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That link shows the full width, with extensions - does it come that way and you just left those off?

Says shipping weight is 41 pounds - that's a lot lighter than the steel one I got. Just the ends are crazy heavy.
It's shipped with the end caps bolted on. Bought it for the weight savings but I forgot to weigh it before it bolting on.
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My Sto-N-Sho quick release licence plate bracket came in this morning.

Does not quite have enough space for a winch fairlead but for now it will work.

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For anyone who has the eBay bumper, or even the actual MOPAR steel bumper - question for ya:

Have you run it with the ends/extensions on?
If so, have you also run with them off?
Did the ends dig into the finish of the top of the main part of the bumper?
On both ends, same exact place, mine seems to have a high spot and the wing as I call it, rubs through the finish there. The stamping seems to leave a high spot there. I've thought about using a BFH and one of my body tools and trying to drive that down a bit to level it when I move the bumper to the new JT, or maybe grind a small relief on the bottom of the edge of the extension to prevent this.
Not sure how I like it best- full or short. I've had my front tires toss rocks forward which end up on the hood and windshield.............
My Amazon bumper had this same issue and those areas rusted. Should have sent it back, but didn't want to mess with it. I was able to correct the fitment with longer bolts in the front holes. I disassembled, sanded, primed and bedlined the whole bumper to fix the rust. All good now. 😀

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Solid RR HD stubby, mounts with no issues, factory LEDs bolted in, Warn VR10-S also dropped in with enough clearance. Nice ready-to-go tow hooks too, happy.

Went stubby since if I decide to go 37s won't have any clearance issues when turning at full flex.

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Solid RR HD stubby, mounts with no issues, factory LEDs bolted in, Warn VR10-S also dropped in with enough clearance. Nice ready-to-go tow hooks too, happy.

Went stubby since if I decide to go 37s won't have any clearance issues when turning at full flex.

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That's one of the bumpers on my list. Is it a good strong bumper?
 

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Low budget setup. Badland 12K winch $560, Rampage Rock Rage 99306 bumper $196 ($296-$100 rebate), Reaper Immortal skid plate $150, and Autobots Shackles $25.
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Nice! They paying for the winch as well? 😉
Unfortunately no, they are not paying for the bumper. I felt bad asking them for the skid plate too, and figured asking for the winch would just be taking advantage of them. I will get the winch on my own.
 

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Finally got it done. Lots of work and money.
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Finally got it done. Lots of work and money.
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Prefer the lower mount option on the Rock Hard aluminum bumper. Got a diesel need all the cooling I can get.
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