Hey all,

About a year and a half ago, I damaged my rear bumper and got it replaced with a stock plastic one. About a month afterwards, I realized I made a major mistake and should have used the insurance money for an off road one. Doh!

Last night, I had someone hit and run me after they backed into the bumper. Now that I've got another chance, I'm not going to miss it.

I've spent a LOT of time daydreaming about a front bumper and I know there are a lot of options out there. I particularly have been thinking about going aluminum for the reduced weight. Much to my dismay, when I went to look for rear bumpers, I didn't find any aluminum options (kinda makes sense with towing and what not). What's more, I can't seem to find many options other than CBI and 4x4Labs. I don't totally love the look of either. I've searched high and low and come up with some historical things that were out there but don't seem to be anymore. Anybody have a line on other options?

If it's got to be one of the two, it looks like CBI is waaaay easier to install as it's a bolt-on. 4x4Labs looks like it requires a lot of chopping, probably more than I really want to do on my own. I see that CBI is significantly more popular, probably for that reason.

So which one's really best? I'm looking for something 'relatively' lighter (not than stock, unless you know someone making them out of unobtanium), with better clearance and departure angles, and that can maintain stock towing capabilities. Thoughts?

Thanks guys,
Richard

P.s. I've currently got a 3/2" daystar spacer lift. Been thinking about a little body lift lately, too.