TrailReady UPDATE ***WITH PICS ***

DarbyWalters · **Posted:** Wed Oct 31, 2007 3:00 pm

The TR bumper does have height adjustments...so you can keep your grill foglights visible. You have about 1"+ of adjustment up and down. I think the TrailReady gives you a bit better clearance with the design...approach angle. That is why it is important to test fit and then cut your flairs.

Asthetics are very subjective...I had the TrailReady front and rear and only got compliments. They are also very stout which is good when your out on trail. I am sure the weight diff between the ARB and TR are not huge...20-30# maybe...just a guess.

Nothing wrong with ARB either...it is too bad they don't make a matching rear bumper to compliment the front...although the Rock Lizzard Bumper seems to look good with an ARB front.

IMO, Jeep should have never located the windshield washer container where it is in the first place...just a bad place for a "TrailReady" Jeep.

Now if we could just see the finished Rock Lizzard Mini Bumper!

0311_DoC · **Posted:** Wed Oct 31, 2007 3:04 pm

AZScout wrote:

See if you can get a pic of the '06 bumper. It sounds hopeful in that they acknowledged a change in the bumper which is good. I don't feel as leery for you after their recent response. If we can get it to work, it will look sweet. Did you also go with the 500 CRD springs?

Dave

I will take a pic of it tomorrow when I get home, im on a 48 hr shift on the ambulance right now. Yes I got the HD OME springs.

Donnie · **Posted:** Wed Oct 31, 2007 3:24 pm

DarbyWalters wrote:

The TR bumper does have height adjustments...so you can keep your grill foglights visible. You have about 1"+ of adjustment up and down. I think the TrailReady gives you a bit better clearance with the design...approach angle. That is why it is important to test fit and then cut your flairs.

Asthetics are very subjective...I had the TrailReady front and rear and only got compliments. They are also very stout which is good when your out on trail. I am sure the weight diff between the ARB and TR are not huge...20-30# maybe...just a guess.

Nothing wrong with ARB either...it is too bad they don't make a matching rear bumper to compliment the front...although the Rock Lizzard Bumper seems to look good with an ARB front.

IMO, Jeep should have never located the windshield washer container where it is in the first place...just a bad place for a "TrailReady" Jeep.

Now if we could just see the finished Rock Lizzard Mini Bumper!

True, it's all subjective IMO Woody. I'm not arguing for or against it, I just like the TR better.

Do you have any pictures w/ it installed darby?

0311_DoC · **Posted:** Wed Oct 31, 2007 3:30 pm

I posted a pic of Darby's 02 TR bumper on the first page. its the white KJ with the tan bumper

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Wed Oct 31, 2007 3:40 pm

0311_DoC wrote:

AZScout wrote:

See if you can get a pic of the '06 bumper. It sounds hopeful in that they acknowledged a change in the bumper which is good. I don't feel as leery for you after their recent response. If we can get it to work, it will look sweet. Did you also go with the 500 CRD springs?

Dave

I will take a pic of it tomorrow when I get home, im on a 48 hr shift on the ambulance right now. Yes I got the HD OME springs.

I thought All J's wasn't using the 500lbs springs with the spacers,just the spring only for a 1.5" lift.You say you got the HD coils,is that just the regular HD coils,the one's that are rated at 400lbs which is 10lbs less then the OEM springs for a CRD?

0311_DoC · **Posted:** Wed Oct 31, 2007 3:45 pm

tjkj2002 wrote:

0311_DoC wrote:

AZScout wrote:

See if you can get a pic of the '06 bumper. It sounds hopeful in that they acknowledged a change in the bumper which is good. I don't feel as leery for you after their recent response. If we can get it to work, it will look sweet. Did you also go with the 500 CRD springs?

Dave

I will take a pic of it tomorrow when I get home, im on a 48 hr shift on the ambulance right now. Yes I got the HD OME springs.

