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Fab Fours Front/Rear Bumper

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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 02:00 PM
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Question Fab Fours Front/Rear Bumper

Any thoughts, problems, or complaints about fab four front/rear bumpers. Know of any better alternatives?
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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 04:18 PM
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i have the fab fours rear , i was really happy with it , nice design , very heavy.

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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by blockrockin
i have the fab fours rear , i was really happy with it , nice design , very heavy.

Block, what top?
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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 07:50 PM
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I've got the FabFour front and rear bumpers and am very pleased with them.
I like the full width front bumper with the stock flares, it gives good protection to the fender/wheel/tire that you don't get with a stubby.
Several people posted that it was too big and heavy. Well yeah, it probably is if you running the stock tires/offset, and are used to Jeeps with a stubby and 37s, but if you're on 35X12.5 with proper offset wheels it's just right.

There were no problems with installation, all the bolt holes line up exactly, and when you're through a smile will come over your face, "it couldn't have been that easy, could it?"

The 90mm Hella 55w fog and 60mm turn signal lights are very high quality, just like the bumper itself. These are also very useful fog lights, and integrated with the turn signals gives an attractive looking unit.


The rear is a beauty, it's not near as big as the photos seem to suggest, it doesn't hang back too far, or too low. It's heavy and expensive just like the front, and adds a first rate tire carrier.

Both front and rear have excellent D-ring mounts. The front 1" you can dremmel out for a 1 1/8" pin easy enough for those really big d-rings, and the rear is standard 3/4" and also adds a 2" receiver.

I've thought long and hard about a stubby or mid-stubby on the front, but I just go look at the Jeep out in the garage or parked in the driveway and smile.
I hope to add a 22" Xmitter to the top of the hoop, then I'll be done! With the bumper!





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Old Jan 23, 2009 | 01:08 AM
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I've got the rear bumper and love it....very solid and well built..

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Old Jan 23, 2009 | 08:56 AM
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They look nice, and are pretty heavy duty, but I have heard a few people complain about rusting hardware, and peeling powder coat. They might have fixed it by now though.
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Old Jan 23, 2009 | 09:29 AM
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I have the fabfours rails and am as happy as a pig in poo. I am saving now for the bumpers they look awesome.
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Old Jan 23, 2009 | 11:02 AM
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I remember there was a thread a bunch of months ago that talked about all the problems with these bumpers. I was close to getting them myself but that thread stopped me. Lots of rust and peeling after the first winter. too bad because they look so nice.
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Old Jan 23, 2009 | 06:26 PM
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Maybe I'm lucky (better to be born lucky than good or rich) but mine have held up great. No rust, or peeling at all.
Not even scratched where a F-150 hit the back, or where a Honda hit the front.
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Old Jan 23, 2009 | 06:32 PM
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yeah me too , no problems at all with mine has held up great ! perfect condition !
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