PainKiller

the stinger on the rugged ridge is a bolt on unit , It looks nice and is a good bumper IMO...just something to think about and my .02

i was going to go with the Hanson but the money didn't seem to ever be there

cbass1187

The Hanson is REALLY nice and is over $780, so a little out of my price range.....the only reason the Fab Four is included at over $750 is b/c it is not a stinger in a strict sense and might be acceptable to my fiance

The Smittybilt was considered, but I just can't get over their lack of quality control and the idea that they know some of their stuff is not built to certain specs and they just trade with you until you get a good version....Not my kind of company to make the customer perform the QA/QC!!!!

cbass1187

So, one guy says the Or-Fab is 21 inches from the grill and another guy says it is 30 inches from the grill.....

Any pictures with Tape Measures?
Anyone else have dimension of the stingers from Rugged Ridge, LOD, and/or Hanson?!?!?

I am leaning towards the Or-Fab and just wiring the factory fog lamp wires into a set of Hella or PIAA fog lights to the bumper directly.

Please someone let me know if they have any pictures w/ dimensions on these bumpers in relation to the grill and how far they stick out.

Thanks,

yhudson

I'll try to have someone from the office post a picture of this for you, I haven't gotten my jeep back from SEMA yet. I believe everyone is saying the same thing... just differently. The 21" measurement is from the front of the bumper, and the 21" is the tip of the stinger projecting outward (not upward). In other words, if you had the stinger tip touching a wall, the front of the bumper would be 21" away.

I'm pretty certain that the 30" measurement is from the grill/hood area to the tip of the stinger.


Hope this helps.

Yates

untold

I had my stinger from smittybilt for about a month now, and havn't had a problem yet. During install it fall rigth into place with a single problem . I haven't had a bad part from smittybilt yet.
plus u can't beat the price, I get it under $ 275 ( thats with shipping too).


*edit* from the very edge of the hood to the very edge of the the stinger its a little under 23 inchs*

Monte417

Just curious but why cant you just use the stock lights?

cbass1187

The Or-Fab does not have provisions for the factory fog lights.....but I believe the wiring could be used to simply tie in some aftermarket lights to the switch on the steering wheel column.

And for the dimensions, I understand what you are saying....from the "Jeep" emblem on the top of the hood / grille, the tip of the stinger is approx 30", and from the face of the bumper, the stinger is approx 21". So then, the face of the bumper is approx 9" from the face of the grill.

I can believe that, and the 30" dimension is what I am looking to use for my comparison.

Anyone else have any information for the other stingers....Rugged Ridge, LOD, Hanson, Smittybilt......

cbass1187

I might add this to my considerations, especially for the price. And at 23" from the face of the grill (Jeep Emblem) to the tip of the stinger, that appears to be the most "compact" of the stingers.

But still trying to figure out the dimensions ont he Rugged Ridge, LOD and Hanson.

cbass1187

THANKS, That helps a lot...and that is one sick JK!
The 30" measurement is what I am trying to envision as my comparison between the sizes and dimension of all these bumpers.....

But for the price, I am REALLY falling for the Or-Fab, even though it doesn't have provisions for the factory fog lights.
Do you know if the factory wiring can be used for some aftermarket lights and if the bumper has tabs for lights....it seems every picture I see has 2 lights mounted just outside the stinger, but can't find any write up on their being tabs or not.

Thanks.

trail master

I just took some measurements for you guys with some attached pic's to show you what the true measurement is. Grill to the end of the stinger bar measures out to 30.5"





Hope this helps clear things up a bit