
I'll have the extra obstacle of designing for a 3" body lift, and I want to do so without making it look super uneven and blocky. What I've been considering is just taking Barton's design (below) and extending the height of everything above the main structural body of the bumper by 3 inches to fill the gap.
I also thought about taking the bumper's frame (below) and somehow raising it up 3", kindof like how theliftmeister 3" BL rear bumper brackets work, but that would raise everything including the receiver and probably lose overall rigidity.
I have a CNC plasma table and a new 240v multiprocess welder so I should have everything I as far as building it. I'd like to have a nice model of this before I build it, and if I'm going to use the plasma table that's going to be a must anyways. I have an Autodesk license, so I'll be using Fusion360. I've never done any sort of 3D or CAD design work before, so if you have and you're reading this PLEASE bear with me!

I've made it as far as modeling the frame of the bumper, where it will mount to the frame of the truck and then be built out from there. Stay tuned....