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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 04:06 PM
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I ready to put a new front winch bumper on my daily driver Rubi 2 door. I like the light weight and aggressive look of a stubby but am concerned with expensive steering, suspension and axle repairs in case of a "fender bender" and the possiblity of getting launched into a rollover.

Any advice would be appreciated.

I'm not really interested in a modular bumper as I know I'm too lazy to be taking the end caps on and off all the time.
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 06:35 PM
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My bumper, not a forum sponsor, had a shipping weight of 67 lbs plus 5 lbs for the skid plate.
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Weeds
My bumper, not a forum sponsor, had a shipping weight of 67 lbs plus 5 lbs for the skid plate.
Hmmmm..... just looked it up.....that is a mighty fine looking bumper, especially with the optional stinger
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 03:22 AM
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Its good only if you change the bumper fluid every 3 months
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 03:31 AM
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Originally Posted by bluerubicon08
Hmmmm..... just looked it up.....that is a mighty fine looking bumper, especially with the optional stinger
I looked this up as well.the bumper ships unfinished ,after adding the cost of extras , in my opinion only, you would be better off with the arb priced at the northridge4x4 price and no shipping you couldnt go wrong !! you would have one of the best bumpers and weighs under 100 lbs

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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 05:15 AM
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Everyone to their own opinion.

I like bare steel because I can touch it up. Powdercoat does eventually scratch.

The treks had the high stinger for hitting deer?

The treks comes with disco protection.

Enjoy your arb, I looked hard at it too.
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 01:42 PM
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Boy... the treks is pretty basic... The bull bar/stinger looks pretty weak. Not sure I would go with that. But, that is just my opinion.
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