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I looked around for a long while for a bumper that I really liked. I wanted something that would protect the front end, radiator, and fenders. I looked at the ARB's, bulletproof, durango, more, etc, etc, etc. I wanted a bumper the would give me better approach angles for my tires, so that threw out most of the bumper designs. I then looked around at who offered protection for the hood and radiator. I figured that since the top of the radiator was plastic in these Jeep's I would probably end up damaging that some how. That basically left either a custom job or a bumper from Toys by Troy, but still I kept looking around. Then a recent event (see my E-Ticket video), made me decide that I really needed to go ahead and order a bumper that protected that hood, I then remembered that Troy had just came out with a new stinger bumper. So why not, I had only seen 1 picture of it, and I liked it. So here it is. The fit and finish on this thing is beautiful, it's a big box (sorry UPS), but the bumper has foam packing inside. The whole install took 30 minutes to unbolt the old, take pics and bolt in the new. This entire bumper is designed to be a lifting point, so it doesn't matter where you put your hi-lift you can lift at that point. I took a look around at who offered these bumpers since usually going to the source is the most expensive route. I found a new company (Macs4x4products) starting up out of Las Vegas, NV that had one in stock and could ship immediately. Perfect. His price was competitive with everyone else out there, so I didn't worry about that. Mac is a Jeeper also and runs these products on his jeep, so there is knowledge behind the product. Here's the link to his site, he's going to continue to add products, so who knows what will show up next. www.macs4x4products.com
Additional
Parts: Anti-Seize |
Tools
Needed: T-55 Torx socket Ratchet Dremel or file |
N-m | Ft. Lbs. | In. Lbs. | |
FRONT BUMPER SCREW |
104 | 77 | - |
FRONT TOW HOOK SCREW | 108 | 80 | - |
This page last updated: 16-Apr-2008
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