yeah, not trying to start anything, just curious, as i am not used to anything like this and have been sharing prices on message boards for years and do not recall reading anything about this in the rules.

 

same here

 

I can understand vendors not being allowed to post prices to avoid price wars, but posting prices for general information's sake seems very reasonable to me.

 

I installed my Road Armor front and rear a couple weeks ago and am working on the winch now. Got a great deal. The bumpers with shipping and everything were $xxxx. I had to pay a local shop $xxx for the install. I'll post some pictures of them on the truck as soon as I have time to finish up the winch wiring and clean up the truck a bit.

 

Oh, I forgot to mention that they look AWESOME.

 

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It's not fair to them to have to have to pay to get their company's info on the site and have others post competing info for free.
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Ed

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thanks fo cleaing that up SH

 

All of them are good looking, but you might as well drive around with a plow on the front. The engine itself weighs over 1,000 lbs. Now you bolt on 400 lbs of bumper and another 100lbs of winch. Its a front suspension/tire nightmare waiting to happen.

 

Believe it or not , the stock bumper with all the plastic and tow hooks is about a hundred # . I know because I had to get it out of the bed . So , its only a 300# increase . If this truck is not built to handle 300 # of additional weight ITS FOR SALE !!!!

 

word, what he said!

when you put 4000lbs in the bed with some of it towards the front of the bed, how much of that goes on the front axle? i would not worry about the tires, they're rated to carry more than the weight of an aftermarket bumper.

 

I wasn't talking about popping tires. I was talking about wearing them down and front end alignment issues. I hit the jounce bumpers going over speed bumps.

You're supposed to change axle fluid every 15k miles in the AAM axles we are using. How's that for beefy? Also one of the main reasons for torque management is the limited capability of the axles to withstand the power available from the motor.

Its all about where you put the weight in the bed. If you put the weight behind the rear axle, it would actually make the front end lighter. Well maybe not, you get my point.

I don't want to argue about it. I am sure the truck would hold up if you mounted a 10 inch howitzer cannon on front. It was just a personal observation that I'll make sure to keep to myself next time.

 

I could see how a 2x4 with ind. susp. might be affected . But a 4x4?

 

Your ball joints will be gone in no time! The joints can't even handle the weight of the CTD, let alone the added weight of the bumper.....looks GREAT none the less.

 

I have a Ranch Hand full front end replacement. Everyone said, "Oh Yea your going to ruin your front end". Well I have had the truck for over a year and a half and I still have the same tires and I have not had to get it realligned. it ways 450#. Drives like a caddy

 

Isn't it amazing when someone asks for your opinion and you give it you often get a harsh response!