The perfect front bumper.

[JABCAT]

They are still on ebay, they have gone up a little $315 i think they were $280 few months ago.

This is the way to go. $300-315.
Knock-off Rubicon Bumper

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[Crawldad58]

This is the way to go. $300-315.
Knock-off Rubicon Bumper

I like that that one doesn’t have the sensor holes that other knockoffs have

 

[X35]

This is the way to go. $300-315.
Knock-off Rubicon Bumper

The link states stubby but pics show it with the end caps Can anyone confirm what’s actually included? For a little over $300.00 I’m interested.

 

[JABCAT]

The link states stubby but pics show it with the end caps Can anyone confirm what’s actually included? For a little over $300.00 I’m interested.

Scrolling through the add it appears it includes the entire bumper & end caps, bull bar & winch plate.

 

[RevJonG]

This is the way to go. $300-315.
Knock-off Rubicon Bumper

Thank You

 

[RevJonG]

Does anybody have experience with "Westin 59-80115 WJ2"?

 

[Lil Ennis]

x35 the endcaps, winchplate, and bull bar are included. Endcaps can be removed just like the mopar one. They are available with or without the sensor holes.

 

[Remorseless]

Thanks but those bumpers hang down too low, prefer they are same height as frame rails or very close for more approach angle. Winch should be mounted between the frame rails please.

Honestly their winch on top bumper is what has me interested, specifically due to how tight it is without being a frame chop bumper:

Pair that with one of the new Warn XC winches and you won't come up too far in front of the grill. The Zeon 12S in that pic sits ~3" taller than an XC 12S. You basically lose all the winch height above the clutch handle, which should preserve like all of the airflow through the grill. You can see in the pic below that the top of the clutch handle is roughly even with the bottom of the grill slots:

I've had to use my winch enough around the property the past year or two (tornado and tree damage) and had a few issues that have caused me to sour on the tucked in winch setup.

 

[ASSFROW]

Honestly their winch on top bumper is what has me interested, specifically due to how tight it is without being a frame chop bumper:

Pair that with one of the new Warn XC winches and you won't come up too far in front of the grill. The Zeon 12S in that pic sits ~3" taller than an XC 12S. You basically lose all the winch height above the clutch handle, which should preserve like all of the airflow through the grill. You can see in the pic below that the top of the clutch handle is roughly even with the bottom of the grill slots:

I've had to use my winch enough around the property the past year or two (tornado and tree damage) and had a few issues that have caused me to sour on the tucked in winch setup.

You know you really like it because of the colored cover plates, bro led bar and the subtle angry look.

 

[Remorseless]

You know you really like it because of the colored cover plates, bro led bar and the subtle angry look.

Thankfully it comes in all black and without a light bar cutout. God it's the broiest looking thing I've ever considered and it conflicts me greatly.

 

[SCJeeps]

I was in the same boat and here is where I landed:
Cost: By the time I could source a takeoff and get a winch plate the cost was comparable to an aftermarket bumper. I picked what I wanted and waited for it to go on sale with free shipping.
Asthetics: the OEM steel bumper wins, but several of the aftermarket’s look good.
Durability: I think any of the aftermarket wins as they are typically 3/16” steel or aluminum.
Protection: Both do a decent job but aftermarket is probably better, I know the skid on mine is substantial and protects well.

I ended up purchasing Next Venture Motorsports Adventure Series Steel Bumper. I literally just finished installing it yesterday. Sorry it doesn’t have a winch yet because the bumper came so quick, I was working off of their posted build times and have not yet sourced a winch. This thing is super beefy and has the fog lights mounted which was a must for me.

 

[WillysMeow]

Honestly their winch on top bumper is what has me interested, specifically due to how tight it is without being a frame chop bumper:

Pair that with one of the new Warn XC winches and you won't come up too far in front of the grill. The Zeon 12S in that pic sits ~3" taller than an XC 12S. You basically lose all the winch height above the clutch handle, which should preserve like all of the airflow through the grill. You can see in the pic below that the top of the clutch handle is roughly even with the bottom of the grill slots:

I've had to use my winch enough around the property the past year or two (tornado and tree damage) and had a few issues that have caused me to sour on the tucked in winch setup.

Might do frame chop...someday but not anytime soon.

What winch problems were you having?

Was at MetalCloak the other day and checked out the employees Jeeps while there, several of them are running SuperWinch 10k with short looking synthetic line. So many winch choices, thinking 10k with 75-100' synthetic line? Trying to keep weight down, radiator blockage to minimum, but pulling power enough...and reliable. No thanks on the HF Badlands, seen too many dead ones.

 

[3TV]

Rugged Ridge XOR. Small…lightish.. and was under $400 shipped

Agreed! Another vote for Rugged Ridge XOR. Here is mine:

 

[Uhdinator]

https://www.extremeterrain.com/jeep...MIworc_7bplQMVIzqHAx0DmAp6EAQYByABEgJo9PD_BwE

 

[Remorseless]

Might do frame chop...someday but not anytime soon.

What winch problems were you having?

Was at MetalCloak the other day and checked out the employees Jeeps while there, several of them are running SuperWinch 10k with short looking synthetic line. So many winch choices, thinking 10k with 75-100' synthetic line? Trying to keep weight down, radiator blockage to minimum, but pulling power enough...and reliable. No thanks on the HF Badlands, seen too many dead ones.

I run a Bubba Rope synthetic line with a built-in soft thimble on a Warn M8000. I managed to suck the thimble through my normal width hawse fairlead a few times somehow. With the winch tucked into the bumper the way it is, it's a pain the ass to get your hands in there and do anything useful with them to get the damn thing out.

Then another time I had to do a pull on a pretty good angle off to one side and when it wound in it was all on top of itself and getting the line to unspool without access around the winch was difficult because it got sucked in with the weight of a JKU hanging off it. I've also occasionally dropped the odd thing in between the winch and bumper when working on the Jeep and it's a royal pain to get stuff out of there.

Basically, I just have, on several occasions, found myself wanting to be able to manipulate things around the winch with enough space to have dexterity and leverage.

So my thinking is one of the Warn XC 10S winches with the Bleeping Jeep winch line/soft shackle combo to replace my M8000 to gain a little capacity and reduce overall height (the M8000's control box sits at about 10", ~2.5"-3" taller than the XC).

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