Who makes the least expensive off road rear bumper? I bought my 100 and the rear bumper needs to be replaced, but I don't want to put any money into buying another OEM bumper. I'd rather replace it with a fab'd bumper, but don't have $1800 or more to do so. I'd like something with some expandability like a spare tire mount and/or ladder.
Least expensive off-road rear bumper?
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DirtDawg
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Luke at 4x4 labs has his rear bumper that you can order bumper only and add swing outs in the future. A welded non powdercoated bumper is $1095, and if you can weld, his kit is $595.
Landcruiser 100 Series Rear Bumper
Landcruiser 100 Series Rear Bumper
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That's still a lot of money for a bumper. Why are bumpers for LC's so much more than bumpers for other off-road vehicle's? You can get a complete Jeep JK bumper for under $500
shibubba
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Because jeeps are the Honda civic of the Offroad world.
Simple answer... Market need and Supply & demand. Lots & lots of Jeep JKs and lots of people want to offroad them. Not a lot of 100 Series trucks and most of those are still driven by soccer moms. Not a lot of need therefore the cost is more per piece.
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Because a majority are handmade in the US by specialty shops with US materials. 95% of all Jeep bumpers are made overseas and their volume dictates pricing. I've been to 3 of the overseas facilities that make Jeep and other products and I wouldn't buy that crap with your money.
Do you want a true craftsman building your armor or a 14 year old that usually sews soccer balls together with their teeth.
Do you want a true craftsman building your armor or a 14 year old that usually sews soccer balls together with their teeth.
Remove the plastic bumper cover, remove the metal reinforcement plates, wire wheel the rear frame, apply por15, spray with por15 top coat and enjoy your 'new' rear bumper! I did it just to attack the rust on my rig, but I actually really like the look and added clearence so I haven't put it back on and don't plan to anytime soon. Total cost, roughly $50 for both POR products.
DirtDawg
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My sisters $400 rear bumper on her JK was rusting and even had a few cracked welds. We took it off after 6 months and threw the stocker back on because my dad was tired of seeing rust stains on the driveway. Sold it for $100 on Craigslist.
You get what you pay for man, and if you wanna pay less than $500 for a bumper your gonna get a pile of crap.
You get what you pay for man, and if you wanna pay less than $500 for a bumper your gonna get a pile of crap.
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"Why are bumpers for LC's so much more than bumpers for other off-road vehicle's? You can get a complete Jeep JK bumper for under $500"?
Pretend you're buying the steel to make these two bumpers. Then, pretend you're taking the time to build these two bumpers. Oh, and that's after you've spent the time to design the bumpers.
Wrangler bumper:
Dissent Off-Road rear bumper:
So... does $500 seem like a good deal for a Wrangler bumper? There's a reason the companies making that Jeep stuff are worth millions - there's a LOT more profit in that CJ/YJ/TJ/JK catalog than on Ben's, Slee's, ACC's, etc... stuff.
Pretend you're buying the steel to make these two bumpers. Then, pretend you're taking the time to build these two bumpers. Oh, and that's after you've spent the time to design the bumpers.
Wrangler bumper:
Dissent Off-Road rear bumper:
So... does $500 seem like a good deal for a Wrangler bumper? There's a reason the companies making that Jeep stuff are worth millions - there's a LOT more profit in that CJ/YJ/TJ/JK catalog than on Ben's, Slee's, ACC's, etc... stuff.
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That dissent bumper is pretty impressive!
the majority of JK owners want to LOOK like they are cool and tough and go offroad.
Compared to my 100, my CJ8 is comically simple - it's like the erector set of trucks. That simplicity makes the aftermarket options cheap for a couple reasons - just plain cheaper to make the parts, and it's very easy for more and more manufacturers to get in the segment and stamp out those simple/cheap parts.
Putting a bumper on a CJ requires six bolts. If you want a winch, well, just drop on a tray for $79 and add four more bolts.
Putting a bumper on a CJ requires six bolts. If you want a winch, well, just drop on a tray for $79 and add four more bolts.
ccasteel
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I posted this to the photo thread a while back, showing off the new tailpipe, but you get the idea. There's definetly an 'unfinished' look to it, but I really do love the clearence and 'clean' look it has opposed to the fat plastic oem bumper cover. BTW, I also took off the tow hitch for another inch or so of clearence.
Also, check out what @2000UZJ did to his rear bumper a few years ago. If I remember correctly, he just cut a few inches off of the plastic to make it flush with the frame and painted it black. I almost went this route. Post#1194 What have you done to your 100 Series this week?
Find a local fabricator in your area and show him what you want. I dropped mine off to a guy in Knoxville, Tn that has built armor for me in the past and for the price, you can't beat it. This is the bumper he built for my 80 and he's basically doing the same bumper for my 100 for $850. That includes everything you see except paint or powder coat. He's building a front winch bumper, front fender guards, rear bumper with dual swing-outs, roof rack, and sliders, my paint guy is charging me $300 to paint everything.
