Rugged Ridge Venator with Arcus Hoop

[NewGladdyOWNR]

I want this bumper, but no plans to get a winch. Do they well a close out panel for the winch gap?

Sponsored

 

[Blue21Rubicon]

I want this bumper, but no plans to get a winch. Do they well a close out panel for the winch gap?

Not that I'm aware of. Stuck with a big open hole for now. You might be able to find some kind of a lock box to put in there or make something pretty easy though

 

[nas4a]

I've got the Venator Stubby and the Arcus over-rider in my garage. I've just been waiting for some time to put them on. I had the exact same feelings you did re. the Venator over rider, so your initial post showing it was possible was a big help for me. I'm also going with a tube motif for most of my exterior mods (tube steps, tube rear, etc) so the Arcus over-rider brings the Venator into the same look as the other parts.

Did you do any priming/repair after you removed the welded-on bolt or was it pretty easy? Did you just use a grinder to get it off?

 

[nas4a]

Just adding here - I finally got around to doing this over the weekend. Adding the Arcus hoop was, as noted, super easy. There is a pre-installed welded nut on a bracket for the Venator, you just have to grind that off. Once that was ground off, I hit it with some paint to keep the rust away. I then just used the hardware included with the Arcus bar to install it.

In terms of order, you have to install the bracket to the top bumper plate FIRST, then install the whole unit and bolt the bracket in. The instructions show installing the bracket first, but without the welded nut, you need to access the bottom of that plate to tighten a nut. Super simple order flip. Looks great, and as solid as if it were designed that way.

 

[Flux]

I have the Venator stubby with over rider bar with a winch. It's a decent bumper.

 

[sep]

I took the plunge on this set up and am very happy so far. Arcus overrider is on the way. Went with the Warn EVO 10K winch.

 

[TaylorWoodham]

Just adding here - I finally got around to doing this over the weekend. Adding the Arcus hoop was, as noted, super easy. There is a pre-installed welded nut on a bracket for the Venator, you just have to grind that off. Once that was ground off, I hit it with some paint to keep the rust away. I then just used the hardware included with the Arcus bar to install it.

In terms of order, you have to install the bracket to the top bumper plate FIRST, then install the whole unit and bolt the bracket in. The instructions show installing the bracket first, but without the welded nut, you need to access the bottom of that plate to tighten a nut. Super simple order flip. Looks great, and as solid as if it were designed that way.

Thank you for adding this; you articulated the process far better than I did lol.

 

[sep]

Finally had time to finish the bumper!

Thank you to OP for the info and trying this mod out. It is exactly the look I was going for!
Appreciate it!

 

[Trauma PA]

I have the Venator stubby with over rider bar with a winch. It's a decent bumper.

What’s the secret to installing the over rider bar? I can’t fit a T45 torx socket into the shell of the over rider bar to tighten the T45 torx bolt down.

 

[Jbump30]

Wanted a hoop with the Venator but the I wasn't really feeling the option they had for it and it wasn't available anyway so I took a shot on the Arcus hoop and, with some minor mods to the Venator brackets, it fits perfect and I'm happy with how it turned out.

The "mods" made to the Venator brackets is simply cutting some welded on nuts off that interfere with where the studs on the bottom of the hoop drop in. You have to mess around with the reassembly order of the bumper from how it's listed in the instructions, but it's easy enough to figure out (I did so that should say something lol).

If anyone else wants to go this route and has any questions just let me know!

TW

Looks nice! Great job!

 

[Jbump30]

What’s the secret to installing the over rider bar? I can’t fit a T45 torx socket into the shell of the over rider bar to tighten the T45 torx bolt down.

I used a Chapman driver set with a torx bit and it was small enough to fit behind the overrider bar, but you are correct, it is very tight back there.

Sponsored