Front bumper poll - updated

[HorsesRear]

Am I the only one with a Barricade front bumper? I think I didn't do enough research before I replaced my plastic bumper with one.

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[starrskream]

thats a lot of exposed bolts and hard angles and lines for a truck that is quite smooth for a brick. While i would prefer more round edges on Jeep bumpers, most stubby or crawler bumpers are designed to take a serious hit and hold 10- 12k worth of load and multiple angles. A a thick plate of steel with hard angles achieves this a lot easier and cheaper than stamped sheet steel. personally i want a mopar steel stubby but i guarantee you that the winch plate underneath will be a unit. But I'm also not gonna cry when that bumper takes a hit and folds like paper, cus it simply isn't designed to. I'm still heavily considering the Savvy aluminum cus that hoop is a real hoop and will actually stop a deer from going through your windshield or radiator.

that’s the one I was referring to, the one I linked I just found. Still debating if half the cost is good enough.
I don’t plan to do any heavy off reading. Never gonna rock crawl. Dv8 makes some solid stuff. I’d much prefer the rounded version mopar makes…but are rounded edges worth 600$? Also, why did they choose shiny bolts lol

 

[TheSolarWizard]

Just got my artec high clearance bumpers installed and I think they look way better in person

I think I just saw you reposted by them on IG. Id love some good clean stills. If you’re coming to mob moab id love to look it over up close

 

[TheSolarWizard]

I would not want to cut the frame.

When this jeep is done the only thing remaining on the frame will be the little brake line tabs & front coil buckets. even those will be reinforced.

In a perfect world im with you on that position but a factory frame just isnt built for what im going to ask it to put up with lol.

 

[Chief_jeep]

I think I just saw you reposted by them on IG. Id love some good clean stills. If you’re coming to mob moab id love to look it over up close

That could was probably mine. I think artec posted it. It’s been snowy and rainy here in Park City so I haven’t taken any photos of it personally but my shop did when they did the install. I can take a few more photos once I get it cleaned up.

I forgot about Mob Moab. Can you share that info? If there’s still availability I’d consider signing up.

 

[Banned]

You don't need no stinking bumper.

 

[Wheelin98TJ]

The Savvy bumper looks the most original if that’s such a thing for a bumper like this. It just looks right. They make nice stuff.

 

[TheSolarWizard]

TBH these are all sick but I love both Savvy's. I'm considering one now. Do you happen to know if any of the options you showed can be fitted to keep the stock skid brackets and skid? I have a Mojave and I like my steel silver skid i need the bracket to hold my Remote Resi's.

savvy 2 can be made to work with the Mojave skid. its's gonna have a tiny gap but otherwise works

 

[GI Grandpa]

I went with a Rock Hard Aluminum mid-width

 

[KX L]

I don't like the stubby bumpers at all so I couldn't vote.

I laugh at the comments on how sturdy they are----the odds of getting hit or hitting something at that perfect angle in the very small footprint a stubby bumper provides is quite small. Almost anything you bump into is going to take out one of those very exposed front suspension setups.

That's why I installed a full width LoD bumper on my Mojave.

That said I will be the first to admit I'm not a diehard off-roader who requires the clearance and visibility. Obviously stubby are very popular for a reason. To each his own.

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