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buckethead47 05-10-2009, 08:21 AM i know for front bumpers we have arb shrock and tjm or custom fronts. ive never seen the tjm bumper on an xterra. any one have experience with tjm? and does any one have a picture of it mounted to an xterra? TJTJ 05-10-2009, 08:30 AM Sure, lots of TJMs. They're well made, the powdercoat is good, and they work. The issues with them are the lower ground clearance/approach angle, and that the wings tend to catch your tires if you go to ~ 32's or larger. Brent for example, caught his 32 on a wing, and, as the wings bolt onto the bumper, the tire ripped the wing off. Obviously, the wings are mostly cosmetic, unlike the welded, structural wings on the Shrock, Calmini, KMA, etc....so they offer no protection. The ARB wing is part of the bumper, but just 10 gauge sheet metal, not 3/16" steel plate like the others, so, even though the ARB wings ALSO hit your tires, they are SUPER easy to cut off for tire clearance, even a with a Dremel wheel, as the metal is so thin. There's different TJM models though, so you need to review the parts for any TJM to see which version you're looking at, etc. PS - As far as I know, the non-custom/one off bumpers for the X include: Shrock ARB TJM Calmini KMA tameroflions 05-10-2009, 02:48 PM dont even mention KMA. KMA doesnt count as a company...or a good bumper.... can you sense a little resentment? if not, you should. drumboy 08-01-2009, 07:52 AM Here is a TJM on mine. I like it a lot. I also was not going to wait over two months to get the Shrock. Plus, $695.00 plus shipping from 4x4 parts? No brainer to me... baf6 08-01-2009, 07:02 PM dont even mention KMA. KMA doesnt count as a company...or a good bumper.... can you sense a little resentment? if not, you should. +1,2 and 3 TJTJ 08-01-2009, 08:55 PM Just trying to keep the references less biased. And, yeah, I know MOSTLY people who HATE KMA....and, frankly, I don't know of a SINGLE bumper they've made that wasn't screwed up in some way. I might not know a statistically valid number of people who have them...but maybe dozens. One guy was HAPPY with his....it was crooked, like the front receiver hitch pointed more to one side, but, he liked it anyway...and as far as I know, he's not had a problem with it....or used the receiver. :D So, yeah, I wouldn't use KMA myself...but I'd hate to lose them as a potential supplier one day...we need all we can get, and, they MIGHT improve. :D | ||