Which Bumper??
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JK Freak
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From: Augusta, Georgia
Which Bumper??
im turning 18 on saturday and have decided to get a new bumper on my black sahara jk unlimted...2.5inch teraflex lift and 35s. i need something that looks tough..and wont break the bank. gota be winch ready..
thinkin about putting on a smittybuilt 10k winch, any problems with those?
ive considered the rugged ridge stubby. with my bumper i wana be able to see alot of the winch..( i tihnk it looks cool)
just tryin to make an informed decision! thanks for ur help guys!
Just Empty Every Pocket.
thinkin about putting on a smittybuilt 10k winch, any problems with those?
ive considered the rugged ridge stubby. with my bumper i wana be able to see alot of the winch..( i tihnk it looks cool)
just tryin to make an informed decision! thanks for ur help guys!
Just Empty Every Pocket.
JK Enthusiast
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From: N.E. B.F.E. Indiana (Rome City)
Hey, Happy B-Day man!!!!
I had the Smittybilt 8000 lb. winch on my tj, and the few times I used it, it worked well... not real fast, but not real expensive either!!! (I dont have a winch on my JK yet, but may look at the smitty 10k for it..)
As far as a bumper, if you are like me, none of the bumpers I like the look of is under 500 bucks! so for a good one plan to spend between 500-1000 dollars!!!
It's all up to you're budget and what you consider to be a cool bumper...
I had the Smittybilt 8000 lb. winch on my tj, and the few times I used it, it worked well... not real fast, but not real expensive either!!! (I dont have a winch on my JK yet, but may look at the smitty 10k for it..)
As far as a bumper, if you are like me, none of the bumpers I like the look of is under 500 bucks! so for a good one plan to spend between 500-1000 dollars!!!
It's all up to you're budget and what you consider to be a cool bumper...
JK Super Freak
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im turning 18 on saturday and have decided to get a new bumper on my black sahara jk unlimted...2.5inch teraflex lift and 35s. i need something that looks tough..and wont break the bank. gota be winch ready..
thinkin about putting on a smittybuilt 10k winch, any problems with those?
ive considered the rugged ridge stubby. with my bumper i wana be able to see alot of the winch..( i tihnk it looks cool)
just tryin to make an informed decision! thanks for ur help guys!
Just Empty Every Pocket.
thinkin about putting on a smittybuilt 10k winch, any problems with those?
ive considered the rugged ridge stubby. with my bumper i wana be able to see alot of the winch..( i tihnk it looks cool)
just tryin to make an informed decision! thanks for ur help guys!
Just Empty Every Pocket.
No winch on mine tho...
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JK Super Freak
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I like the Rugged Ridge stubby. I have a friend that has one and it works well and won't break the bank. I like a stubby or mid myself. When I build a new bumper it will be a stubby.
You do know you can modify your stock bumper pretty easy and cheap. With just a little work you can even mount a winch on it! I stubbied mine for about 3 hours work and 30 dollars. It's not the bumper of my dreams but the wallet doesn't support what I want right now. It looks much better than my stock. I'm getting the hooks and fog lights bumper soon from a friend so it should look like the silver JK pic.
Link for winch how to -- https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...k+bumper+winch
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You do know you can modify your stock bumper pretty easy and cheap. With just a little work you can even mount a winch on it! I stubbied mine for about 3 hours work and 30 dollars. It's not the bumper of my dreams but the wallet doesn't support what I want right now. It looks much better than my stock. I'm getting the hooks and fog lights bumper soon from a friend so it should look like the silver JK pic.
Link for winch how to -- https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...k+bumper+winch
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Last edited by Geeper4x4; Aug 29, 2009 at 12:41 PM.
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JK Freak
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From: Augusta, Georgia
on the rugged ridge stubby on quadratec, i saw somethin called, winch spacers??
do those make it so that the winch sits further up? if so i think its a great idea. i like to be able to see that the winch is there...it looks cooler...
is a smittybuilt winch worse in "quality" than say..a milemarker?
is there a size difference in winches...
Warn...outta the question.
do those make it so that the winch sits further up? if so i think its a great idea. i like to be able to see that the winch is there...it looks cooler...is a smittybuilt winch worse in "quality" than say..a milemarker?
is there a size difference in winches...
Warn...outta the question.