View Poll Results: Which rear bumper should I get?
LOD Signature stubby with tire carrier
26
37.14%
Smittybilt XRC with tire carrier
20
28.57%
Something else
24
34.29%
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Help me pick a rear bumper
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JK Freak
Joined: Feb 2008
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From: Orange County, CA
The FabFour rear is sort of a stubby but does wrap around the tub, bolts down as solid as any bumper (frame and hitch mounts) but the tire mounting isn't adjustable. There is no option for gas cans, but there is for antenna and Hi-Lift. It's good up to 37" tires according to FabFours.
Now I have 3 to decide between!!
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Sep 2007
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From: Aurora, CO
LoD Bumper
Lot's of great bumpers to pick from. I think you will be really happy with a LoD. Not sure if there are longer wait times, now but I ordered mine from Northridge 4x4 and had the bumper delivered in 2 weeks.
JK Freak
Joined: Dec 2007
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From: Binghamton, NY
A word of caution for those of you going Fab Fours, if you live in an area that gets winters the finish on the Fab Fours will NOT hold up...
One upstate NY winter and mine is rusting.....
Otherwise its a quality bumper..
Of the bumpers listed by the OP I'd get the LoD..
One upstate NY winter and mine is rusting.....
Otherwise its a quality bumper..
Of the bumpers listed by the OP I'd get the LoD..
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JK Freak
Joined: Feb 2008
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From: Orange County, CA
oh man, after seeing this thread I am not so sure about the Fab Fours any more.
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/jk-show-tell-33/axle-little-bent-90283/
I know that jeep took more of a hit than it should have but the tire carrier snapped right off at the hinge!!! A 1" plus diameter piece of metal should be able to take tens of tons of torque before snapping like that!!
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/jk-show-tell-33/axle-little-bent-90283/
I know that jeep took more of a hit than it should have but the tire carrier snapped right off at the hinge!!! A 1" plus diameter piece of metal should be able to take tens of tons of torque before snapping like that!!
JK Super Freak
Joined: Feb 2009
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From: Gilbert, Arizona
Dadgummit, you know my opinion.....Smittybilt XRC!!! It meets all your requirements as it did for me as well.
No place for auxillary lighting to just bolt in but you can easily mount a pair of small lights under or on top of the bumper and still have it look good.
For the price and features, it just can't be beat!
Plus it mounts using the 4 hitch bolts plus another 2 on each side of the rear frame rail - very solid. Heck, its held my 40" tire just fine on the trails with no rattling and I even left the whole swing arm thing open for almost 2 days in the garage with the entire weight of the spare just hanging on the pivot pin with no damage or sag.
No place for auxillary lighting to just bolt in but you can easily mount a pair of small lights under or on top of the bumper and still have it look good.
For the price and features, it just can't be beat!
Plus it mounts using the 4 hitch bolts plus another 2 on each side of the rear frame rail - very solid. Heck, its held my 40" tire just fine on the trails with no rattling and I even left the whole swing arm thing open for almost 2 days in the garage with the entire weight of the spare just hanging on the pivot pin with no damage or sag.
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JK Freak
Joined: Feb 2008
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From: Orange County, CA
Dadgummit, you know my opinion.....Smittybilt XRC!!! It meets all your requirements as it did for me as well.
No place for auxillary lighting to just bolt in but you can easily mount a pair of small lights under or on top of the bumper and still have it look good.
For the price and features, it just can't be beat!
Plus it mounts using the 4 hitch bolts plus another 2 on each side of the rear frame rail - very solid. Heck, its held my 40" tire just fine on the trails with no rattling and I even left the whole swing arm thing open for almost 2 days in the garage with the entire weight of the spare just hanging on the pivot pin with no damage or sag.
No place for auxillary lighting to just bolt in but you can easily mount a pair of small lights under or on top of the bumper and still have it look good.
For the price and features, it just can't be beat!
Plus it mounts using the 4 hitch bolts plus another 2 on each side of the rear frame rail - very solid. Heck, its held my 40" tire just fine on the trails with no rattling and I even left the whole swing arm thing open for almost 2 days in the garage with the entire weight of the spare just hanging on the pivot pin with no damage or sag.
JK Super Freak
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From: Gilbert, Arizona
Honestly, seeing that bumper on your rig is probably one of the biggest reasons I have been considering the XRC. I am really leaning towards getting this one and putting the $450 I save towards another mod. Smitty says their pin is grade 5 steel, I cannot imagine that would snap off like the fab fours in the above thread.
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JK Freak
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From: Orange County, CA
Well, It's official, I ordered the Smitty. I got a SMOKIN deal from Bruised @ 4wd.com. It was like 1/2 the price of the LOD. Now I just have to wait (that is the hardest part).
JK Jedi Master
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From: O HI 4 Lo
any bumper in a salt state wont hold up. Soon as it gets a crack or a chip in the finish, its going to get screwed up