Show me your front winch bumpers!!

[BIG98XJ]

front bumper is next on my list, seen lots of different ones in catologes, but I wanna see what they look like on a XJ! Anybody..??

[Fore Wheeler]

Trail Ready sells a real nice looking bumper, they're costly, and they don't hold up for sh!t, I've bent mine several times, they're weak, the welds look like Beezil's mom did the welding and I would have to recomend something different.

don't have any pics on this computer tho.

[BIG98XJ]

yeh I like the way they look but definatley not the price!

[hintonsooner]

For the price, it would be wiser to just buy the tools and plate steel, get some measurments and cut and weld your own.

[EricT]

mine is here

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9812

[xj92]

Here's a prototype of C-ROK's bumper. The production one eliminates the gap between the bumper and grille and sets the receiver back farther. I'm having it custom made without the receiver and cut-out logos, and with two 1/2" tabs welded on. You can mount a winch on top.
http://www.angelfire.com/ut/jason/images/Bumper_Mount_1.1.JPG
http://www.angelfire.com/ut/jason/images/Bumper5.1.JPG
http://www.angelfire.com/ut/jason/images/Bumper7.1.JPG
http://www.angelfire.com/ut/jason/images/Bumper6.1.JPG

[hintonsooner]

Thats a nice bumper but you'd better not let your wife see you putting those jack stands on her nice tile floors.

[Goatman]

Here's a shot of mine...best pic I have to see the bumper. I'm not a fan of front receivers for a winch, I've seen guys have to remove their winch for approach to a fall, then put the winch back in after they got pointed up the fall so they could winch up it. I've also seen someone roll and their receiver mount winch that was on the floor inside the Jeep hit them inj the head. Just mount the winch on the bumper where it belongs.

Sorry for the big pic, but you can see the bumper better. Good luck on your project.

http://fototime.com/1AAC5F914A66680/orig.jpg

[vintagespeed]

Here's a couple pics.

My old bumper, basically Jeff Ayers design:

http://www.rockxj.com/images/jb1.jpg

Second gen. bumper:

http://www.rockxj.com/images/urbumper2.jpg

[Nick]

check out truckfarm.com

[Jeff 98XJ WI]

Hey vintagespeed! Nice bumper. :) If one wants to see my original article, just go to http://www.madxj.com and look for the article in the table of contents. Jeff

[bbaker80]

I got mine from Custom 4x4. I'm pretty happy with the way the winch carrier ties the unibody together up front, like the C-ROK above, but the outer shell is really thin, and dosen't make for a very sturdy jacking point, nor does it hold up well to inadvertent tree contact. pics are at www.hillview.rockcrawler.com

[Ralph]

Here are a few pics of mine. I even have a cute blonde for a model.

RR3

http://home.swbell.net/rriojas3/DSCN0779.JPG

http://home.swbell.net/rriojas3/DSCN0761.JPG

[Jes]

I have an ORGS MFG. winch bumper...
http://www.fototime.com/{B448061A-19D3-4DF8-801F-5F8F1E189FA4}/picture.JPG
...Mark lays down some nice welds.

Jes

[redjeepguy]

here is mine, no winch yet though.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid74/p9fb4a4ec477a3c48a2081b30781c12c1/fb62289f.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid74/pe81f0778c85655a720d0a2815ac4edb1/fb62289c.jpg

Mark

[fatwreck]

Here's the bpi fab one. www.bpifab.com
http://www.projectxj.com/images/bumper/IMG_0700.JPG
http://www.projectxj.com/images/bumper/IMG_0702.JPG

They run $308 unpainted....not too shabby.

[zjmike]

http://www.fototime.com/B94DA9FFE9C3D85/standard.jpg

[redjeepguy]

hey mike, thats a very nice looking zj you have there.

[THE_OWL]

http://www.digitalflare.net/owl/images/Jeep%202MUCHXJ/Jeep%20Under.JPG

Hanson Bumper with Pre Runner Option.
Vents underneath for cooling

[Herzog]

Here's my homemade version. Simple, and it seems to work. :)

http://www.castlenet.com/users/herzog/Labor-Day-Moab-1-010.jpg

[KarmirXJ]

Hey Goatman, who made your bumper? was it a custom job or did you buy it of the shelf?