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12:10 am
April 18, 2010
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SchlingBlade
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Anyone have any recommendations for a local shop that does front bumpers for XJs? I pulled the mangled mess that was my stock bumper off the Jeep today, and figured it's not going to go back on. I'd like to get something simple with recovery hooks, maybe even with provisions to handle a winch.
Just looking for ideas at this point, to get a sense for what's out there and what stuff costs.
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1994 Jeep Wrangler "Barbie edition", 4-cyl, 5-speed, NP231, D30 w/Spartan locker, D35 w/Spartan locker, Rough Country 4" lift, 31"x10.5" Cooper Discoverer STT tires.
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10:51 am
April 18, 2010
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94XJGUY
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| Mud Slinger | posts 601 | |
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fabbing your own would be the cheapest, and i dont really know anything local unfortunatly, best bet would be to check out the web, like rustysoffroad.com, 4wd.com, jcr.com, quadratec.com, there are tons more just search for them on a google or something
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 no you dont get it… its a jeep, its never fixed, just less broken
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12:52 pm
April 18, 2010
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SchlingBlade
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| Mall Crawler | posts 321 | |
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Yeah, I browsed around 4wd.com and Rusty's last night. It really does seem cheaper to buy a welding rig and figure it out rather than pay for some of these bumpers!
Well, I'll figure something out. :-)
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1994 Jeep Wrangler "Barbie edition", 4-cyl, 5-speed, NP231, D30 w/Spartan locker, D35 w/Spartan locker, Rough Country 4" lift, 31"x10.5" Cooper Discoverer STT tires.
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3:04 am
January 8, 2011
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armyboy1911
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check craigslist some guy makes some rock bumpers on there for cheap. personally i dont know how strong they are but if mainly for looks it wouldnt be a bad option.
myself i am buying a hanson offroad winch bumper
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Mike G.
U.S. Army Veteran
2000 Jeep TJ – 4.0L 5 speed
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10:48 am
January 8, 2011
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SchlingBlade
| | Rockford, IL | |
| Mall Crawler | posts 321 | |
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I made a bumper a while back, $34 in steel and an hour of cutting and welding. 
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1994 Jeep Wrangler "Barbie edition", 4-cyl, 5-speed, NP231, D30 w/Spartan locker, D35 w/Spartan locker, Rough Country 4" lift, 31"x10.5" Cooper Discoverer STT tires.
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1:37 pm
January 9, 2011
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armyboy1911
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you could always take mine after i tear it off and out my hanson one on :P
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Mike G.
U.S. Army Veteran
2000 Jeep TJ – 4.0L 5 speed
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6:15 am
January 10, 2011
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Ozric762
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Post edited 6:18 am – January 10, 2011 by Ozric762
I just ordered a Pre-Runner style front bumper from Aries Fabrication in Schaumburg. James patterns his similar to the JCR's, but with mods that I feel are better. He welds D-ring attachments to the front and back of the bumper, includes "tie in brackets" as standard mounting point, and the main bar is 6" wide instead of 5". All in all, I'm paying about $400 for what JCR would charge $450-$500 and do not have to pay for shipping.
James pretty much is a make-to-order type of shop, so if he can just make what you want to fit in different price points.
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'99 XJ 3" spring pack, GY Duratrac 31x10.5, Ares Fabrication front and rear bumpers.
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