Brankz
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Lol it's not that $$$$ I pay 360 or 380 you will be super happy with the buy
Front Bumpers
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Lol it's not that $$$$ I pay 360 or 380 you will be super happy with the buy
OverlanderJK
Resident Smartass
How did the passenger side hit his driver side if it was a head on? :thinking:
And it's a warn winch not a smittybilt
Clem319
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Yea it's not exactly head on. Looks like they clipped eachother and the bumper pushed the other car to the drivers side of the jeep. Said on the post that smittybuilt sent him a new bumper for free so that's cool.
LōD Offroad
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Let us know if we can be of any help, we make 7 different JK Front bumpers, anything from shortys to full widths, bull bars to stingers. Plus Northridge is running a special on them right now! The pics below are of our Armor Lite Shorty Front bumper which are a bit more budget friendly, allowing you to add different guards or winch mounting options at a later date.
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Mikead40
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When I first built my jeep a year and a half ago, I was new to all this (still am). I wandered in to the local 4 wheel parts and bought everything they wanted to sell me. :doh:
I've since replaced just about everything they installed - most of which was smittybilt/procomp - because it all had failed on me in some way or another. The one exception is my smittybilt front bumper. Believe me, I would like to replace it with something else - preferably something built in USA, but I can't justify it now only because it hasn't failed me yet. I've smacked it around A LOT - backing off ledges, pulling in to ledges/rocks etc. It hasn't budged. All that said, I would still probably go with a more sturdy, USA-made brand - like the ones mentioned previously in this thread (that LoD one looks awesome and I'm sure is very well engineered/built). Anyway, just wanted to share my experience with the smittybilt, and let you know that in my opinion it's probably not the worst low-end bumper you can get.
I've since replaced just about everything they installed - most of which was smittybilt/procomp - because it all had failed on me in some way or another. The one exception is my smittybilt front bumper. Believe me, I would like to replace it with something else - preferably something built in USA, but I can't justify it now only because it hasn't failed me yet. I've smacked it around A LOT - backing off ledges, pulling in to ledges/rocks etc. It hasn't budged. All that said, I would still probably go with a more sturdy, USA-made brand - like the ones mentioned previously in this thread (that LoD one looks awesome and I'm sure is very well engineered/built). Anyway, just wanted to share my experience with the smittybilt, and let you know that in my opinion it's probably not the worst low-end bumper you can get.
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Mikead40
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if you cant bend it you are not trying hard enough
Haha, I'll work harder on it :thumb:
JKBlackie
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Yeah it seems like Smittybilt isn't the worst option out there for the price. But the Bare Bonez bumper might have been my favorite one I've seen so far.
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JKBlackie
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Sorry to resurrect this thread, but I had a question about the Bare Bonez Bumper. Does it come ready to install a winch? Would I have to buy a winch plate or anything else to mount a winch?
olram30
Not That Kind of Engineer
I believe it comes with the plate, hoop and d rings. If you have a 12 and up, you may have to relocate your brake vacuum pump. Rubicat used to run this before getting a ¼ pounder. The hoop and d rings fit the ¼ pounder if you decide to go that route later on.
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JKBlackie
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Oh wow! That's awesome! That's pretty convenient. I have a 10. Will I probably not have to relocate the vacuum pump?
olram30
Not That Kind of Engineer
if you have a 10 then you dont have worry. :thumb: just 12 and up jeep put them in the way
JKBlackie
New member
Awesome! Thanks for your help olram! I appreciate it!