kcjaz
SILVER Star
“... Whatever I have up front should be designed to meet my functional requirements for day to day and recreational use as opposed to being optimized for a theoretical possibility. “
Exactly. Nothing can be “best” in all respects for all use cases. We all use our LC differently and that is why there is no “best” way to build a truck. Optimize means compromise with respect to a set of criteria. Everything is a trade off and everyone will draw the line in a different place based on their criteria.
In the end, if I’m totally honest, the real reason I went with the TJM bumper is BECAUSE IT LOOKS FREAKING COOL!!!!! The deer thing was a justification not a reason....