Mine's the Rampage Recovery bumper. I wanted a full-width, heavy bumper, preferably something one-piece to minimize areas where road salt could get into it in the winter and start chowing down. Intended off-road use is moderate trails, a good deal of mud and woods trails. For work I sometimes have to go off-road where there are no trails, and the Rampage will surely excel at making a path through brush and other hapless small-growth foliage I might need to dominate. Hence the bull bar.
Both front and rear are all steel. The front weighs around 115 lbs with the winch plate installed (in my photos, it's not). To mount a winch, you need countersunk hardware, since the holes for mounting are already drilled and have threaded inserts. It has two recovery points with d-rings.
The rear weighs about 95 lbs. Also has two recovery points with d-rings. Only downside to the rear is that there's no tire carrier...I'll deal with that in the spring.
I bought both in powdercoated black. They also come in semi-gloss.
They were shockingly easy to install. If you've got somebody to help hold em in place while you start a couple bolts, you can handle this job.
No grinding and no cussing was necessary. You don't even have to move the vacuum pump on the '12, though it did make tightening the upper, outside driver's-side bolt a little bit tricky.
Amazon had the best price on these bumpers by a wide margin. Plus free shipping. Front was $480 and change. Rear was more (oddly) at $520.
These things are BEEFY. Indeed, saplings will no doubt squeal in terror as my Rampage bumper bears down on them.
My only issue with deciding on them was how they'd look with 35's and Bushwacker flatties. Couldn't find a photo of that combo anywhere, despite casting a wide net. Eventually I just figured that if they ended up looking like Dumbo's ears on my Jeep, I'd give em a trim w/the sawzall.
Once I got em on, however, I thought they looked pretty sweet. So I'm happy all the way around.
Some pics:
On the way home from the dealership. So new and innocent and unsuspecting. Fond memories.
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While installing lift, bumpers, wheels at my buddy's garage. Looks like something satan would drive. No offense god-fearing peeps!
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A gray, industrial photo for the WF folks.
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Almost forgot: I liked that the rear had mounts for lights...they've already come in handy once, during a Holiday standoff in the wee hours near Green Bay. :thumb:
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