How tough is an ARB?

Hood297 · **Posted:** Tue Apr 09, 2013 6:43 pm

Well the short story, is I wrecked the jeep. Everyone was ok... but the vehicles...

I saw this in front of me after the wreck... kinda had that Oh SH*T feeling.. :shock:

How did the ARB fair? well..

crazv6 · **Posted:** Tue Apr 09, 2013 6:49 pm

Glad to here everyone was alright. did you get any pics of the arb?

infernicus · **Posted:** Tue Apr 09, 2013 6:54 pm

WOAH, that Avalon is destroyed.

.....And the ARB?!

Hood297 · **Posted:** Tue Apr 09, 2013 8:17 pm

well I thought I would hold out for a while...

The ARB did its job..

Not even a scratch.. seriously. I had some silver paint on it, and a busted Warn light (which Warn sent me parts to repair it).

I could not believe it. The Winch control box got shifted back, but was easily fixed. Even took it to the body shop to check the frame and what not... everything was in spec. Didnt even need an alignment!

:BANANA:

John3:17 · **Posted:** Tue Apr 09, 2013 8:32 pm

Whoa! I definitely gotta save for one of them. Glad everyones ok.

KJ_WHEELER_2010 · **Posted:** Tue Apr 09, 2013 8:36 pm

Wow, I always wondered what one of our steel off road bumpers would do to a car in a wreck!!

tommudd · **Posted:** Tue Apr 09, 2013 9:06 pm

Glad you're OK
My ARB has done the same to a Toyota Camry, 4 Deer and a Chevrolet pickup so far, still going :wink:

Haven't seen anything else hold up like an ARB,

Leeann · **Joined:** Thu Mar 14, 2013 9:19 pm **Posts:** 523

Now that's an ad for an ARB :shock:

MoD · **Joined:** Sat Mar 17, 2012 12:53 am **Posts:** 1343

the 05-07 arb on a flat hood is growing on me...

crazv6 · **Posted:** Tue Apr 09, 2013 11:41 pm

I need to get me one of those!!!

infernicus · **Posted:** Wed Apr 10, 2013 12:40 am

Hood297 wrote:

well I thought I would hold out for a while...
:BANANA:

You know we all love instant gratification!
How fast were you going? And the Toyota?
I wish I would've bought one years ago when I had some extra cash.

iMTB · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 4:27 pm **Posts:** 273

Eventually I'll have an ARB.

Hood297 · **Posted:** Wed Apr 10, 2013 12:50 pm

infernicus wrote:

Hood297 wrote:

well I thought I would hold out for a while...
:BANANA:

You know we all love instant gratification!
How fast were you going? And the Toyota?
I wish I would've bought one years ago when I had some extra cash.

Uhhh at the time of impact, I would say I was moving maybe 25-30 tops, toyota was at 0-5mph tops. brakes totally locked.

So it was a pretty good collision.. or bad.. I digress.

The ARB has blown my mind at its toughness over the years. trees, rocks, mud.. other vehicles. and how I havent had to repaint it is unreal.

If you can deal with a less than desirable arrival angle, then the ARB is by far the best on the market. Tried and True. and very reasonable for what you get.

heiliges · **Joined:** Thu Nov 15, 2012 11:57 am **Posts:** 35

You know, though we appreciate it, you didn't really have to ruin that other car like that to prove your point :-)r

Jeeper4life · **Posted:** Sat Apr 20, 2013 2:42 am

Was the owner of the yota annoyed to see you really didn't have any damage? lol Man glad everyone is ok!

TheBlueKJ · **Posted:** Sat Apr 20, 2013 9:30 am

Hood297 wrote:

Well the short story, is I wrecked the jeep. Everyone was ok... but the vehicles...

I saw this in front of me after the wreck... kinda had that Oh SH*T feeling.. :shock:

How did the ARB fair? well..

Time to start saving for an arb....

Black_Dog · **Posted:** Fri May 03, 2013 10:40 am

Good thing the back of that Avalon gave your Jeep a cushy soft place to stop.

Did you air bag(s) deploy?

tommudd · **Posted:** Fri May 03, 2013 11:01 am

Black_Dog wrote:

Good thing the back of that Avalon gave your Jeep a cushy soft place to stop.

Did you air bag(s) deploy?

So far on mine
Toyota Camry
4 Deer
and a 3/4 ton chev pickup
and my airbags never went off
bumper hasn't moved either :ROTFL:

teckman02 · **Posted:** Fri May 03, 2013 12:45 pm

Clipped a ford expedition the ford was totaled

Black_Dog · **Posted:** Mon May 06, 2013 10:09 am

tommudd wrote:

So far on mine
Toyota Camry
4 Deer
and a 3/4 ton chev pickup
and my airbags never went off
bumper hasn't moved either :ROTFL:

I don't doubt that the bumper doesn't make an excellent 2 ton battering ram for obliterating woodland creatures or plowing into the crumple zone of car and trucks that Sir Mix-a-Lot would lust for. In fact, if I had an extra $1100 burning a hole in my pocket I would love to have one on my KJ. My question is will the KJ's air bags deploy with an ARB attached when you hit something large and unyielding enough that stops the ARB-clad Liberty so fast that your face wants to continue right through the steering wheel into the windshield? ARB claims to have crash tested their bumpers to ensure air bag functionality. Does anyone have any real world experience with this?

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