It is an extremely well built bumper, I wouldn’t hesitate to hit something with it over a pos arb! Dom tubing and thick main plate/winch plate. Bolts in and come with good quality hardware, took all of 1 minute to install. I think it looks good, but not as good as the bumper i just started building.
FJ-80 Trail Gear Rock Defense Front Bumper experience?
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I’ve had the small stnger version four years now.
I’ve had the small stnger version four years now.
I went with BIO as well. Mike's the man.
The bumper does stick out and I certainly hit it on things, but I have won against every rock that I have faced off against. The reality is that I hit the front of the control arms a heck of a lot more than the bumper. For the cost, I love it!
I also have one and like it. Like everyone else has said, it does stick out a bit and if you want something that is more tucked in, the Slee Short Bus might be a good option.
It does stick out, but not as far as it looks. I live in Chicago. I parallel park a lot and my parking garage is super tight. Front corners are non existant. It's rediculous how close I can get. Obviously this goes 10x for wheeling.
Any shots from the side to show how far it sticks out?
IllI try to get one tonight after work. If I remember....
I’ll get you one but only because you have the best user name of all time
That's not as bad as I thought. I see they did that to get the winch on top of the rails. Thanks for posting that.
You can see how far it sticks out in this picture, and get an idea how big the winch platform is.
I had a buddy weld some plates on the top and some light tabs on the bottom. At 1/3 the cost of some other front bumpers, can’t beat this deal. When I paint the whole car, I plan on painting the bumper same color to match also.
The factory bumper works well...
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Love mine.
Any pics of how you shortened it?
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I agree it sticks out further then others but there's a plus and minus to everything in this world. It allows a wide range of winches to be installed including my old XD9000i which a lot of the other bumpers o looked at couldn't fit. It also sticks out more because it puts the winch more high and in front instead of lower and tucked in which keeps it out of the deep water and mud more. Since I've never had an issue with it actually hitting enough to cause an issue on any obstacles I've come across makes it somewhat of a plus when you're in the deep slop.
