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Rugged Ridge XHD weighing down front end?

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Old 05-19-2009, 10:49 AM
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i have the stubby with stinger and skid plate. love the look. after about a month and a half my ride started to feel hard. i looked at the springs and saw this...



basically i destroyed my front springs. i replaced them with the OME HD springs and my ride is back to normal
What springs were you running?
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Old 05-19-2009, 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by paramaniac
i have the stubby with stinger and skid plate. love the look. after about a month and a half my ride started to feel hard. i looked at the springs and saw this...



basically i destroyed my front springs. i replaced them with the OME HD springs and my ride is back to normal
Alright... now you scaring me...lol. Was that with a Winch or not?

Adding 100 to 200 pounds to your front bumper should not kill your springs (otherwise we could not carry our wives in the jeep.... *ducks flying dishes*).

Was this an X / Sahara or a Rubicon?

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Old 05-19-2009, 11:21 AM
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Looks like he has too much bumpstop to me, imo, if those are stock springs you shouldn't need a lower bump stop.
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Old 05-19-2009, 11:33 AM
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Ya those look stock, I was wondering why the extended bumpstops?
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Old 05-19-2009, 01:20 PM
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x, stock springs, no winch... just the stubby, the stinger and the skid.

i had a 2.5" skyjacker BB on at the time, thats why the bump stops.
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Old 05-20-2009, 07:36 AM
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I am running a R/R with a Warn winch and my 2.5 lift has not given me any rake to the front. It is level and seems to be stable.
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Good to know. I have a 2.5 BB and a new bumper on its way. I was hoping it wouldnt rake too badly.
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I have the RR stuby and a WARN 9000 and have not noticed any sag with my Rustys Off Road 3.25 lift


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Originally Posted by JSaghi
I'm getting the same bumper with the ends and hoop. I was told the bumper weights about 100# all together. You will be removing some steel from the stock bumper along with the plastic. I'm guessing the weight is not that much more than the stock.
Does anyone know the weight of the stock bumper?


I believe it's about 36lb so yes, big diff in weight
Maybe the aluminum XHD is a better choice?
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Does anyone know why the aluminum XHD not so popular yet? There are a couple of online stores that carry it but not available on the major aftermarket vendors. The weight savings is huge! I would like to see a full end cap option added beside the stubby ends currently sold. I'm sure as soon as I get this system from Rugged Ridge, all of the other brands will have their alum. versions out, just my luck.
Any thoughts?
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