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Do any of you guys have a preference? I'm wanting to get both a replacement front bumper/grille guard and rear bumper for my '18 F250 Crew 4X4.
do you have any pics of these on our trucks?
Thanks
Just keep in mind the radar box in the front is not going to work any longer with the vast majority of the aftermarket bumpers. That is if you have the adaptive speed control on your truck.
Front view with ACC. I was not concerned with obstructed front camera view as i use side and rear camera view more often
ACC cover. When I have the time I may try the Ranch Hand solution which is plexiglas over the ACC. I had no calibration issues from OEM to the Frontier, as is.
The weight of the Frontier is @ 205#s. The Ranch Hand is @ 300#s, I believe. The Frontier is heavy duty, regardless of weight difference. Years ago in Dallas a kid tried to cut me off in traffic and it destroyed the left rear of his Honda ....and I had a paint burn.
You can't go wrong either choice but I prefer the appearance of the Frontier and this is my second one.
Yes, I like the looks of the Frontier better and being lighter is a plus. I'll more than likely go that direction. Plus, my brother is the Ford dealer in Fredricksburg and he's a Frontier dealer. They offer a really nice looking rear bumper called a Sport that I may try also.
Thanks for your comments and pics!
That looks really good in that accent color! Do you happen to know how much the front dropped when you installed it? I had a level kit put on the truck when I bought it and now I'm about 3/4" too tall to fit into my garage. The level kit was installed with the thought of installing a H/D front and rear bumper later.
I finally swore off of Ranch Hand with this truck. Everyone i have ever owned i had to remove and get sand blasted and then power coated. Rust would always start to eat them up especially at the welds. I live in Texas on the coast. With my 2017, i purchased Steel Craft and am extremely pleased. They have a smooth version and a diamond plate version.
I am thinking about this also, especially the rear. more due to other drives, after seeing what can happen to the bed from the weak *** factory bumper.
I didn't notice any significant drop with the front end when I installed mine. As for the Tx and deer comment I can say it's just as bad if not worse where I am currently at...MD. Retired from military Aug ' 15 and have been working on and off as contractor for Uncle Sam in MD ever since. The only place I have had them intentionally run into me is up here in MD. I had one turn on me about 0230 and damage both passenger doors before I had 5k on truck. This is second truck I've had with Ranch Hand bumpers and never experienced the rusting issue as mentioned above. Previously I was stationed in the Pacific Northwest, Whidbey Island, WA to be exact.
I went with the Ranch Hand because of the I have the front camera. On my 2005, I had a custom built South Texas Outfitters front end replacement. I couldn't afford a new STO unit due to shipping costs to Vermont. Very happy with the Ranch Hand so far.
Not either of the brands you mentioned, but my son put Road Armor bumpers on his. His don't have the brush guard but it is available. These things are super stout also. We had a kid from another company in our complex score a lateral strike on the front bumper a couple of weeks ago. What would've been catastrophe with the stock bumpers was only minor cosmetic damage on the Road Armor bumper. Whatever you decide on show us the results.
07-18-2018, 08:47 AM
