Introducing the Monitor Lizard Front Bumper by Rock Lizard

CRD Joe · **Posted:** Sun May 03, 2009 7:15 pm

With respect to the RL guys, I wish ARB or someone would make the typical ARB bull bumper! Internal winch and bull type bars protecting the hood/front of the truck. I can't tell you how many times that style bumper has protected the front end of my different rigs from trees while wheeling here in Washington State.

tomsjeep · **Posted:** Sun May 03, 2009 7:31 pm

CRD Joe wrote:

With respect to the RL guys, I wish ARB or someone would make the typical ARB bull bumper! Internal winch and bull type bars protecting the hood/front of the truck. I can't tell you how many times that style bumper has protected the front end of my different rigs from trees while wheeling here in Washington State.

I'm confused. What's wrong with this?

The item pictured = just what I read in your statement... meaning ARB makes a very nice (but not cheap) Bull Bar for the front of a KJ, winch well included there.

CRD Joe · **Posted:** Sun May 03, 2009 7:51 pm

That's not the BULL bar ARB makes for most trucks. The bull has bars reaching all the way out to the edges of bumper. I'm on my iPhone right now or I'd post a picture.

tommudd · **Posted:** Sun May 03, 2009 8:11 pm

Each ARB is designed for each type of vehicle it goes on, the type you are talking about would look really weird on the KJ

tomsjeep · **Posted:** Sun May 03, 2009 8:59 pm

CRD Joe wrote:

That's not the BULL bar ARB makes for most trucks. The bull has bars reaching all the way out to the edges of bumper. I'm on my iPhone right now or I'd post a picture.

The bars as you describe would interfere with the headlights.
Both ARB's application and the new, upcoming Rock Lizard bull bar are nice looking, sturdy (I'm guessing that about the RL, since I do know they don't make junk) and work well with the vehicle they're mated to.
I suppose you could weld up a bunch of bars on the front of something, but my preference is something reasonably decent looking and super functional. My TJ's ARB has chewed up a few vehicles in its lifetime, with only a scratch or two to show for the events.

CRD Joe · **Posted:** Sun May 03, 2009 9:04 pm

I've had a Cherokee and two samurai's with that ARB and they sure work well as a tree feeler gauge in the tight stuff here in Washington State. I understand that KJ's aren't those vehicles, I just thought ARB could have made that bumper style for the KJ. You may be right about it though.

CRD Joe · **Posted:** Sun May 03, 2009 10:25 pm

This is the kind of bumper Im talking about.

My 1987 Diesel Toyota Land Cruiser.

Guest · **Posted:** Sun May 03, 2009 11:52 pm

Joe, there's a lot more material on the bottom of the KJ's bullbar than the FJ80 (and earlier) 'cruisers.

TBH, that particular bar does not look like it would protect a whole lot here in the Midwest. the fenders don't seem protected at all. A wraparound bullbar that extends a bit further out definitely looks like it would be a good investment.

ThunderbirdJunkie does not particularly care for the ARB bumpers made for most rigs, for that reason. The later Jeeps (ZJ, WJ, KJ, current and last gen 4Runner, 92-02 Trooper, etc) are the only ones that he thinks a bullbar would do a darn thing on.

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Mon May 04, 2009 1:08 am

then why not buy the ARB and mod it the way you want it, or build your own. There was a member on here who modded his ARB and it looked great!

riptricket · **Posted:** Mon May 04, 2009 1:13 am

you all had my hopes up!!!
and they fell to the bottomless pits of death!

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Mon May 04, 2009 8:13 am

riptricket wrote:

you all had my hopes up!!!
and they fell to the bottomless pits of death!

Again?

CRD Joe · **Posted:** Mon May 04, 2009 9:02 am

jsc7002 wrote:

then why not buy the ARB and mod it the way you want it, or build your own. There was a member on here who modded his ARB and it looked great!

Ive thought about that.

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Mon May 04, 2009 11:31 am

CRD Joe wrote:

jsc7002 wrote:

then why not buy the ARB and mod it the way you want it, or build your own. There was a member on here who modded his ARB and it looked great!

Ive thought about that.

IMO that would be the best way to go, because then it is what you want and you will have something s little different than everyone else.

CRD Joe · **Posted:** Mon May 04, 2009 11:45 am

Someone mentioned that somebody had modified their ARB bumper. Any picks of that around anywhere?

0311_DoC · **Posted:** Mon May 04, 2009 12:44 pm

CRD Joe wrote:

Someone mentioned that somebody had modified their ARB bumper. Any picks of that around anywhere?

http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/vie ... c&start=20

second page towards the bottom

CRD Joe · **Posted:** Mon May 04, 2009 1:01 pm

Thanks Doc.

0311_DoC · **Posted:** Mon May 04, 2009 1:12 pm

NP glad to help...

ATXKJ · **Posted:** Mon May 04, 2009 1:30 pm

This was another modified ARB

http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=59294#59294

mrkake · **Posted:** Mon May 04, 2009 3:38 pm

JJsKJ wrote:

riptricket wrote:

you all had my hopes up!!!
and they fell to the bottomless pits of death!

Again?

I think he saw that the thread had been bumped to the top and assumed that it meant that Marty was shipping front bumpers.

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Mon May 04, 2009 4:34 pm

mrkake wrote:

JJsKJ wrote:

riptricket wrote:

you all had my hopes up!!!
and they fell to the bottomless pits of death!

Again?

I think he saw that the thread had been bumped to the top and assumed that it meant that Marty was shipping front bumpers.

ummmm...yeah, got that. :lol:

I was poking fun at the idea of front bumpers actually being ready. Funny, this thread is Way old and it was in this one that they said they were almost ready to ship.....again...... :twisted:

Hopefully we will see a RL SFA before any front bumpers ship......July is sneaking up fast..... :shock:

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