ADD Rear Stealth Fighter bumper

[20XLRangerFraptor]

Who all has the ADD stealth fighter rear bumper? Have you used the d ring mounts at all with it? I bought my truck used and it had the bumper already installed. Tonight while out doing a little snow wheeling I had to pull out a friend in his TRD Pro 4 Runner. Printed my soft shackle through the passenger side mount and hooked my strap to his front hooks. Had to do a small and light tug to get him out of the holes he dug in and to keep me from digging deeper in the snow. Well to my surprise once we got out to unhook the bumper was almost ripped off… also the rear taillight got busted a couple days ago from some other off-roading. This Ranger has really surprised me in the snow and it could be the tires because my buddies 4 Runner wasn’t liking the snow!

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[Utope]

Dang, is the mounting on that side still bolted?

 

[20XLRangerFraptor]

Dang, is the mounting on that side still bolted?

Yep it’s till bolts. The mounting brackets for the bumper are basically folded in half. I hadn’t paid much attention to them before but the mounts seem pretty thin for a bumper to have shackle mounts welded in.

 

[20XLRangerFraptor]

I’ll get some better pics tomorrow when sits daylight out of the brackets

 

[RedDakooter05]

And those things cost over a thousand dollars? lmao.

 

[20XLRangerFraptor]

And those things cost over a thousand dollars? lmao.

Right!! I’m glad I didn’t spend the money buying and that’s what disappoints me about it. It could had been my fault but the size of the brackets holding it to the truck don’t seem thick enough to be using those recovery points. I need to invest ina hitch recovery bracket for shackles.

 

[20XLRangerFraptor]

I do plan on contacting ADD and asking them about this. Maybe they can improve it to where this won’t happen in the future. Since I didn’t install this bumper I’m not sure if the brackets supplied with the bumpers were used or anything like that. Maybe someone that installed them can chime in and let me know how’s theirs is mounted to the truck.

 

[OFC Ranger]

And those things cost over a thousand dollars? lmao.

I thought it was close to the 2k range?

If installed to spec using proper hardware all I can think it wouldn't surprise me to see a gucci off road company pulling the wool so to say.

 

[gwhalin]

Didn't they stop making bumpers for the Ranger? Glad I never bought one seeing this and given the price tag!?

 

[gwhalin]

Are you able to post some photos of the bracket that failed? Just curious how flimsy it actually is.

 

[20XLRangerFraptor]

Are you able to post some photos of the bracket that failed? Just curious how flimsy it actually is.

Here’s a quick pic of it I took this morning. I’ll try to get some better stuff once I get home tomorrow

 

[RedDakooter05]

I thought it was close to the 2k range?

If installed to spec using proper hardware all I can think it wouldn't surprise me to see a gucci off road company pulling the wool so to say.

Seems 80% of stuff in the market is of "gucci" quality sadly.

Here’s a quick pic of it I took this morning. I’ll try to get some better stuff once I get home tomorrow

Wow, the thickness of my PC case is about the same as that "bracket".

 

[9zero1790]

Here’s a quick pic of it I took this morning. I’ll try to get some better stuff once I get home tomorrow

negative ghost rider... unless more beef is out of view making it stronger my eyeball says no way for recovery point. no fat chicks on it either...

 

[20XLRangerFraptor]

negative ghost rider... unless more beef is out of view making it stronger my eyeball says no way for recovery point. no fat chicks on it either...

Agreed no more recoveries for this bumper until I reenforce it with thicker/better brackets. Just sad they make it seem like you can use it for recovery

 

[RangerPNW]

I honestly had a bad feeling about ADD once I learned their "rock sliders" were really expensive cab mounted steps... can't say I'm surprised but still equally frustrating when they market those points on the bumper for recoveries. Hopefully they can make it right, but I wouldn't count on it as they've pretty much dropped the ranger to make stuff for the Bronco.

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