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Backwoods Adventure Mods

Armor your Toyota with Hi-Lite Overland bumpers from Backwoods Adventure Mods. This collection covers front and rear bumpers for the Tacoma, 4Runner and Tundra. Hi-Lite bumpers pair a steel winch cradle made from 1/4" and 3/16" plate with a lightweight aluminum shell and 3/4" steel recovery points, and front bumpers are offered in bull bar, prerunner bull bar and no bull bar configurations.

About Backwoods Hi-Lite Overland Bumpers

The Hi-Lite Overland is a hybrid bumper, and that is the whole idea behind it. The winch cradle, meaning the part that carries the winch and takes recovery loads, is 1/4 inch and 3/16 inch steel plate. Around it sits an aluminum shell weighing between 26 and 44 pounds depending on the application. You get steel strength where the load actually goes and save the weight everywhere else, which matters on a front axle already carrying more than it left the factory with.

Every front bumper is built around a steel winch plate, so winch mounting is part of the structure rather than a bracket added later, and recovery points are 3/4 inch steel. Front bumpers come three ways: full bull bar for brush protection and light mounting, prerunner bull bar for the taller and wider stance, and no bull bar to keep the approach angle and the sightline over the hood clear. All three bolt to the same vehicle, so it is purely a choice of look and function.

Coverage here spans front bumpers for the 2016-2023 Tacoma, the 2024-2026 Tacoma and the 2010-2024 4Runner, plus rear bumpers for the 2016-2023 Tacoma and the 2022-2026 Tundra.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What makes a Hi-Lite Overland bumper different from a full steel bumper?
It is a hybrid build. Backwoods makes the winch cradle, which is the structural core that carries the winch and the recovery loads, out of 1/4 inch and 3/16 inch steel plate, then wraps it in an aluminum shell. Those shells weigh between 26 and 44 pounds depending on the application, so a Hi-Lite keeps meaningful weight off the front axle compared with a bumper that is steel all the way through, while the part actually taking the load is still steel.
Can I mount a winch to a Backwoods bumper?
Yes. The Hi-Lite Overland design is built around a steel winch plate, so the winch mount is part of the bumper rather than a bracket you add on afterwards. Check the individual product page for the winch sizes and mounting patterns that specific bumper accepts.
Should I choose the bull bar, prerunner bull bar or no bull bar version?
The front bumpers here come three ways and all three bolt to the same vehicle, so this is a look-and-function choice rather than a fitment one. The bull bar version adds a full hoop across the front for brush protection and light mounting. The prerunner bull bar is the taller, wider-stance style. The no bull bar version keeps the front end low and open, which preserves your approach angle and your view over the hood.
Do Backwoods bumpers include recovery points?
Yes. The Hi-Lite Overland bumpers use 3/4 inch steel recovery points, tied into the steel portion of the bumper rather than the aluminum shell.
Which Toyotas do these Backwoods bumpers fit?
This collection covers front bumpers for the 2016-2023 Tacoma, the 2024-2026 Tacoma and the 2010-2024 4Runner, plus rear bumpers for the 2016-2023 Tacoma and the 2022-2026 Tundra. Backwoods builds for other platforms as well; what is listed here is what we stock.