i am having a off road plate style bumper built and taking off the old front one and was wondering with the extra weight will i have to put larger shocks on the front to support the weight of the bumper or will i have to do something else
2001 4.3 4dr

 

keep in mind that shocks do nothing about supperting additional weight,
they control the commression and rebound of the vehicle (bounce)
if front end droop from the extra weight is a concern, add zr2 torsion
bars to the front end, a little larger in diameter from the stock bars
and a little more stiffer in the handling department. easy swap
I purchaced a set from a guy on here and works great