Stubby bumper

[Becke9296]

Looking for a nice stubby bumper with stinger fog light mounts with a recessed winch pocket. Any suggestions?

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[Craigger]

The Rock Hard Patriot almost fits all those features:

https://www.rockhard4x4.com/product_p/rh-90240.htm

I have the aluminum version to keep weight down but they make it in steel as well. I got it since it's one of the few that are designed to hook up to an RV tow bar but I've found it to be a really good bumper.

 

[Aquastream]

Rugged ridge- Affordable. Lightweight. Uses factory fog lights

 

[Whiskeybiskit]

Quadratec stubby.

 

[Becke9296]

Thank you guys yall are awesome thank you for the suggestions and pictures

 

[Ratbert]

If you have a big budget then consider AEV. Incredibly well designed and built. Nobody else uses hot stamped boron steel.

 

[Becke9296]

I had plan of fabricating my own bumper but with all the time I spend working and traveling back home when I'm not working I found my time is better spent with my little girls and wife rather then building a bumper and the AEV are nice but they are out of my budget lol

 

[failsafe306]

Motobilt Hammer

 

[shooting4625]

Love the Rockhard 4x4, mine is a mid width, Aluminum, love the rear as well.

 

[Recon23]

I am also looking for a bumper to replace my stock plastic bumper. There are a lot of options out there. It would be helpful if folks could show what bumper they have installed on their wrangler as well as what winch you went with and how it fit. One question I have is guys with the aftermarket bumper and stinger bar smaller bar, how much does in interfere with the forward camera?

I have been going back and forth between the rock-hard 4x4 mid aluminum to save weight. It has nice looks and fits all the needs of recessed winch as well as lights.

Another bumper I have been looking at is from Hefty Fabrication. It is a stubby with recessed winch, factory light pockets, as well as hoop and light tabs. Best of all listed as 3/16 steel and weighing in at I believe 48 lbs! I believe they also offer a sway bar skid plate that attaches. I haven't seen anyone with this bumper yet and am curios what you all think of it. It looks to fit all the needs.

I hope this helps.

 

[MattJL]

The Rock Hard Patriot almost fits all those features:

https://www.rockhard4x4.com/product_p/rh-90240.htm

I have the aluminum version to keep weight down but they make it in steel as well. I got it since it's one of the few that are designed to hook up to an RV tow bar but I've found it to be a really good bumper.

Awesome setup!

 

[wibornz]

I prefer a bumper that puts the winch in-between the frame rails, not on top of the bumper blocking the radiator. I use an Ace Engineering bumper. It will accept your stock fog lights. It is very strong. Like I thing you could run it over on concrete with a tank, and it would not hurt it. You will pay dearly for it though as they think a lot about their bumpers.

Ace bumper

The link is to mine they have other bumpers as well.

 

[Becke9296]

I prefer a bumper that puts the winch in-between the frame rails, not on top of the bumper blocking the radiator. I use an Ace Engineering bumper. It will accept your stock fog lights. It is very strong. Like I thing you could run it over on concrete with a tank, and it would not hurt it. You will pay dearly for it though as they think a lot about their bumpers.

Ace bumper

The link is to mine they have other bumpers as well.

I agree with you on getting the winch between the rails. I will be getting a camper and hauling.it so I'd like to have as much air flow to the radiator. The Ace bumper you have exactly what I want.

 

[Grayhound]

I’m running the aluminum mp concepts bumper from extreme terrain. It’s cheap, made in China aluminum.

However it looks stock, it weighs less than my stock plastic bumper. The winch plate is solid and puts the winch between the rails so me diesel will stay cool!

I’ve already bent the skid plate my 1st time out, but I’m good with it!

 

[Rangemaster]

I am running a poison spyder front bumper with the skid plate.

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