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Old Oct 31, 2011 | 01:10 AM
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I'm sick to death of re-buying the stupid plastic bumper trim pieces. Anybody had good luck with the Warrior Rock Crawler bumper? Does the extra weight affect the XJ much?
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Old Oct 31, 2011 | 06:23 AM
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there are alot of different guys who sell bumpers.. I have never tried the warrior ones but here are my favorites

http://www.jcroffroad.com/Merchant2/...egory_Code=XJB

http://www.hansonoffroad.com/products.php?cat=12

http://www.ajsoffroadarmor.com/home.php?cat=249




And some more:

http://rustysoffroad.com/mm5/merchan...y_Code=bum_rus

http://www.arbusa.com/Products/Bull-...pxars-C33.aspx

http://www.logansmetals4x4.com/id9.html

http://www.warn.com/truck/mounting-s...umper_xj.shtml

http://www.wildhorses4x4.com/category/JEEP_XJ_BUMPERS

http://www.polyperformance.com/shop/...w-p-29303.html

http://www.rigidco.com/

http://detoursusa.com/

http://www.boulderbars.com/xjfrontbumper.htm

http://custom4x4fabrication.com/front_xj.html

http://www.cassidyscustom.com/xjbumpers.html

http://www.kevinsoffroad.com/cart/in...ex&cPath=47_58

lol and the list goes on and on... I have never tried the warrior ones (had the ARB and hated it, love the JCR ones I run now) but I thought I would give you a few more to look at

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Old Oct 31, 2011 | 10:09 AM
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Hey there I work for warrior and I own a cherokee so I have first hand experience. The front bumpers in my opinion are really nice. Good quality. Don't touch the rear.
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Old Oct 31, 2011 | 10:21 AM
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Also with the weight of the winch bumper I thought my rig handled and felt better..
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Old Oct 31, 2011 | 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by b16a90teg
The front bumpers in my opinion are really nice. Good quality. Don't touch the rear.
You mean don't ditch the OEM rear bumper, or don't use Warrior's rear?
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Old Nov 1, 2011 | 12:03 PM
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I would not buy the current warrior rear bumper. We are in the process of redesigning it. But not for a few months.

But like I said if I wasn't building a custom front for my own I would buy one. if you have a winch check out warrior number 56055 its stout and reinforced quite well.
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Old Nov 2, 2011 | 11:19 AM
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Thanks for the info. I don't have the coin to do both bumpers right now, anyway. I'll do the front and see how I like it.
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Old Nov 16, 2011 | 04:09 PM
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Go for the front I got my today and installed. Looks great, I couldn't be happier with it.
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Old Nov 16, 2011 | 06:00 PM
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Very sharp. I'm placing my order as soon as I get an answer back from Warrior on a local distributor.
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Old Dec 4, 2011 | 12:27 PM
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Picked up my front bumper from Warrior this week. Can't wait to see it on. The auto-body guy who's fixing my collision damage was impressed with the workmanship, and he's really picky.

b16a90teg, can you tell me anything about the new rear bumpers? Are they going to have a real full-rated hitch available?
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Old Dec 4, 2011 | 12:38 PM
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how much are they?
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Old Dec 4, 2011 | 01:58 PM
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i know a guy that builds bumpers.... just click below
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Old Dec 5, 2011 | 12:28 AM
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Plinker, truthfully I highly doubt we will be adding a hitch to it. But then again I've been known to be wrong. They haven't started designing it yet so I will run that by them.

Glad you liked the workmanship of the bumper. Which one did you end up ordering? With or without a winch? Grille guard?
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Old Dec 5, 2011 | 12:48 AM
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Hey, my wish list is a Class III hitch and a good protected place to mount a couple of 55W back-up lamps.

I got the 561. That's no winch, no guard, just D-ring tabs and it comes with the unibody ties. I like the nice clean look, and Warrior's is one of the few that will wrap around the sides and don't require cutting the quarter panel on the older body style.
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Old Dec 5, 2011 | 01:09 AM
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If you want a "stock" look than warrior us it but all other companies listed in that previous are great! I have a nates 4x4 and love it!
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