ARB bumper 2014+ release

[Jono.ful]

There's not a bumper on the market that will increase ground clearance. The only thing that will do that is taller tires.

Clearance at the fenders, not under the truck. The arb bumper appears to only marginally at best improve your ability to get your front tire up and over an obstacle. Increasing clearance in this area is one of the main goals of an aftermarket bumper

 

[Ducmonsta]

I like my overhanging, fat, and heavy bumper reggers: Photos of ARB bumpers never seem to be taken on a truck that looks like it deserves it. Every one of the photos I find on the cyber seem to be on stock 4Rs or they're lifted with 20s. :shrug:
[MENTION=66300]Intruder[/MENTION] wheels the bejeezus out of his 4R and it's what originally inspired me to go the ARB way. But, I respect everyone's different tastes in mods as long as they are done properly and not hacked on.

 

[techno]

*Nobody here knows - or does not know - what ARB testing is done

I do. I worked there for 6 years during the time they designed their airbag compatible system. All it does it is ensure that their bumper does not adversely effect the airbag deployment characteristics. The crumple zones/ripples in most of their designs were engineered to replicate some of the OEM components that are removed during installation. The single biggest variable is the vehicle mass. The heavier the vehicle, the more ripples in the mounting brackets. ARB spend considerable time ENGINEERING their products and they spend thousands of dollars doing so. When the airbag brackets were designed they crash tested a 100 series landcruiser to ensure a vehicle equipped with their bullbar met ADR (Australian Design Rules) for frontal collisions. That test validated the system. Each subsequent design is thoroughly tested using other engineering methods (FEA for example)to simulate the conditions.
So, while ARB might be horrible at promoting their stuff and answering the myriad of customer questions and concerns, people shouldn't assume they just make this stuff up.
Also, ARB's primary goal is vehicle frontal protection. They are there to protect the vital parts of your car during an impact so you can drive home again. That's pretty important in the aussie outback where you might have 500+ miles before you get to some form of civilization.

 

[techno]

We used to do pretty severe side pulls with a winch on new products. This one almost maxed out the winch and actually rolled the tire off the rim on the one front wheel. But the bullbar hardly moved. This was a Nissan Navara.

 

[techno]

This was testing the recovery points on a Prado. It was doubled up as a back-up in case the main location failed (which it didn't). We used to do tons of real world testing, not just in the workshop.

 

[1engineer]

I do. I worked there for 6 years during the time they designed their airbag compatible system. All it does it is ensure that their bumper does not adversely effect the airbag deployment characteristics. The crumple zones/ripples in most of their designs were engineered to replicate some of the OEM components that are removed during installation. The single biggest variable is the vehicle mass. The heavier the vehicle, the more ripples in the mounting brackets. ARB spend considerable time ENGINEERING their products and they spend thousands of dollars doing so. When the airbag brackets were designed they crash tested a 100 series landcruiser to ensure a vehicle equipped with their bullbar met ADR (Australian Design Rules) for frontal collisions. That test validated the system. Each subsequent design is thoroughly tested using other engineering methods (FEA for example)to simulate the conditions.
So, while ARB might be horrible at promoting their stuff and answering the myriad of customer questions and concerns, people shouldn't assume they just make this stuff up.
Also, ARB's primary goal is vehicle frontal protection. They are there to protect the vital parts of your car during an impact so you can drive home again. That's pretty important in the aussie outback where you might have 500+ miles before you get to some form of civilization.

I was addressing those who posted before me who were acting like they knew something lol.

If you know anything about off roading or forces incurred during a deer strike or low speed hit then you understand the ARB bumper. If you only go for looks? Lots of people make a pretty bumper. ARB is the best choice if you actually want your aftermarket bumper to do something other than look good.

Good post BTW.

 

[techno]

I was addressing those who posted before me who were acting like they knew something lol.
If you know anything about off roading or forces incurred during a deer strike or low speed hit then you understand the ARB bumper. If you only go for looks? Lots of people make a pretty bumper. ARB is the best choice if you actually want your aftermarket bumper to do something other than look good.
Good post BTW.

Yeah, I understood where you were coming from. I like to defend ARB when I read what I might consider to be misinformation or unwarranted criticism, but I certainly know their visual design is not always pleasing. I really wanted to put their bumper on my 4th gen, but it just doesn't look as good as some other designs out there in my opinion, so I'm just going to suck up the small risk of something unintended happening in a collision.
When I left ARB in 2005, they were pumping out 80 - 120 bumpers per day, five days a week out of the Melbourne factory. That was not including the second manufacturing facility they opened shortly afterwards in Thailand to meet demand. Plenty of folks like their designs.

 

[e60ral]

what is the advantage of ARB's recovery point over the factory points? looking at the factory recover points, solid loops bolted to the frame, it looks like if something can make those fail it would be enough to move the frame.

 

[1engineer]

Yeah, I understood where you were coming from. I like to defend ARB when I read what I might consider to be misinformation or unwarranted criticism, but I certainly know their visual design is not always pleasing. I really wanted to put their bumper on my 4th gen, but it just doesn't look as good as some other designs out there in my opinion, so I'm just going to suck up the small risk of something unintended happening in a collision.
When I left ARB in 2005, they were pumping out 80 - 120 bumpers per day, five days a week out of the Melbourne factory. That was not including the second manufacturing facility they opened shortly afterwards in Thailand to meet demand. Plenty of folks like their designs.

I'm not defending ARB, I am defending physics and logic lol.

 

[Titanpat57]

I'm not defending ARB, I am defending physics and logic lol.

Why, yes.......

We've been down this road....

 

[Simpleman74]

I could care less what the crash rating is on it I just want to know when the release date is! TAKE MY MONEY!!!

 

[888]

Group buy?

 

[Scharfschütze]

Anyone got one of these coming yet? :snacker:

 

[Scharfschütze]

I called ARB today and they told me its available to order now but production is just gearing up. They told me the delay came from a change in finish from semigloss to more of a texture on the final production version. He said orders placed now could see bumpers as early as Febuary but not before.

:usa2:

 

[DesertEagle]

ARB Summit Bumper

Just checking to see if anyone has actually ordered and received their ARB Summit Bumper for 5th Gen 4Runner? Any pictures of it installed? :bump2:

 

[Vinsil]

I had them on both my 80's and loved them. I'm having a harder time with the 4Runner however I'd love to see some more on the 5.5 gens. My truck will never be a rockcrawler and I do like the ARB products and trust them without question.

Poser hits my last ones...which also had ARB lockers front and rear.

 

[Simpleman74]

Anyone? Beuller?

 

[YorkParts]

Those look awesome

 

[Scharfschütze]

Anyone? Beuller?

I posted above that they are not shipping yet so its gonna be a while dude. Call ARB and hound them, they may give an update. Im considering going another route at this time so lost the desire to bug them as much.

 

[Racehoss]

Pics and reviews ????

Somebody must have bought and installed one of these by now. No?