JKGRND

Looks awesome! Now go try and bang it up.

GCM 2

Mike,
That turned out really awesome, makes the JK look even more badass! Pretty easy install other than those two front winch mounting bolts

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EVO MFG

Looks good! thanks for the pics

knnphillips

My question is is there a reason for the T shaped holes in the front of the bumper? How would the bumper compare the the BFH by Poison Spyder you have to remove some of your frame while installing theirs I believe.

MTG

The holes are for a hi-lift jack.

You need to cut off the cross bar of the stock bumper for the EVO install. Took a couple of minutes to cut and a few more to clean up and paint the exposed metal. Not a big deal.

knnphillips

So you don't cut any off the length of the frame to get a better approach angle?

YETI-09

So you don't cut the frame itself. Just the piece hanging down off the frame. The factory air dam plastic that everyone rips off mounts to it. Installing the two plates then the bumper then the stinger is kinda pain but it's a killer bumper!! But if you live in Hawaii, don't buy it!! Then I wouldnt be the only one lol.. I'm sure someone else out here has one, but I never see them..

blockrockin

great bumper , very heavy duty and provides plenty of clearance.

MTG

You cut off the part that hangs down. The front plate of the bumper mounts to the stock bumper mount using the eight existing holes. The bumper only sticks out about 3/4" from the original bumper mounts (1/4" steel bumper and 2 1/4" spacers on the inside between the bumper and the frame mounts) but the bottom is angles upwards. It would be next too impossible to get this bumper any closer to the body and still get a winch mounted between the frame rails. You gain even greater approach angle by rotating your sway bar motor out of the way (if you have one). I have not yet rotated it out of the way in the pics above. I believe the poison spider bumper has an optional skid plate to protect the motor. I have no idea which one has the better approach angle, but I would guess EVO given the use of a skid and not rotating the motor out of the way on PS. Maybe someone who knows for sure will chime in.

JKbender

I belive that you are thinkong of the RockBrawler bumper by PS when you make this comparision. The BFH bumper cuts a significant amount of the front frame horns off as well as the crash bar. All the cutting back of the frame gives it much more aproach than either their own RockBrawler or the 1/4 pounder. I am not saying one is a better bumper than the other, but if you were willing to chop up the frame then the BFH bumper does have the most aproach angle.