Smittybilt

[themonk]

Bumper for XJunk...

Good, bad, or complete total shit?

Looks nicer than most of the other options that seem to have been built in bubba's garage.

 

[ArizonaJeeper]

No awful

We run a pair of their sliders.

Any fab shops around?

They might be cheaper.

 

[abqtj]

Smittybuilt's quality has improved over the years. Nothing wrong with them.

 

[Jeepnut28]

I have a pair of their nerfs on my new truck. They seem to work as advertised.

 

[whiskey tango]

What about rough country? It came down to smittybilt and rough country when I was looking at bumpers. I think they were similarly priced with the stuff I wanted. I ended up with the rough country. I think it was made with thicker steel.

 

[themonk]

No awful

We run a pair of their sliders.

Any fab shops around?

They might be cheaper.

Local fab stuff looks like bubba never heard of curves. I want something that will work but also not look hacked together.

 

[Hooligan]

Link?

 

[frank_c]

Guy I work with has a full complement of Smittybilt bolt-ons on his JKU Rubicon. Haven't heard him gripe about the powder coat coming off or anything yet.

 

[KJVBlueXJ]

I had one on my XJ. It was sturdy and never presented any problems while I had it.

 

[John]

Brush guard FTL

 

[themonk]

Link?

This is what I'm looking at with a hoop over the winch. NOT a stinger thing.

Amazon.com Smittybilt 76810 XRC Front Bumper for Jeep Cherokee XJ Automotive

 

[John]

I would need to see it installed, but that probably would look terrible on an XJ. The XJ is way too square for that to look right and it's pretty agressive for a stock Jeep.

 

[themonk]

It didn't look horrible from the pictures I saw of it elsewhere. Reasonably decent. One thing it doesn't do is let the areas covered by the bumper end caps exposed. Many of the bumpers on the market don't cover the space. Looks unfinished to me.

I'd prefer the ARB bumper but that's almost double the cost.

 

[John]

You get what you pay for...

 

[themonk]

This is very true. I'm not a ballah like the rest of JUOT.

 

[John]

Just save up a little more

 

[themonk]

I really could use the winch on that thing right now. It's going to wait regardless of what I decide to buy however.

 

[whiskey tango]

Here's rough country's xj bumper. In other pictures it looks like it leaves the fender flares unprotected in the front though.

The d rings and winch hoop are optional.

$70 less than smittybilts. I am very satisfied with my rough country bumper. It's very stout.

 

[John]

That's not too bad.

 

[themonk]

Here's rough country's xj bumper. In other pictures it looks like it leaves the fender flares unprotected in the front though.

The d rings and winch hoop are optional.

$70 less than smittybilts. I am very satisfied with my rough country bumper. It's very stout.

I believe that it does let the flairs unprotected as well as just looking unfinished. Probably was designed with the earlier XJ in mind and not updated to match the later XJ.