Newer trucks today have so much hidden behind their bumpers that it makes it really hard to just yank off the factory stock and replace it with some custom tubing. A/C condensers, radiators, and other vital components are left bare and open for damage when deleting a front bumper to place some type of prerunner bumper. That's why N-Fab started making bolt-on Pre-Runner bars to add over your existing bumper whether you have a Chevy, Dodge, Ford, Jeep, or Toyota.
Our 1998 IFS Chevy Tahoe came from an era that didn't suffer so much from the placement of vital components hanging so low, but it isn't supported with a wide array of bolt-on products either. When we wanted to add a hoop and some lights to our front end, we started searching and found that, luckily, N-Fab has gone all the way back to this '88-98 era of GMCs and Chevys with bumper bar support.
With a drill, a ratchet, a friend, and about an hour's worth of time, we were able to bolt one directly on top of our factory bumper. Yes, we still relied on the factory's bumper supports with the N-Fab bumper, but we at least had more front protection from brush and large branches when traversing through the wilderness. On top of that, the Pre-Runner bar also gave us a place to mount three auxiliary lights. We chose to only run two lights since we were using Extreme Suspension's X210 Extreme Offroader lights which gave more than enough daylight to see everything in front of us.
 The N-Fab Pre-Runner bar bolts...  The N-Fab Pre-Runner bar bolts directly onto the factory bumper at four different points. |  The N-Fab bar is designed...  The N-Fab bar is designed to let bolts thread directly into it, negating the need to hold some nut on the other side of the bumper. This makes for an easier (and cleaner) installation. |  The Pre-Runner bar's middle...  The Pre-Runner bar's middle two mounting points line up with the two holes in the bar where the license plate bracket mounts up...... |
 ......You will have to ditch...  ......You will have to ditch your front license plate or make other provisions for holding it on the front end. |  We ended up drilling out the...  We ended up drilling out the holes just a bit to make them larger and give ourselves some room to put the bolts in properly. We suggest you do the same if it looks like the bolts might cross-thread when you install them We have not yet had a problem with the bolts coming loose and the N-Fab bar has been on the truck for a few months and a few off-roading trips now. |  Bolting the bar on is as simple...  Bolting the bar on is as simple as crawling under the truck with a ratchet and tightening the bolts down. The process is much easier if you have a friend holding the bar in place while you are under the truck. |
 Some bumpers have molding...  Some bumpers have molding strips attached to them, as did our '98 Chevy that we were putting this Pre-Runner bar onto. You should either remove the molding strip entirely, or cut out the points where the N-Fab bar mounts to the factory bumper. Since we were dong a parking lot install with minimal tools, we did a semi-clean job actually using a pocketknife. |  The W210 Extreme Offroader...  The W210 Extreme Offroader lights are some of the most powerful halogen lights on the market. Rated at 210 watts each, they'll definitely give you a ton of light for a lot less money than some expensive HID lights. The housing of each light has a cooling duct on top of it that allows you to run such a high-wattage bulb without melting the housing around it. At 750,000 candlepower, each light pulls a decent load off of your battery at 17.5 amps. |  We installed the X210 lights...  We installed the X210 lights with the typical single-stud mount that the majority of off-road lights use. The N-Fab bumper gives provisions to mount three auxiliary lights on the main tube. |