arb bumper?

03kjsport · **Posted:** Tue Jul 29, 2008 2:29 pm

anyone have the weight for it. im looking at shipping charges but kinda need that info.. thanks yall

JL Rockies · **Posted:** Tue Jul 29, 2008 2:45 pm

The ARB for the 05 - up is 95 lbs, but I don't know what the dimensional weight for shipping purposes is.

tommudd · **Posted:** Tue Jul 29, 2008 2:48 pm

if you need to know the measurements let me know and I will measure mine, shipping no doubt would be in the 95 range

jeepskate · **Posted:** Tue Jul 29, 2008 3:54 pm

For my 02, the bumper is about 85 pounds. There's probably about 5 pounds of hardware too. For what it's worth, the All-J Products website says this.

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BUMPERS are approx. 80lbs each. Freight weight is 150lbs.

03kjsport · **Posted:** Tue Jul 29, 2008 4:42 pm

thanks. i just bought the one in the for sale thread. any shipping comp's to go threw? i looked at usps and they max out at 70 pounds.

JL Rockies · **Posted:** Tue Jul 29, 2008 4:44 pm

Mine had to ship via freight

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Wed Jul 30, 2008 11:17 pm

This is a rock lizard question, but maybe Troy will chime in, I wonder if the front RL bumper will be lighter than the ARB. Weight is my biggest concern by the time you add a winch and such. I want to go as light as I can.

LIV42DY · **Posted:** Wed Jul 30, 2008 11:54 pm

UPS can handle the weight , the shipper will need to measure the box.

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:05 am

dieselenthusiast wrote:

This is a rock lizard question, but maybe Troy will chime in, I wonder if the front RL bumper will be lighter than the ARB. Weight is my biggest concern by the time you add a winch and such. I want to go as light as I can.

ya it should be, depending on how much metal they have, mine which i made with the least amount of un-needed metal as possible only wieghs 48# and i can add a winch, and its 90% 1/4" C-Channel

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:10 am

jsc7002 wrote:

dieselenthusiast wrote:

This is a rock lizard question, but maybe Troy will chime in, I wonder if the front RL bumper will be lighter than the ARB. Weight is my biggest concern by the time you add a winch and such. I want to go as light as I can.

ya it should be, depending on how much metal they have, mine which i made with the least amount of un-needed metal as possible only wieghs 48# and i can add a winch, and its 90% 1/4" C-Channel

I also like the fact that the RL front bumper will have the option for a removable winch. I'm all about keeping it light. The RL rear bumper is very nice, but that thing is freakin' heavy.

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:16 am

ya i know what you mean im looking into getting a winch right now......or bedliner on the Jeep arg! too many things on the list and not enough money!

mrkake · **Posted:** Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:23 am

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I also like the fact that the RL front bumper will have the option for a removable winch.

That's one of the main things that I like about it too. I only wheel a couple times a month max. It doesn't make sense for me to drive around the city with a winch up front (it may come in handy if I need a parking space though :wink:

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03kjsport · **Posted:** Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:39 am

what about the winch adapter that slides in the reciever of the hitch. for most people that have hidden hitches in the front and reg rear hitch i would have figured this would have been the way to go. move it from the front to the rear. blah blah. i havent seen much of them on here. is it a concern about strength. idk im just yappin

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:47 am

03kjsport wrote:

what about the winch adapter that slides in the reciever of the hitch. for most people that have hidden hitches in the front and reg rear hitch i would have figured this would have been the way to go. move it from the front to the rear. blah blah. i havent seen much of them on here. is it a concern about strength. idk im just yappin

The main problem with the F/R revievers is that you may be in a spot where you can not put that winch/cradle in that reciever from how you are sitting,then what good is a winch if you can't mount it?
Plus using the reciever and cradle you really do not want to do a side pull and your severly limiting how much you can pull,you are limited at the max weight the reciever can handle which is 5000lbs for the front and a max of 7500lbs for the rear.When stuck it make your KJ feel like it weighs much,much more.

The idea behind the RL convertable winch bumber is that the winch plate will drop into the top of the bumber with two 2" revievers,doubling the strength and you will not loose any clearance and you will be placing the majority of the stress on the 2" reciver tube rather a 5/8" pin.

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:55 am

tjkj2002 wrote:

The idea behind the RL convertable winch bumber is that the winch plate will drop into the top of the bumber with two 2" revievers,doubling the strength and you will not loose any clearance and you will be placing the majority of the stress on the 2" reciver tube rather a 5/8" pin.

I get excited just thinking about it! What a perfect bumper!

mrkake · **Posted:** Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:25 am

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I get excited just thinking about it! What a perfect bumper!

X2!!

Troy - any idea when we can feed our fantasies with some more current teaser pics? (I am being patient while you guys gear up and work out the kinks, but I just wanna see more

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