What is your favorite pick for an 80 series rear bumper?

[upcruiser]

I am planning on doing some upgrades to my 80 this coming spring. One of which is to upgrade the rear bumper in an effort to get my spare off of my roof along with my high lift and to free up more space ip there for the RTT. Also looking into a new basket that is lighter and flat in profile to replace my super heavy ConFer basket. Looking for some first hand experiences and recomendations.

[blupaddler]

Rear bumpers...
I really like Hanna or 4x4 Labs if I was going to do it again. I thought the 4x4 Labs bumpers required you to cut the rear cross member off, I could be mistaken though. Hanna makes really good stuff, I have seen a couple of those and they are nice.
Although if I was going to technically get another rear bumper, I think I would check into weights more this time. And possibly see if Aluminess (bumpers you see on SMB) would make one for an 80, hopefully it would be lighter...

I have had the Kaymar for almost five years. It is a good bumper. Not a "rockcrawling" bumper, although I have rested the 80 on it once or twice, and it has held up fine. They are offered in modular form too, you can add the tire carrier, fuel carrier, light, etc. A good expedition type bumper, and a bit cheaper too.

http://hannaquality.com/index1.html



Personally, I am not a big fan of roof racks. Unless you have kids or a bunch of people, it is just added weight up high. I even love my RTT, but hate the extra weight and loss of MPG. I had a Kaymar tradesman roof-rack for a couple of years, but sold it a few years ago.
Let me clarify by roof racks I mean the big Kaymar, Hannibal, etc. Not the Yakima or Thule bars...

[daPitbull]

4x4 Labs
http://4x4labs.com/oldsite/index.shtml

[jdayment]

I would go with Iron Pig decently priced and great bumper

[luk4mud]

I recently looked over all the bumper options and ended up getting one made. If I were to buy a commercial one, it would have been the 4x4 Labs. However, the local fab guy made me exactly what I was after at half the price and at least equal quality.

[CruiserAbuser]

I have the current generation Slee and I am very pleased. It isn't the cheapest list price and doesn't have the optimal departure clearance but it is very high quality. It has taken quite a bit of abuse and has held up with no issues.

I considered the Hanna, it was cheaper and had the additional storage rack available but having it shipped brought the price over the Slee (he is local). Also after some consideration I decided that, when loaded, the fuel/storage rack would add too much weight past back of the truck.

I do like the look of the 4x4 Labs but did not want a "kit" and once again shipping cost was a factor.

If, as many will say, the quality of each is equal then it will depend on what you need from a bumper.... maximum clearance? ... additional storage capacity? .... availability direct pick-up/install from dealer?

[Life_in_4Lo]

Hanna has constantly refined his bumpers so I really think they should be a top consideration for any 80 looking for a rr bumper.

he's got oversize spindles, LED integrated taillights, side protection hoop option and two versions of the side hoops, cad-designed spare carrier swingout, unique shackle recovery points... there are a lot of great ideas.

[LandCruiserPhil]

Originally Posted by luk4mud

I recently looked over all the bumper options and ended up getting one made. If I were to buy a commercial one, it would have been the 4x4 Labs. However, the local fab guy made me exactly what I was after at half the price and at least equal quality.

Care to post some pictures?

[Scott_sFZJ80]

How about this one...

[Scott_sFZJ80]

I also recommend the AOB roof rack as a low profile and aluminum RR.