Quote Originally Posted by William View Post
I am looking at getting a winch bumper/brush guard for my FJ. How do you know which one's are good and which one's are crap from a radiator protecting scenario.
I am not into the jeep scene but this might be a case of you get what you pay for. Mtn Man could hook you up. The one on my dodge weighs about 200lbs.

The trick is to make it strong enough and tied in along the frame in a "L" fashion. My old Dakota hitch was custom built and was strong enough that when it got rear-ended the frame folded at the kick-ups. the rear part was still intact. Also in designing something like this triangulation is key. I would think on a jeep that having a 8 point cage that ties into the front frame would be beneficial but that is just thoughts from and old guy.