aluminess and animals

[beachbunny]

ive got one of their rear bumpers on my pw and would like some input on the hardiness during strikes.
tia

 

[kmacafee]

I had a Tacoma with an Aluminess rear bumper. Sitting at a stop light, I was rear ended by a vehicle driven by a guy who had just robbed a convenience store. Police estimated he was driving in excess of 60 mph at impact. The truck frame was twisted and the drivers seat back broken but I walked away unscathed. The thin stock bumper on the Tacoma would have crumpled instantly and I most likely would have been injured. The bumper was obviously damaged beyond repair but the box structure of it survived and acted like a crumple zone.

The vehicle that hit me, a Jeep, had the engine pushed back into the passenger compartment crushing the legs of his passenger.

They may be aluminum, but they are stout.

 

[Kolockum]

I had a Tacoma with an Aluminess rear bumper. Sitting at a stop light, I was rear ended by a vehicle driven by a guy who had just robbed a convenience store. Police estimated he was driving in excess of 60 mph at impact. The truck frame was twisted and the drivers seat back broken but I walked away unscathed. The thin stock bumper on the Tacoma would have crumpled instantly and I most likely would have been injured. The bumper was obviously damaged beyond repair but the box structure of it survived and acted like a crumple zone.

The vehicle that hit me, a Jeep, had the engine pushed back into the passenger compartment crushing the legs of his passenger.

They may be aluminum, but they are stout.

That is one heck of a review! Glad you were unscathed.

 

[beachbunny]

geez,really km, thanks
im waitng on a response from arb on a power wagon bumper on weight, i'm getting a wide range of numbers, 331 # sounded a bit extreme

 

[beachbunny]

331 it is.

 

[kmacafee]

The other reasons I chose Aluminess over ARB were 1. Weight. I could install front and rear bumpers myself as their bumpers probably weigh around 100 pounds. In the front with a winch, I used a floor jack to raise it to the mounting position; and 2. No corrosion. In Minnesota, they use a lot of salt and with stainless hardware, I’ve had no corrosion In almost 10 years. Friends with ARB bumpers can’t say the same.

 

[Mighty Dodge Ram]

You may find that the 331# quoted includes the weight of the winch. If that is indeed the weight of just the bumper...WOW! I had an ARB Sahara/Warn 15k combo on my 1/2-ton Dodge and that was the ballpark weight, maybe 360#. I used a hydraulic table from HF to install the entire unit. Note: I went through several front suspension iterations trying to get that 1/2-ton to adequately carry that combo. Even though the PW is a 3/4-ton, it is softly sprung compared to others. The ARB is beefy and well built but adds weight and length out over the front of the truck. Aluminess would certainly help with the weight issue.

 

[beachbunny]

roger that men , thanks