I'm thinking of buying the SRC front bumper with an XRC-8 Winch for my new 2011 wrangler sport unlimited. I was wondering if anyone here has experience with one or both of these products and how you liked it?

Bumper : http://www.quadratec.com/products/12057_1000_07.htm

Winch : http://www.quadratec.com/products/92122_1000_07.htm

I have 2 concerns at the moment...

-What should I do with my fog lights? Will they be able to mount behind the holes in the bumper or will I need to buy some KC lights to replace my stock fog lights?

-Is adding this bumper and winch going to add enough extra weight that my front-end will sag down more? I'm still running with the stock suspension, no lift, and stock tires since i figured the most important thing to buy first would be some recovery gear and a winch.

**I'm still very much a newbie to the jeep world so any advice is appreciated.**

 

No they wont fit mount to this bumper, so Yes grab a set of New Lights, you can grab a set of hella 500 @ 55 watts and just connect them to your Stock fog light wiring to maintain your stock fog switch ..

i dont have a winch but i did notice a little weight difference in the front after adding the SRC but no sagging (YET), so i went and added a Small 2" Lift to help just incase

 

There is no where for your stock fog lights. There are 2 tabs for lights, I would say to buy lights in a housing, you can use the fog light wiring.
It doesn't drop it much more than the regular rake. I just installed that setup 2 weekends ago. I will probably put a small spacer in the front to level.
I can take a side picture and show you if you would like. My suspension is stock.



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Every picture I see makes me like this bumper even more lol.

Thanks for the great information on the lighting and the picture. I wouldn't have know what wattage to get new lights without you telling me and I still enjoy my stock fog switch. I'll probably pick up some small spacers too depending on if I notice the difference or not when I install it... maybe 1/2" or 3/4" spacer.

 

no problem....the nice thing with the hella's @ 55 watts or any other light @ no more than 55 watts is you don't need to use the wire harness or the relay to install just wire direct - super simple and quick install ... plus the Hella 500 is a slim light so it leaves more room on your bumper for winch clearance ..

 

buy the aftermarket lights and get at least a 3/4" leveling kit. You will see a signifigant amount af sag once you add the weight. May not show up right away but give it a while and you will look like speed racer. I had that same setup on my 2 door rubi and it sagged pretty good. May even want an 1 1/4 leveling kit. I think that combo adds about 150 lbs to the front. Find somebody that size and have them stand on your front bumper and you will see some sag I guarantee

 

I went with the xrc and love it. as for the weight thing just add the rear bumper and tire carrier it will level things out. They also have a stinger now that is really cheap, looks really good, and is probably a little lighter

 

The Rear bumper with 2" Receiver and Swing away tire carrier is about $800 so that's going to put me over budget for this first upgrade unless I wait till the summer to buy both. Would two 1" TeraFlex Front Coil Spacers be adequate to counter the sagging? http://www.quadratec.com/products/16190_1003.htm

If so what kind of labor costs (ballpark figure) would I be looking at to have a dealer put those Spacers in?
I would try to install them myself but I'm not sure if suspension work is in my skill set yet...

*EDIT*
ALso if I go with a 1" Coil Spacer, am I going to need to purchase longer shocks since I'm running factory? If so I might just wait till the summer when I can get both bumpers and then from there move to a 2" lift with new shocks and forget the 1" spacers.

 

I just ordered the bumper got mine through jcwhitney for 353 shipped but wont ship out till jan 16 if u order before 12/31 enter in promo code MERRY3 and get a extra 30 off and free shipping. did this yesterday.

 

i have that problem with mine. front end sags with the bumper and the winch.