Aftermarket front bumpers, do they help?

Aftermarket front bumpers, do they help?

12-12-2000, 04:20 AM

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GotDiesel

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Aftermarket front bumpers, do they help?

I have been following this board for some time now and I have a question that I have found no answer for. When you replace your front bumper with one of those aftermarket ones (Ranchhand ect...) With the added weight on the front end(350-400lbs.) Has anyone of you noticed a difference in handling good or bad? and has the braking been less efficient? Just asking my truck is in the shop for body work after some sorry *&$ hit me in the parking lot and didn't bother to leave their name. I had one of those really cool(read this as flimsy)brush guards. The repairs will cost over $2000.My body man told me that the brush guards usually do more damage than protection, he has seen the same type of damage over and over, manufactures should put a warning label "Use of this product can result in exteme unnecessary damage" Ha Ha. I never realized how unprotected the front end really was. I thought I was safe, so much for that.Any way any thoughts on the subject would be appreciated, thanks in advance
Joe

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