my bumper and frame but had some aluminum spacers made.

sadly it probably was a 250r bumper. AC products fit very poorly.
Looks good!
looks good from here .. ;)
btw keep an eye on the stainless hardware in the a arms there soft & they like to bend :(
looks good from here .. ;)
btw keep an eye on the stainless hardware in the a arms there soft & they like to bend :(
I'll eyeball it, man - thanks for the heads up. Those were in it when I picked it up, so I left them in there. I'll take the stock bolts with me when I take it out. This one is nothing but a duner, so I hope it won't see any MX-type abuse, but I can sure be an idiot on the sand, too - we'll see what happens.

You guys might hate this, but I take the LTR out on the MX track. :p I know for sure I won't be able to resist taking this to the track, but it won't be in a race, just out there to check it out.
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