67-72 Bumper Width

[Pyrotechnic]

Hi all,

I am looking at using 67-72 F100 front and rear bumpers on a non Ford project since they are clean in design and well proportioned, but the big deciding factor will be how close the width is. Being that's it's rare to see these trucks parked outside and they are rare to see in the junkyards, it's going to be tough to get my tape measure near one of these trucks.

If anyone could measure their front and rear bumpers for me I would really appreciate it. I am looking for the end to end measurement of the bumper at it's widest point. The rear bumper I am looking at would be the "sport", non-step type that matches the style of the front bumper. Thanks.

[HIO Silver]

A rear contour (aka "sport") bumper is 75.5 inches wide at its widest point.

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[Pyrotechnic]

A rear contour (aka "sport") bumper is 75.5 inches wide at its widest point.

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Thanks for taking the time to check that. That is actually pretty close to what I need so this idea may work after all.

Does anyone have the measurement for the front bumper?

[Lone Ranger]

I measured my front bumper and it looks like 80 inches at the widest point where it wraps back around. Like if you lay the bumper on it's face and measure tip to tip. I find it hard to believe that my front bumper is 5 inches wider than HIO's rear bumper tho.

[Pyrotechnic]

I measured my front bumper and it looks like 80 inches at the widest point where it wraps back around. Like if you lay the bumper on it's face and measure tip to tip. I find it hard to believe that my front bumper is 5 inches wider than HIO's rear bumper tho.

Thank for checking!

I'll come clean, my truck is a 77 GMC. Measuring the stock bumpers, the front is a good 4-5 inches wider than the back. Seems odd, but I checked the tape measure several times and that's the way it is. I'm trying to get rid of the bulky 5 MPH crash bumpers that plagued GM vehicles in the 70's. It looks like the Ford bumpers are pretty close in width and this may work.

I know Ford used this style of bumper in years before and after the 67-72 model trucks, and I also see a very similar looking bumper on 75-91 Econoline vans. The bumper seem to have different mounting hole patterns, but the overall shape looks very much the same. Does anyone know if the van bumpers are actually identical to the trucks, as in they were made from the same tooling and are identical other than the mounting holes? I ask because the 80's vans still turn up regularly at the junkyard and I may be able to get my hands on one cheap to at least do a test fit.

[48prerunner]

The rear van bumper is nice as no licence plate indent. The newer van bumpers even have separate mounting brackets. I was going to use a van bumper can't remember why I gave the idea up, but somebody on here did use the rear bumper with some modification.

[Zorm]

"75-91 Econoline vans. The bumper seem to have different mounting hole patterns, but the overall shape looks very much the same."

Thinking of doing the same thing, Van rear bumper on both front and back. Smooth, no bumper bolts showing, look to be the same width, no license plate indent if used on the front, just need to figure out the rear license plate.