I thought All J's wasn't using the 500lbs springs with the spacers,just the spring only for a 1.5" lift.You say you got the HD coils,is that just the regular HD coils,the one's that are rated at 400lbs which is 10lbs less then the OEM springs for a CRD?

Quinn told me I had the OME springs rated at 500 lbs.

0311_DoC · **Posted:** Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:24 pm

0311_DoC · **Posted:** Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:27 pm

kinda looks the same as the previous years to me??? not really sure tho

tommudd · **Posted:** Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:32 pm

Hurry up and get that thing on there! Its going to look pretty good no matter what. Looks like a good Saturday afternoon job!

Tom

0311_DoC · **Posted:** Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:40 pm

here's some more:

Now I gotta figure out if i leave it black or rattle can it another color for now. I was thinking silver maybe :?:

kolesy · **Posted:** Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:43 pm

NO DUDE!!! LEAVE IT BLACK!!!

That will look awesome on your white KJ!

I can not wait to see this thing mounted (sts) It is gonna look frickin awesome!!! I love this bumpre I just can not justify the price on it! Maybe one day just not today! :wink:

0311_DoC · **Posted:** Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:46 pm

So do I need to take any more angles of this thing? I just hope this goes on with out a big headache

0311_DoC · **Posted:** Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:47 pm

kolesy wrote:

NO DUDE!!! LEAVE IT BLACK!!!

That will look awesome on your white KJ!

I can not wait to see this thing mounted (sts) It is gonna look frickin awesome!!! I love this bumpre I just can not justify the price on it! Maybe one day just not today! :wink:

yea but my KJ has no black on it anywhere except the plastic door handles and the plastic on the roof rails. You don't think it would look funny on an all white KJ?

BeepBeepJeepJeep · **Posted:** Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:52 pm

0311_DoC wrote:

kolesy wrote:

NO DUDE!!! LEAVE IT BLACK!!!

That will look awesome on your white KJ!

I can not wait to see this thing mounted (sts) It is gonna look frickin awesome!!! I love this bumpre I just can not justify the price on it! Maybe one day just not today! :wink:

yea but my KJ has no black on it anywhere except the plastic door handles and the plastic on the roof rails. You don't think it would look funny on an all white KJ?

Silver would look worse. Either paint it white or leave it black.

0311_DoC · **Posted:** Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:56 pm

0311_DoC · **Posted:** Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:58 pm

BeepBeepJeepJeep wrote:

0311_DoC wrote:

kolesy wrote:

NO DUDE!!! LEAVE IT BLACK!!!

That will look awesome on your white KJ!

I can not wait to see this thing mounted (sts) It is gonna look frickin awesome!!! I love this bumpre I just can not justify the price on it! Maybe one day just not today! :wink:

yea but my KJ has no black on it anywhere except the plastic door handles and the plastic on the roof rails. You don't think it would look funny on an all white KJ?

Silver would look worse. Either paint it white or leave it black.

hmmm..so no silver or grey? I was thinking down the road when I Line-X my lower half that it would look funny with the black fenders and lower half black on a white KJ ???

Donnie · **Posted:** Thu Nov 01, 2007 9:04 pm

Your crazy if you do anything other than paint it white. Make it flow together, not scream for attention.

Guest · **Posted:** Thu Nov 01, 2007 9:09 pm

0311_DoC wrote:

Do they list a different part number for the '02-04 and the '05-07? if so, you got hosed. Those turn signal housings can't mean anything BUT 02-04.

tommudd · **Posted:** Thu Nov 01, 2007 9:17 pm

Welds were not cleaned up too well were they, not slamming the bumper but.........

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Thu Nov 01, 2007 9:34 pm

0311_DoC wrote:

heres some more:

Now I gotta figure out if i leave it black or rattle can it another color for now. I was thinking silver maybe :?:

Quote:

tommudd

Welds were not cleaned up too well were they, not slamming the bumper but.........

You noticed that too.......
Look at the last pic,the winch plate to bumber face is not the best looking job.

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