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View Poll Results: Which bumper?
Rugged Ridge XHD
56.86%
ARB Deluxe
43.14%
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POLL! Can't decide on bumper...

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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 09:57 PM
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I have the ARB Deluxe bar and love it. Have also run them on other vehicles and would buy one again in an instant. Well built and tough and I think it looks awesome!
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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 03:56 AM
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I put XHD front and rear on my Jeep last night, and the install was a breeze. The quality had me very happy I made that choice in bumpers.
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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 04:08 AM
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man, check out the Benchmark Designs site, i think i'm going to go with them. They have some sweet stuff that i'm gonna get for my rig.
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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 04:51 AM
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I looked for a long time and went with the Body armor unit wiht skid plate, all for under $460 shipped.

i have not seen anything else within $300 that i would rather have.

Very happy with it
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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 05:49 AM
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I ran ARB's on my Land Rovers. That bumper is designed to take a hit, it is stout. Come to think of it, that was probably my only complaint, it weighed a metric shit ton! Cannot beat the quality though.
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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 06:46 AM
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RR for price and flexibility. I have the RR in a stubby with hoop and love it. I helped a guy install an ARB a few weeks back and I bet it wieghted 3 times what the RR did.
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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 07:10 AM
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I have the ARB and love it. Looks good & its beefy.

I know a few people with the RR that wheel hard and they equally <3 it.

If you're event thinking about running flat fenders, go with the RR or another stubby.

IMHO I don't think flats look good with the ARB.. its designed to go with the bumper lines like the AEV.
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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 07:11 AM
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I have been loving the Shrockworks bumpers
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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 07:40 AM
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If you like the ARB and can afford the extra money look at the AEV premium. They are extremely similar but the AEV flows nicer then the ARB IMO.

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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Vincent
man, check out the Benchmark Designs site, i think i'm going to go with them. They have some sweet stuff that i'm gonna get for my rig.
Right on!

The new bumpers are tough!



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