Another thing to consider is build time for some of the companies. Some are over six months, the average is about 2 months, and quite a few are 3 months plus no matter what they promise or quote you.

 

Expedition One core series

 

Check out poison spyder, they have some solid and nicely priced bumpers

 

anyone design and build their own front or rear bumpers,

minimalistic, tubular, or anything that can be done easily and lightweight

 

Lots of threads on this, wish the search function worked better. I like the military C channel look with D-rings. Keep it simple.

 

Wait time isn't a huge deal I'm at my Military Police Academy and won't be home until April. That Highrock is quite appealing, now just have to decide on a front bumper.

 

Narrowed it to the HighRock rear
Bestop HighRock 4x4 Rear Bumper with Integrated Tire Carrier, Matte Black Finish 44934-01

Still toss up between Smitty XRC and Rampage Recovery front bumpers.

 

That's the one I'm getting as soon as the IRS puts the money in my account!

 

I've looked at so many front and rear bumpers for months now. The one thing I don't like about Smittibilt is that none of their front bumpers accomodate factory fog lights. Plus, I've grown tired of all the matte powder coated crap out there. They all look the same and you have to scrub the heck out them to get them clean after mudding. So, I'm going with the Highrock stubby front bumper and the matching rear carrier above. They sure look sharp and you can't beat the price!

 

Stay away from Smittybilt, not that great in quality. My friend also HAD knock of Smittybilt with carrier, 5 months after install he went to open the tailgate one day and the entire carrier fell off nearly taking his leg off.

Check out rugged ridge, they have a modular bumper too, also have one that's aluminum.