What are the specs of the first rig? Lift, etc please?

 

Those cutouts are for a jack. I don't use hi lift but I'm thinking for that.

The W cutout on the sides are for that as well.

 

I don't have it yet, but I love the look of the ARB stubby bumper. The second option is the poison spider one posted above.

Here's a pick of the ARB

 

I used double sided foam tape to mount my front license plate to my front bumper. In two years of HOT Texas heat, ice storms, and hail storms, it has not failed me yet.

 

I use zip ties to hold my plate on. I have an aev bumper without any mounting location. I wedge the plate on the winch fairlead and zip tie to bumper.

 

Love mine, winch going on it later this month

 

Save your hard-earned $$ and do what I did. 1/2 HR of your time and the cost of just a few cases of beer

 

https://www.purejeep.com/proddetail.php?prod=PJ1002

 

rugged ridge xhd modular bumper all the way. i've had it quite a while and love it.

it's relatively affordable, looks great, and the modular aspect is really cool. i originally had it with the end caps as a full-width bumper. then after about a year, i just took them off to make it a stubby. totally changed the look. you can just as easily bolt on a hoop, stinger, etc if you decide you want that later. you can get it with or without winch plate. i know you didn't care about fog lights, but you can retain the factory fog lights too.

as for the license plate, i just drilled two holes right below the winch fairlead, and bolted on through the top two holes in the license plate. simple and has worked for years.

 

after i wrote this, i couldn't remember how much i paid for it and was kinda curious, so i looked it up. i bought it (model 11540.10) in 2009 for $370. looks like it's selling now for about $480. wow, that's quite a jump. i guess rugged ridge realized it was a good product and could get away with selling it for more. that's a shame, but i'd still highly recommend it. just might not be as affordable as i thought in my last post...