Mopar Front Bumpers
JK Enthusiast
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From: Milford, MI
I've got a mopar on my rubicon and love it. I shopped around on line and got a great price, then took it to my dealer and asked them to match it. They did
I live in Maine, plenty of mud in the spring, rocks in the summer and salt in the winter. The powdercoat on my bumper is fantastic. I wrestled between the Mopar and the Shrockworks bumper. I chose the Mopar because it was lighter (still heavy duty) and because the Mopar bumper claims to retain the safety of the crush cans, an engineered feature of the stock bumper. Rather the crush cans are needed or not for air bag deployment is a subject for debate, but I figured the Mopar engeniers put them in the bumper for a reason. ARB is the only other manufacturer that I found willing to put in writing that their bumper was "air bag safe".
I live in Maine, plenty of mud in the spring, rocks in the summer and salt in the winter. The powdercoat on my bumper is fantastic. I wrestled between the Mopar and the Shrockworks bumper. I chose the Mopar because it was lighter (still heavy duty) and because the Mopar bumper claims to retain the safety of the crush cans, an engineered feature of the stock bumper. Rather the crush cans are needed or not for air bag deployment is a subject for debate, but I figured the Mopar engeniers put them in the bumper for a reason. ARB is the only other manufacturer that I found willing to put in writing that their bumper was "air bag safe".
Heres mine:
JK Newbie
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From: Dallas, TX
JK Super Freak
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From: The edge of the Pine Barrens, NJ
I'd imagine the Rugged Ridge one's might as well, but never tried it, but I know 100% the Pure Jeep one's work well, and look better too.
JK Newbie
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From: Dallas, TX
Get the PURE JEEP D rings, they take the place of the plastic caps and metal crush cans underneath. You will have to cut off the cans, and the PURE JEEP's bolt right up.
I'd imagine the Rugged Ridge one's might as well, but never tried it, but I know 100% the Pure Jeep one's work well, and look better too.
I'd imagine the Rugged Ridge one's might as well, but never tried it, but I know 100% the Pure Jeep one's work well, and look better too.
JK Junkie
Joined: Jul 2009
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From: The San Andreas Fault
I've got a mopar on my rubicon and love it. I shopped around on line and got a great price, then took it to my dealer and asked them to match it. They did
I live in Maine, plenty of mud in the spring, rocks in the summer and salt in the winter. The powdercoat on my bumper is fantastic. I wrestled between the Mopar and the Shrockworks bumper. I chose the Mopar because it was lighter (still heavy duty) and because the Mopar bumper claims to retain the safety of the crush cans, an engineered feature of the stock bumper. Rather the crush cans are needed or not for air bag deployment is a subject for debate, but I figured the Mopar engeniers put them in the bumper for a reason. ARB is the only other manufacturer that I found willing to put in writing that their bumper was "air bag safe".
I live in Maine, plenty of mud in the spring, rocks in the summer and salt in the winter. The powdercoat on my bumper is fantastic. I wrestled between the Mopar and the Shrockworks bumper. I chose the Mopar because it was lighter (still heavy duty) and because the Mopar bumper claims to retain the safety of the crush cans, an engineered feature of the stock bumper. Rather the crush cans are needed or not for air bag deployment is a subject for debate, but I figured the Mopar engeniers put them in the bumper for a reason. ARB is the only other manufacturer that I found willing to put in writing that their bumper was "air bag safe".
Did you check with AEV regarding the air bags?
JK Freak
Joined: Jun 2008
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From: Eliot, Maine
I forgot to check AEV. I didn't like the mesh section on the bumper, it looked like it would be a pain to clean mud from. I bet they are air bag approved as well. AEV exceeds OEM standards and is a great company.
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JK Freak
Joined: Dec 2008
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From: Shreveport, LA
Man there are some SHARP Jeeps in this thread! I'm looking into the Mopar and the modular bumper. The modular bumper with a stinger or pre-runner bar is EXPEN$IVE!!! That's the only drawback I see with it.
Decisions decisions...
Oh yeah. I see some discussion about the crush cans and the air bags. From what I've read, the airbags aren't controlled by anything in the bumpers, rather they are controlled by accelerometers in one of the front corners of the Jeep. Am I missing something here?
Decisions decisions...
Oh yeah. I see some discussion about the crush cans and the air bags. From what I've read, the airbags aren't controlled by anything in the bumpers, rather they are controlled by accelerometers in one of the front corners of the Jeep. Am I missing something here?
Last edited by jeepguy553; Jan 20, 2010 at 09:34 AM.
JK Freak
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From: Mt. Pleasant, SC
Man there are some SHARP Jeeps in this thread! I'm looking into the Mopar and the modular bumper. The modular bumper with a stinger or pre-runner bar is EXPEN$IVE!!! That's the only drawback I see with it.
Decisions decisions...
Oh yeah. I see some discussion about the crush cans and the air bags. From what I've read, the airbags aren't controlled by anything in the bumpers, rather they are controlled by accelerometers in one of the front corners of the Jeep. Am I missing something here?
Decisions decisions...
Oh yeah. I see some discussion about the crush cans and the air bags. From what I've read, the airbags aren't controlled by anything in the bumpers, rather they are controlled by accelerometers in one of the front corners of the Jeep. Am I missing something here?
You are correct, the crush cans have nothing to do with the airbags. They are just a couple of thin metal cans to absorb a little bit of a bump, assuming you hit a nice flat object exactly at that location.