Rock Lizard used to make a great rear bumper but quit couple of years back, had one on the black 04 for a few years
The Matrix brush guard is great, of course not as strong as an ARB ( had one on the 04 for 10 years and sold it like an idiot ! )
But have had the Matrix on the 04 at one time as well without a front bumper cover , well built light weight and tow points built in
Going through some changes on my rear bumper design, hope to have them out in next couple of months at most.
As far as M&Gs I lived west of Toledo for over 10 years , used to have great M&Gs. Have had as many as 21 KJs there from Ohio, Pa, Michigan, Indiana , Illinois, and Kentucky one weekend . Out in the country , tents sit up everywhere, big bon fire, used to have them once a month with mostly Ohio , Indiana and Michigan