My needs:
1. Get a little bit of ground clearance (I'm not lifted yet, but will do a 3 or 4" sometime)
2. Ability to accommodate a winch
3. Rear bumper must provide swingaway at least for full-size spare, preferably also for jerry cans. It's ok if I have to add that on, just needs to be able to accommodate it...but preferably would be a built in option.
I'm looking all over and it is very difficult to actually gauge how much clearance and departure angle I will get from it.
I don't rock crawl - never will. This is my daily driver that I also wheel in, but nothing crazy. Desert, beach, the Ozarks...no shelves or Moab for this beast. But with the current front bumper, I am a bit skittish to take on even slightly challenging situations.
I've seen Stealth, BodyArmor, DEV8, ARB, Westin, Rancho, RedRock, Expedition One, Wilco, FabFours, RigD
One other thing...I am not a guy that's going to pay 2800 for a name brand unless it provides clear benefit over it's competition that might be lower. I am also not interested in buying a piece of junk that is cheap but won't last or fit well.
Help! I'm tired, aggravated, demoralized, suspicious of name brands and just generally cranky from doing all this research.
'bout ready to learn to weld at this point.
1. Get a little bit of ground clearance (I'm not lifted yet, but will do a 3 or 4" sometime)
2. Ability to accommodate a winch
3. Rear bumper must provide swingaway at least for full-size spare, preferably also for jerry cans. It's ok if I have to add that on, just needs to be able to accommodate it...but preferably would be a built in option.
I'm looking all over and it is very difficult to actually gauge how much clearance and departure angle I will get from it.
I don't rock crawl - never will. This is my daily driver that I also wheel in, but nothing crazy. Desert, beach, the Ozarks...no shelves or Moab for this beast. But with the current front bumper, I am a bit skittish to take on even slightly challenging situations.
I've seen Stealth, BodyArmor, DEV8, ARB, Westin, Rancho, RedRock, Expedition One, Wilco, FabFours, RigD
One other thing...I am not a guy that's going to pay 2800 for a name brand unless it provides clear benefit over it's competition that might be lower. I am also not interested in buying a piece of junk that is cheap but won't last or fit well.
Help! I'm tired, aggravated, demoralized, suspicious of name brands and just generally cranky from doing all this research.
'bout ready to learn to weld at this point.