I'm changing my bumpers this winter, to go along with my Tub refresh. I bought a Motobilt Stubby steel bumper to go on front. For the rear, I'm thinking a HD cross-member style. So far, I've found them from
Next venture
https://nextventuremotorsports.com/...roducts/tjlj-ultra-high-clearance-rear-bumper
Barnes
https://www.barnes4wd.com/TJ-LJ-Rear-Tail-Plate-Bumper_p_308.html
Steinjager
https://steinjager.com/shop/Bumpers-1997-2006-Rear-Bare-J0049302
Swag Offroad
https://www.swagoffroad.com/SWAG-BIG-HIT-TJ-YJ-Rear-Bumper-V20_p_91.html
Nemisis
https://nem-ind.com/tj-tju-crawler-stubby-rear-bumper-w-shackle-mounts.html
Or, I might roll my own. Its not a difficult design, and I need a hitch receiver anyway, so almost all of these will need that added to them.
What do you like and Why? I know @jjvw is running the Next Venture and it seems to work for him. Price wise, I don't know why the Nemisis is 350 dollars and the Barnes one is 129...they look the same. I guess the nemesis is made from A36 which is a Armor Plate steel... But is armor plate steel necessary for a rear bumper?
Next venture
https://nextventuremotorsports.com/...roducts/tjlj-ultra-high-clearance-rear-bumper
Barnes
https://www.barnes4wd.com/TJ-LJ-Rear-Tail-Plate-Bumper_p_308.html
Steinjager
https://steinjager.com/shop/Bumpers-1997-2006-Rear-Bare-J0049302
Swag Offroad
https://www.swagoffroad.com/SWAG-BIG-HIT-TJ-YJ-Rear-Bumper-V20_p_91.html
Nemisis
https://nem-ind.com/tj-tju-crawler-stubby-rear-bumper-w-shackle-mounts.html
Or, I might roll my own. Its not a difficult design, and I need a hitch receiver anyway, so almost all of these will need that added to them.
What do you like and Why? I know @jjvw is running the Next Venture and it seems to work for him. Price wise, I don't know why the Nemisis is 350 dollars and the Barnes one is 129...they look the same. I guess the nemesis is made from A36 which is a Armor Plate steel... But is armor plate steel necessary for a rear bumper?