Gladiator Mojave with Rubicon Off Road steel bumper

[DbMojave21]

Hey guys,

Need (in my opinion, want in my wifes) to order front bumper for the Mojave. So far i like the Gladiator Rubicon 3 piece steel bumper the best. Everything else i have looked at is over the top or just looks too cheap, IMO.
Does anyone have any pictures of the bumper installed on Mojave? I am aware of trimming needed for the bottom skid plate.
Also, i was looking at the bumper that's on amazon and ebay for roughly $500.. if anyone has ordered that, let me know your thoughts.

thanks a lot

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[RalphTuttle]

Hey guys,

Need (in my opinion, want in my wifes) to order front bumper for the Mojave. So far i like the Gladiator Rubicon 3 piece steel bumper the best. Everything else i have looked at is over the top or just looks too cheap, IMO.
Does anyone have any pictures of the bumper installed on Mojave? I am aware of trimming needed for the bottom skid plate.
Also, i was looking at the bumper that's on amazon and ebay for roughly $500.. if anyone has ordered that, let me know your thoughts.

thanks a lot

I bought the ebay bumper and am quite happy with it. See this post:
The Definitive Front Bumper Thread | Page 4 | Jeep Gladiator Forum - JeepGladiatorForum.com

 

[jeepmojave]

I bought the ebay bumper and am quite happy with it. See this post:
The Definitive Front Bumper Thread | Page 4 | Jeep Gladiator Forum - JeepGladiatorForum.com

Any trimming needed for the skid plate?

 

[DbMojave21]

thanks guys.. i did see that post as well.. was able to get all my questions answered there.. always welcome to more pics.
to answer other questions, yes, slight trimming is required.

 

[ecidiego]

Hey guys,

Need (in my opinion, want in my wifes) to order front bumper for the Mojave. So far i like the Gladiator Rubicon 3 piece steel bumper the best. Everything else i have looked at is over the top or just looks too cheap, IMO.
Does anyone have any pictures of the bumper installed on Mojave? I am aware of trimming needed for the bottom skid plate.
Also, i was looking at the bumper that's on amazon and ebay for roughly $500.. if anyone has ordered that, let me know your thoughts.

thanks a lot

Don't trim anything. Buy the steel bumper and the skid plate specific to the steel bumper.

https://www.bamwholesaleparts.com/o...late-steel-for-steel-bumper-68293984ab?c=az0x
Yes, it clears the Mojave reservoirs.

 

[Fouts]

Not sure what exactly you want, this is the RR Arcus

 

[Killroy Was Here]

Here are a couple pix of the Mopar Rubicon steel bumper on my Mojave with the addition of the Maximus-3 JL XLP Hoop bull bar.

And here is a link for the post showing how I chose to deal with the clearance for the original skid plate.
https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/...with-the-mopar-steel-bumper.32427/post-846785

 

[Willpower1]

That looks outstanding!

 

[DREDnot]

 

[DbMojave21]

Is anyone running a winch on the bumper? I'm seeing holes where the front cover comes off that is not covered by the winch plate. Is that the case?
BTW, bumpers are looking great ?

 

[trailless]

Is anyone running a winch on the bumper? I'm seeing holes where the front cover comes off that is not covered by the winch plate. Is that the case?
BTW, bumpers are looking great ?

Yes, you can put a winch on the MOPAR steel bumper. However, you'd need to get a winch plate to mount it on the bumper.

 

[RalphTuttle]

Any trimming needed for the skid plate?

Yes. Rubicon steel bumpers (EBay knock-offs or MOPAR) require some minor trimming of the skid plate. Maybe 1/2 an inch by 3 inches along the front edge of the skid plate. Simple to do...

 

[RalphTuttle]

Is anyone running a winch on the bumper? I'm seeing holes where the front cover comes off that is not covered by the winch plate. Is that the case?
BTW, bumpers are looking great ?

The winch plate came with the bumper from EBay...

 

[brianinca]

I bought the Maximus 3 plate in favor of the one in the box. Inexpensive and strong, fit perfectly.

https://www.rubitrux.com/maximus-3-...-steel-bumper-group-winch-mount-jl1012wo.html

I used the Mopar fairlead plate, fit as expected, and the hawse from my Smittybilt.

With advice from metalworker friends, I wanted a thicker winch plate.

The winch plate came with the bumper from EBay...

 

[DbMojave21]

awesome.. looking great fellas. just put in my order to day on the X-bull winch and the bumper..
next is the 2" or 2.5" spacer lift.
having a friend come over today with his Rubicon Gladiator to figure out exact difference between mojave and rubi.

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