2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission ROAD ARMORS Are On

[DWeiler]

Just mounted front Stealth Titan 2 and rear bumpers after a 5+month wait. They took me a bit to finally finish the job but this is how they look. I ordered the bumpers in early Jan,bumpers arrived in mid-April---TOO BAD THEY SENT ME FORD ONES#@$%!,re-orderd again,they proper ones arrived 2 weeks ago and made plans to install right away after i had LINE-X ultra color match coating put on. This time they sent the right bumpers---WRONG MOUNTING BRACKETS#@$%!-----But after many phone calls/and trying to sort things out i finished for the most part last weekend. Just waiting on some more lights to install in the front light buckets----PS while i was at it i installed some clevis hooks and a Warn 16. 5TI Winch+3 KC Titanium 130watt lights up above. Let me know what you think---Thanks

 

[JFlagg]

Those bumpers look mean! Not a big fan of the huge front bumpers, but it still doesn't look too bad. How much did the front weigh with winch and everything? Might need to keep an eye on your ball joints with all the extra weight, mine went at 50K with my winch bumper.

 

[DWeiler]

Thanks for the tip,for the amount that i drive it(22000 miles on it) i would only have to do them every 10 years---not bad,For the weight i"d say about 225/250+,took me/the Mrs and brolaw+the jack to get it right. PS----maybe the Kore Recon suspension will help with the balljoints a bit,i don"t know. Guess i"ll find out later on.

 

[Dave M]

That's a cool truck. I like it... . matching bumpers to paint, all the goodies you installed. Wow!



That trucks just begs 'You feel lucky punk' ... . he he he. I don't think anyone will try to pull out in front of you with that bumper... . NICE!



Dave

 

[Grizzly]

Those bumpers look mean! Not a big fan of the huge front bumpers, but it still doesn't look too bad. How much did the front weigh with winch and everything? Might need to keep an eye on your ball joints with all the extra weight, mine went at 50K with my winch bumper.

I agree it's not much on looks, but if it does the job, hay!

 

[rotohead]

The rear bumper is the best one I've seen, bar none, the front is designed to protect and it will do that for sure. I would love to have one that is made with pipe a size or two smaller. Is that possible? Nice rig... are those hood inlets functional? It doesn't look like you have a lifted suspension. Tell me more if that's possible. I want to do suspension upgrade w/o any lift. More info please.
Chuck

 

[Nate]

They don't look bad, but I think the front would look better with smaller tubing, like 2" or so.

 

[DWeiler]

I agree it's not much on looks, but if it does the job, hay!

For the most part the front does have a job,i have had to swerve to miss "bambie" at least 3 time driving back and forth from our place at the lake this year alone. My wifes uncle hit one with his D-Max at 50 MPH and caused $9000. 00+ in damages. I guess anything to help,saw 2 road kill yesterday. Rotohead---no the hoodscoops are not functionable and i have a Kore Recon suspension installed,didn"t lift the front much,leveled it out with the back. Thanks for the comments,fellas. DW

 

[JFlagg]

Don't get me wrong, that bumper looks extremely functional, screw Bambi, I think you could take out Bullwinkle with that thing!:-laf Just looks like it was made for a bigger truck than ours, thats all...

 

[Grizzly]

It looks like it will do the job that it was intended to do without any problem. I hope you weren't offended by my, "not much on looks", comment. We were in Calgary last summer and luckily we didn't run into any "bambies". I don't think my push bar/grill guard would have been much help.

 

[Boondocker]

Nice truck. Nice rear bumper. The real shame is that your experience with Road Armor sounds typical. Stuff like that happens sometimes, but with RA it seems to be SOP. At least your Mr. Bobs hoses match the color scheme :-laf:



Neil

 

[DWeiler]

It looks like it will do the job that it was intended to do without any problem. I hope you weren't offended by my, "not much on looks", comment. We were in Calgary last summer and luckily we didn't run into any "bambies". I don't think my push bar/grill guard would have been much help.

No offense taken Grizzly,i enjoy reading your posts quite often. I asked for the members opinions/thoughts and i take the bad with the good,it works both ways with me. Maybe another member might have the same idea for these bumpers and now can see what they look like and make a better decision or look at other options. Personally i like the rear one the best,just hope that if someone is going to rear-end me they may have to make a call to their insurance provider,might have a bit of damage. . (preferably a ricer).

 

[DWeiler]

Don't get me wrong, that bumper looks extremely functional, screw Bambi, I think you could take out Bullwinkle with that thing!:-laf Just looks like it was made for a bigger truck than ours, thats all...

Bullwinkle's around here can get pretty big,maybe if i"m cruising fast i can take him out at the knee's,miss the cab and land in the back for a nice ride home to enjoy on the "BARBIE",but i'm usually not that lucky---thanks for your feedback-----David

 

[SS]

I guess not everyone likes the big brushguard look - personally I do! Looks like you're not going to come in second in a collision with deer or tailgaters. That's the bumper I modeled mine after. Like the body color too - debated on that and ended up going the easy route.



My goal was deer-proof and moose-resistant. :-laf

 

[GiesJ]

DW -

Glad you got the bumpers finally on. The color match looks good. Let's see some more pictures when you get the remaining lights mounted. Oh yeah, and glad you have a digital now!

Jason

 

[DWeiler]

DW -

Glad you got the bumpers finally on. The color match looks good. Let's see some more pictures when you get the remaining lights mounted. Oh yeah, and glad you have a digital now!

Jason

Thanks Jason,i will post some more pics when i get around to working on the rig again---every weekend is taken up with work at our place at the lake with building decks/sheds/landscaping/fencing----i will try to make time---gotta mount the lights, put my canopy /Thule basket on and a few more little things. OH YES i did put a FS 2500 by pass oil system on---keeps the oil a light gray color even after 2000 miles on it. Before the oil would be black within 500 miles with the Smarty/Mach4"s---i really like it so far.

 

[DODGEDADDIE]

Road Armor "junk",

#@$%!

This Is What I Got From Them. .

After Only 6 Months

 

[DODGEDADDIE]

I had nothing but back things to say about the ROAD ARMOR Bumpers. .

Mine came dented an already powder coating flaking...

Look up road armor JUNK posted here.



Mike IN Maine

After alot of work ,,an repowder coating. . the do look good

 

[DODGEDADDIE]

JFlagg. .

A snow plow whighs A LOT more then that,,

If ball joints are a concern,,LUKE'S LINKS solves that issue