JKUR2014

I have the ACE Pro Series rear bumper with the tire carrier and light option. The shipping weight for the bumper was 126 lbs and the tire carrier was another 75 lbs. The install was straight forward and it is very solid - no rattles or shakes. I really like the LED backup lights as well. I was able to find the Lifetime LED bar that fits in the slots for about $55 each on NuTrend. Here is the link in case you decide on this option;

Lifetime LED Lights Single Row LED Light Bar LLL30-5w-2700 - Nutrend.com

Also, if you go with ACE you can find distributors that will offer free shipping (like Northridge 4x4). If you order directly from ACE, the shipping gets pricey.

sjd78

I've got the LOD and it's a great bumper and tire carrier. Very well built and very good attention to detail. The mounting holes lined up so good it was as though they were drilled together! My only gripe is that grease oozes out from under the tire carrier where it mounts to the spindle and runs down the bumper. I have to constantly wipe it off even though it's been on for about 6 months and I haven't greased it since installation. Maybe I over greased it initially. It is annoying though.

JCDriller

Mine hasn't leaked at all, did you install the brass washer on the spindle before you put the carrier on?

brandonbooth

There is a guy on here that is selling his ACE located in NJ. If that is the direction you wanted to go I would snatch that up if still available.

https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/jk-b...r-more-323520/

sjd78

Yes sir I did.

mikeJKUR

I don't have a rear bumper but seeing those numbers doesn't make me want to get one. 200lbs is lot of weight added just to carry a spare tire.

Cedo Nulli

You're not going to go wrong with either, both are solid products. It all comes down to what you want out of it. When I bought my LOD Sig Series, it was one of the only ones that had the backup lights integrated into it and I wanted to be able to tow with it. I've since replaced the halogen lights with rigid flush duallys (now an LOD option), plus they have reduced some of the weight in the Gen 4 series. I don't run their tire carrier, I prefer to have the bumper and carrier separate (run Or-Fab tire carrier)...makes damage easier to replace a component, as opposed to a whole new bumper/carrier combo. ACE makes great parts also, and I've thought about changing mine out (I love the slant back tire carrier).

BagOfDoorknobs

Finally pulled the trigger on the ACE bumper from Northridge 4x4. I called during one of their sales and got a discount on the Lifetime LED lights. Install was pretty straightforward, although you do need a grinder to trim down the edge of the frame to accommodate the lights (the back of the lights bumps into the frame rail a bit). A few minutes of grinding sorted it out. Install took about 3 hours (I tend to go slow though). Now I'm wrestling with whether to wire the LED lights onto a seperate switch and the backup lights, or just a switch.