Warrior-Stubby Front Rock Crawler Bumper
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JK Newbie
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From: Holland, Michigan
Warrior-Stubby Front Rock Crawler Bumper
Has anybody bought this front bumper? It looks good, and it's priced well.
Product #597 Warrior-Stubby Front Rock Crawler Bumper
http://www.tellico4x4.com/images/pro...ior/war597.jpg
Product #597 Warrior-Stubby Front Rock Crawler Bumper
http://www.tellico4x4.com/images/pro...ior/war597.jpg
JK Freak
Joined: Aug 2008
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From: Clearfield, Utah
Have not purchased this bumper and don't know anyone personally that has. I have used several Warrior products on my current and past JK, and have no issues with them, other than their installation instructions are pathetic.
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 454
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From: College Station & Arlington, Tx
I have this bumper on my JK. The only issue with it was that the bolt holes were slightly off and needed some drilling or machining out before it was installed. Really and truly a great bumper, looks excellent, great clearance off road, got a smitty xrc8 bolted down to it... Good stuff 
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JK Newbie
Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Clovis, NM
I've had this one for a couple years. Good bumper HOWEVER!, you need to reinforce the winch mount because i've bent it twice just winching. Oh also you need to make the front fairlead hole a bit bigger because your cable will rub.
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Jun 2008
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From: Vancouver, WA
I got one of the first few and as mentioned the holes didn't line up. Had to drill holes to mount the brush guard and since have yanked it off because it chipped. The winch I got, Superwinch, didn't fit so had to cut the hole on top and put a couple washers under the winch it in order to get it to fit. Really like the look, good value and know they have made some changes since I got mine that would have fixed some issues I had. A friend of mine actually has the exact one in the picture on his, live close to their shop and they gave him a deal on it.
JK Newbie
Joined: Jun 2011
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From: Timonium, Maryland
I threw one of these on my JK last week. Looks great, but my prerunner bar was welded on crooked. I've PM'ed Warrior about the issue on another forum to give them at least a fighting chance before posting a negative review, but they haven't answered. Here's my review...
I received a Warrior Products Rock Crawler Stubby Winch bumper today after much debate on the right bumper to pick. It seems like nobody on the forum has these. A few people have asked about them, but I couldn't get any follow-up on my inquiries except from the Vendors. Since there was no bad press, I ended up selecting this bumper because of it's combination of price point, appearance, and function. As far as function goes, I'm a recreational (< 10 times per year) wheeler. I'm not ready to start hauling a winch around on my daily driver, but I do want the option in the future. Basically, I didn't want something with a monstrous hole in the middle, saying, "Hey, you forgot the winch!"
Here's a quick review of my initial observations.
The panels which aren't integral to the winch plate measure ~0.15" thick. In the winch mounting and structural areas, this material is doubled for a thickness of 0.30". The welding job appears to be good and is consistent in all areas (probably robotic from the looks of the bead). I found evidence of a frozen MIG wire at the end of the weld on the passenger side D-ring mount - it happens. The D-ring mounts are welded inside and out. For reinforcement, a piece of 0.5" angle iron is welded under the flat portion on top of the bumper, behind the spool access window (See the first image below). The powdercoat finish is even and smooth, but a few places, especially the corners, had slight coating blemishes from shipping. It looked as if the reseller used plastic bags, brown paper wrapping, and foam padding found in the dumpster to pack this thing up. I would have prefered to see it carefully wrapped in foam, but what the heck? It's an off-road bumper... It's quite an awkward item to ship with the prerunner guard, so I'll excuse it. I'm planning to bedline it anyhow.
My only initial concern with the design is the areas where the plate is lapped for reinforcement. Experience tells me that moisture will collect between portions the plates and eventually rust. I'll have to keep an eye on this.
Installation was incredibly simple. Just pop out the fog lights, remove the the eight nuts securing the factory bumper, position the new one and tighten down with the new fasteners. I installed D-rings the next day and found the hole diameter of the passenger side mount was a little smaller than the driver side. the shackle pin, even with paint removed, would not fit through the mount. I had to file the shackle pin. I'm sure it was the bumper because the same pin fit easily into the driver side mount. After taking a few pictures, I also noticed that the brush guard is slightly crooked. It appears the bumper was welded crooked, definitely not bent in shipping. I'm not too pleased about this.
Until I get a winch, I'll be using the fairlead mounting holes for fog light mounting locations. I slapped a set of Hella 500FF fogs on and presto!
In the grand scheme, I think the bumper looks great and will perform exceptionally, but there were a few minor issues.
I received a Warrior Products Rock Crawler Stubby Winch bumper today after much debate on the right bumper to pick. It seems like nobody on the forum has these. A few people have asked about them, but I couldn't get any follow-up on my inquiries except from the Vendors. Since there was no bad press, I ended up selecting this bumper because of it's combination of price point, appearance, and function. As far as function goes, I'm a recreational (< 10 times per year) wheeler. I'm not ready to start hauling a winch around on my daily driver, but I do want the option in the future. Basically, I didn't want something with a monstrous hole in the middle, saying, "Hey, you forgot the winch!"
Here's a quick review of my initial observations.
The panels which aren't integral to the winch plate measure ~0.15" thick. In the winch mounting and structural areas, this material is doubled for a thickness of 0.30". The welding job appears to be good and is consistent in all areas (probably robotic from the looks of the bead). I found evidence of a frozen MIG wire at the end of the weld on the passenger side D-ring mount - it happens. The D-ring mounts are welded inside and out. For reinforcement, a piece of 0.5" angle iron is welded under the flat portion on top of the bumper, behind the spool access window (See the first image below). The powdercoat finish is even and smooth, but a few places, especially the corners, had slight coating blemishes from shipping. It looked as if the reseller used plastic bags, brown paper wrapping, and foam padding found in the dumpster to pack this thing up. I would have prefered to see it carefully wrapped in foam, but what the heck? It's an off-road bumper... It's quite an awkward item to ship with the prerunner guard, so I'll excuse it. I'm planning to bedline it anyhow.
My only initial concern with the design is the areas where the plate is lapped for reinforcement. Experience tells me that moisture will collect between portions the plates and eventually rust. I'll have to keep an eye on this.
Installation was incredibly simple. Just pop out the fog lights, remove the the eight nuts securing the factory bumper, position the new one and tighten down with the new fasteners. I installed D-rings the next day and found the hole diameter of the passenger side mount was a little smaller than the driver side. the shackle pin, even with paint removed, would not fit through the mount. I had to file the shackle pin. I'm sure it was the bumper because the same pin fit easily into the driver side mount. After taking a few pictures, I also noticed that the brush guard is slightly crooked. It appears the bumper was welded crooked, definitely not bent in shipping. I'm not too pleased about this.
Until I get a winch, I'll be using the fairlead mounting holes for fog light mounting locations. I slapped a set of Hella 500FF fogs on and presto!
In the grand scheme, I think the bumper looks great and will perform exceptionally, but there were a few minor issues.