Reviews for Rugged Ridge 11540.31 HD Full Width Front Bumper for 07-22 Jeep Wrangler JL, JK & Gladiator JT
Just what we have looked for
Replacing the same bumper after someone backed into my Jeep at the airport garage
Full length bumper with recessed winch and the wings fit well into the fenders.
Look
Good quality, good looks. I wanted a bumper to allow me to mount my new 12K Lbs capacity winch, in a recessed location. This Rugged Ridge HD Full Width Front Bumper fit the bill, and is rated to handle my winch. Many of the other bumpers are not. It took me an afternoon to install, but I don't do these kinds of projects often and took my time. I'm very happy with the results.
I was particular about bumpers. Wanted full width, recessed winch mount (in between frame vs on top), something with a warranty and no hoops (just me but I hate the look). This bumper came with good color printed installation instructions and tips.
i.e. get the hardware ready then mount winch before mounting bumper-I didn't and got lucky having the right tools... The winch mount has support brackets and the textured paint was very nice out of the box.
My only worry is its a bit thin... Different companies use different standards and it was maybe 27-30lbs heavier than the oem bumper on a sport. The cheaper bumpers were the same thickness but the quality of paint and no warranty vs 5 yr on this. Really like it overall and my jeep saved just under 1/2in an inch with the bumper and an 80-ishlb badlands apex 12k winch.
Looks great
Looks & price
Great improvement! Fits the body lines very well and provided much more ground clearance. Was easy to install and I was able to retain the factory Mojave skid plate. The skid plate fits very close to the fog light frame, but it works.
Well designed, and finished bumper. Installed on a 2015 JKU including removal of factory bumper, and installing warn 10,000 lb winch,took 2 knowledable people, 2.5 hours.driving lights install easily. All necessary parts included.Fitment was tight, and looks good. Winch fits low on bumper, not restricting air flow to radiator. This unit is not too heavy, with winch. Measured before mounting, after mounted still the same height,at fender level. Would buy again. Good bumper for a lightweight crawler.