Rough Country Winch Bumper Pictures

[Tim00XJ]

Just installed the Rough Country Winch bumper and figure that I'd post some pictures. I have the set of d-ring mounts/d-rings on the way, and am still trying to decide between the light bar or stinger for it.

 

[XJwheelman]

so you have the cherokee, the JK and that massive monduce! someone is ready for the zombie apocolypse!

 

[Tim00XJ]

Haha, the deuce and JK are my parents. I'm home for the holidays, but yeah I guess you could say so.

 

[olysteve]

Nice looking bumper!
Well you know where there is a recovery vehicle if you ever get in WAY over your head.....

 

[clean4drxj]

Do you have a picture of the Tie-ins?

 

[agoldxj]

It looks good, I love the clean look of your xj. Those wheels are so hard to find anymore..

 

[dick.breakey]

How beef is this bumper? I almost ordered it today but wasn't sure it looked sturdy enough. They don't put the metal thickness on the specs from the site

 

[webby1987]

I also would like to know how sturdy that bumper is???? Also are interested in the thickness of the metal??

 

[Tim00XJ]

I can get pictures of the unibody tie-in's this weekend. It's currently in the shop getting the engine replaced due to a cracked head.

It's a pretty sturdy bumper, 5 bolts on the unibody, including the ones that tie into the steering box on the driver side.

 

[srmitchell]

Looks great!

And wtf? Your parents rock

 

[jeeperjohn]

I would love to do a bobbed deuce project!

 

[darksidemj]

I know the thickness of the metal has not been stated yet but it does look like it may be thin as the bumper looks kind of tin can-ish to me. That thing sticks way out there too. Just my $.02

 

[clean4drxj]

I know the thickness of the metal has not been stated yet but it does look like it may be thin as the bumper looks kind of tin can-ish to me. That thing sticks way out there too. Just my $.02

It's not that bad,infact.. better than some of the ones I've seen! The only way to get to com in more is to do away with the unibody crossmember and not alot of guys are looking to do that.

 

[souske]

From the pics it looks like you could pick up an inch or two by cutting the grill and moving everything back

 

[Voteban]

It's not that bad,infact.. better than some of the ones I've seen! The only way to get to com in more is to do away with the unibody crossmember and not alot of guys are looking to do that.

Modifying the crossmember is not the ONLY way to tuck it up more. My custom bumper is higher clearance than this with an unmodified crossmember. It's a few threads down, placement of the winch laterally is key to keeping the bumper tucked up high / maximizing air flow through the grill. It's actually pretty easy, but I haven't seen very many aftermarket (non-custom) bumpers that don't stick out a ton. I think JCR and Dirtbound do a good job with their clearance.

 

[larsen]

How beef is this bumper? I almost ordered it today but wasn't sure it looked sturdy enough. They don't put the metal thickness on the specs from the site

It's pretty beefy. I think it's about 60-lbs of 3/16" steel but didn't feel any need to measure.

 

[Voteban]

It's pretty beefy. I think it's about 60-lbs of 3/16" steel but didn't feel any need to measure.

The Rough Country bumper looks better on this XJ :nosmile: :gag:

 

[Tim00XJ]

Haha, yeah it does look better with a bigger lift/tires.

Although I haven't looked at many other winch bumpers in person, this one seems plenty sturdy to me.

I won't be able to get any pictures of the unibody mounts this weekend. Ran into a problem with the engine swap, so it'll be about another week or so.