I think the new front ROAD ARMOR is sweeeeeeeeet. Im ordering one in the spring. Im not sure if I like the rear though.

 

anyone have one of these? they are near my dad's house and they are built pretty tough
www.lonestartruckequipment.com

 

About how much does one of those front bumpers cost roughly?

 

Depends upon who you get it from. I think ranch hand direct is the cheapest. You can negotiate with those guys and play them off of each other. Probably can get one for around $700 plus shipping. Their dealer price is $648.

 

Thanks. I will go ahead on put one of those on my wish list..

Maybe in a year or so, I'll have one.

 

I would definitely recommend a REUNEL bumper. The rear is rated at 20,000 pounds .I ordered the front last week with a WARN 9.5ti. They make their bumpers for the California highway patrol and other government agencies.They are solid and look great. The only problem is they will only build for WARN winches. (If you had your own winch or was thinking of a different brand). Here is what they look like on other fords and their website.


www.reunel.com

www.reunel.com/Photo/ford2005.html

I was originally looking at the ranch hand but seemed like the lower half was too thin. And I am not crazy of the diamond plate steel. But if it floats your boat the ranch hands are popular too. Good luck

 

can anyone post of a picture of the full front bumper replacement? with a leveling kit on? I have a 2.5 level and I wanted to see how much it'd drop. I wonder if doing the back one and a tool box would level it out....?

 

Here's one




Not a very good picture but it's something.

 

I sent you an e-mail, how much did you pay for yours?

 

I had a rear bumper and a front end replacement from ranch hand on a 1998 Dodge 3/4 ton diesel 4x4, I know...I was weak . They were installed by Ranch Hand in Dallas. They did a great job on the install, and the bumpers are heck for stout. I hit a few deer with mine and while the deer didn't fare too well, the replacement and the truck were fine. While I suppose it depends on the size of your deer, for South Texas deer in the 125-150# class these bumpers are great. Be aware though that are rather heavy. Hope this helps.

 

i'd really love to find out TX-FX-4 paid for his I really like those, they are not common at all they are really different. If they aren't too expensive maybe I can go with those otherwise it might be ranch hands for me

 

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go to this web-site; www.frontier-gear.com i purchased their grill guard last week. i also like their replacement bumpers. they seem to be a bit more stout than ranch hand's. they're also a bit less expensive. around the Central Texas area, they run about 780.00 installed.

oh, and one more thing...ranch hand went to their lighter weight replacement bumpers to compete with frontier gear's. i spoke directly to ranch hand, and they don't recommend their "regular" replacement bumpers for 1/2 ton trucks. you'll be replacing ball joints, and various suspension parts before you know it!

 

thats the ranch hand summit, i'm thinkin about haveing that put on.. the matching bumber with the same diamond plate accent is made by frontier. I think i'm not going to go with a replacement back bumper... just the front...
anyone installed this one yet>... its a nice bumper!

chris

edit:.. man i like the frontier replacement grill better than the ranchand!