Originally Posted by gnarly_mike

Well anyone who knows anything about welding/metalfab can easily visually inspect the bumper and know within seconds that it is more than strong enough. I have yet to see any poor quality welds from Poison Spyder on any of my parts or the others I've seen in person. They may not be the prettiest show quality welds done for looks, but again, comparing the bumper and hitch to the factory tow system, one can easily come to the conclusion that this bumper is well beyond the stock system in durability. It does not matter that it is not "tow-rated" that is a formality in ways. They didn't have it certified as tow-rated because that would add a great length of time and money to their initial process of designing the bumper. And then they would have to be liable for every single possible towing failure related accident that could arise. Not being tow rated is their way out of those aspects. The factory tow attachment bolts on with 4 bolts if I remember correctly, and into the weak, thin sheetmetal that the rear crossmember is made of. Anyone with common sense can tell that is weaker than the PSC system. A proper weld is also the strongest point of attachment to any fabricated metal. If anything was to fail, it would be the bumpers attachment points into the thin, weak sheet metal frame/crossmember. Being that, the bumper attaches with 10 points, it is not going anywhere. I would bet money on the proposition that if the JK had a powerful enough diesel motor to tow 10,000lbs, the bumper would be totally fine. Yes, it is tow at your own risk, as is every tow job. Unless someone else (uhaul or someone) hooks your trailer up and accepts responsibility then it doesn't hardly matter if your stuff is tow rated. If it fails, you still have a big problem. Being cautious is always good, but being realistic and not over cautious is also nice.