I have the body armor triple hoop on the front of my Jeep. It does have some weight but it's not that bad. I haven't had any issues with rust (yet) and I've had it on my Jeep for about a year now.



I did, however, have to replace the bumper shortly after I received it. The bumper was supposed to ship with the winch plate but it did not. While reinstalling the bumper after receiving the plate, a stud broke off. It had been barely welded on. It took several rounds of arguing with 4wheelparts (they blamed body armor) to get it replaced. It did get replaced after several weeks and I am happy with it now.

 

don't actually have the body armor bumpers...I've got the rock sliders tho. & I'm not really impressed. Had a little fit problem, but that wasn't bad. What I'm not impressed with is the strength, or lack thereof. First decent hit the slider took dented the tube pretty good...hopefully they make the bumpers out of tougher stuff.

 

That sucks dude. I would be at least a little pissed about that. I've had a few good crunches on my factory rubi sliders and they've held up. A few scratches but no dents. They guy at 4wheelparts kept trying to sell me all sorts of stuff (like the body armor sliders), telling me my stock stuff was junk. I'm glad I didn't listen to him.

 

I have the rear its ok dose its job

 

I have the quad hoop front and have been pretty pleased. I had a little trouble with the fit and had to drill the mounting holes a little larger, but no other issues. If you get the front, make sure that you get the winch plate even if you don't plan to have a winch. It looks like chit without one since the opening is so large.

 

cubbies,

Can you post a couple pics of the bumper installed? I've been thinking about this one for a while now, but can't seem to find too many pics with it.

Unless I can grab an FLW front cheap, this is the backup.....


Cheers.

Bob

 

I'll try to get some up tonight... BTW - You can occasionally find great deals on them on Body Armor's website. I got mine from the close out /scratch & dent section for $225. It had a small scuff on the d-ring mount.

 

I have the rear bumper with tire carrier. I love its rugged minimalism. Sure its heavy, but it takes some heavy hits. The destaco latch is positive and has a back-up pin "just in case". It also has little to no rattle compared to other JK tire carriers I have seen and installs in less than an hour with no drilling. I also like how the tire mounts on a "hitch receiver" style slide on the tire carrier. This lets you hook up the spare tire lugs with the tire on the ground. The bumper is also equipped to carry 2 jerry cans and a high lift as part of the purchase price (no extra shit to buy). It has an antenna mount too, but I am not using it.

The only drawback is that it will not protect your corners like some bumpers do. Body Armor has a bad reputation for customer service, but so does many high-dollar bumper manufacturers. Some people hate the look, claiming that it looks too much like a TJ bumper. I don't really care because it gets slammed alot and continues to function. I bought mine new on sale for $500. Its Chinese made, like most stuff is now days, so I can understand avoiding it because of that - I often do the same. I bought it as a temporary solution until I could afford something better, but Im in no hurry now.

Chipped powdercoat, and rust: Come on guys, any steel object that you slam on a rock with the full weight of the jeep will go to bare steel and rust if not cared for right away - ANY BRAND! Find me a steel bumper where the powder coat is impervious to rocks and the steel is rust proof. The only reason my PJ sliders are not rusted up is because I end up grinding it off every time I wheel :lol: Yesterday, I watched a brand new set of PSC tube fenders go to bare steel. I stopped powdercoating parts a long time ago, its all rattle can for me baby.

 

thanks

thanks guys for all the help.