OregonGladiator
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- Chris
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- Portland Oregon
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- 2021 JT Gladiator Rubicon
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My JTR is on order. My current JLR has a poison spyder bruiser stubby front bumper that I've been happy with. My only complaint with the bruiser bumper was I barely had 3 threads to bolt onto after passing thru the spacers. It always made me feel nervous that the bumper was going to pull off during a recovery, though it's been fine, even after multiple winch pulls (the winch tray bolts directly to the frame, which put me much more at ease) and a recovery via front D link. It's enough to make me think about going a different route for the JTR.
There are numerous articles on full size vs stubby. I was pretty settled on a full size ( currently the Fab Fours Lifestyle is the front runner https://fabfours.com/product/jeep-gladiator-lifestyle-winch-bumper ), but then I look at most site build trucks that run stubby. I won't be aggressive obstacle running. Mostly snow and beach, but in back country Oregon, you never know what to expect.
Looking for recommendations and personal experience. I'll have the steel bumper on the JTR and could just run that & take off the end caps if I want stubby, but I've never been a fan of those red recovery hooks. I much prefer a full D link. I don't trust those hooks if the vehicle isn't straight on recovery.
Thoughts?
My current JLR
There are numerous articles on full size vs stubby. I was pretty settled on a full size ( currently the Fab Fours Lifestyle is the front runner https://fabfours.com/product/jeep-gladiator-lifestyle-winch-bumper ), but then I look at most site build trucks that run stubby. I won't be aggressive obstacle running. Mostly snow and beach, but in back country Oregon, you never know what to expect.
Looking for recommendations and personal experience. I'll have the steel bumper on the JTR and could just run that & take off the end caps if I want stubby, but I've never been a fan of those red recovery hooks. I much prefer a full D link. I don't trust those hooks if the vehicle isn't straight on recovery.
Thoughts?
My current JLR
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