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Hurry...my 05 X is in great need. When do you think you will be taking orders?

Great work as always Jim!

Thats makes me want to trade in the '04 for an '05

i have to have one ! it looks great What are those two opinings on each side of the fairlead holes for?

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Just a guess, but I would say that Jim has the "skin" worked out and that those holes will be for recovery points that extend through the face of the bumper. The recovery points are the same piece as the mounting hardware.

-Matt

Thanks guys. I'm eager to get Rev 2 cut and see what it looks like. The design changes are already done. The part you see in the pic wont change much. The changes were mostly to other areas.

Correct Marmatt, 1/2" thick steel recovery points. The mounting for the bumper is there. The recovery tabs are separate from the mounting brackets this time, but still weld through both sides of the bumper.

I'd say about 6 weeks for the first ones to ship. That's not long considering std lead time is three weeks on current products.

We've already taken some pre-orders for the first batch. Best estimate on price right now is $749.00 That includes, powder coat, skid plate, top tube and integrated fog light mounts for the factory fog lights.

right on...I will call tomorrow or next week to make a pre-order.

I am so glad to see a vendor active on this site! Thanks for all you efforts!

Doug

Jim , I'm sold too. How will you deal with the lower "plastic grill insert"? .Will there be a gap under the headlights ? Cannot tell from the picture. Is that a secret in the design untill it is complete?

Thanks again for your involvement on this board.

Sean

The gap under the headlights wont be any bigger than the current one. Achieving that was no small feat with all the darn angles. I'd rather not go into details now, but it will be a simple install and it will look good.

So - When's the REAR bumper carrier going to be ready for pre and post '05's?

So did you decide on factory lights or aftermarket (or both) in the bumper?

We designed mounts for the factory lights. Probably going to go with those for now. They look like good lights and have a heaigth adjuster built in.

Aftermarket lights are easier to mount, so adapting it to aftermarket lights would probably be pretty easy.

Sounds good to me.

Jim I sent ya a PM...

Any chance on a Titan bumper?

ok you sold me on it I will give you a call when i get back from training in two weeks SWEEEEEEEET !

That's what the OEM bumper should look like!!!! Count me in. I want one!!!!

Damn that looks fine!

I am kind of curious on how the dip in the bottom of the grill was addressed. In the pick it appears to have been cut off. Is this the case?

No cutting the grill or any other major surgery required. I'd rather not go into details yet though.

Jim

Let me start off by saying because I just joined the site but I have been reading the forums for a couple of months now. My question is how do go about pre-ordering the new bumper? Should I just contact you through your website or call or what? I am still learning about winches and such. So do you have to specify the type/brand of winch when you order the bumper or what? Oh yeah Jim that is one awesome bumper you got there and I can't waight to buy one.

just go here http://shrockworks.com/index.htm

everything you need.

by the way, used my shrockbars for the first time this weekend. NICE.
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Winch mounts are pretty much universal...

If you go with a Warn or Warn compatible mount, all aftermarket bumpers will have holes where you need them to mount to...

You don't need to know what winch you want to order the Shrockworks bumper, as any of them will fit, integrated solinoid, or remote, doesn't matter.

You should just call him, he's a bit slower to respond by e-mail...but its good for relaying the contact/shipping info....you could e-mail from the site contact address, and then call him to say you e-mailed him....to get the fastest/most personnal response.

You can even get the winch from Shrock....if you get a Warn, ask him for the remote extension to the solinoid...it lets you plug in the control right on the bumper, trick.



I went with a Warn 9.5xp...its a fast 9,500 lb pull winch, pretty waterproof. I also swapped in a MasterPull synthetic winch rope and Aluminum fairlead to save weight/add strength and safety.

The main winches to look at are Warn, Ramsey and Milemarker...there are others, but I'm a bit leary of their lack of track record.

Look at the line speeds under load, weather/water resistance, weight, length of rope capacity, and the pulling capacity.

You want to have a minimum of 150% of your rig's total weight....more if you do mud sucking/wheel with rigs that outweigh you, etc...So, no less than 8K lb capacity...ideally at all wrap lengths in a perfect world.