ARB bumper vs. sliders?

[jspiv]

So this past weekend in Denver there was a Truck and Jeep show hosted by 4 Wheel Parts. I managed to pick up an ARB front bumper for a song and couldn't pass it up. However, I wasn't planning on getting a front bumper/winch anytime soon (Not doing difficult enough wheeling to really utilize it or a winch).
I'm on the fence of whether to pick up a winch and install them both, or sell it and put that money towards a set of sliders (much more likely to benefit from).

Obviously(?) the smart thing to do would be sell and get sliders, but I kind of want to rock the sick bumper and winch and get sliders later.

What's everyone's' thoughts about my (lack of a) problem?

 

[SilverRidgeRunner1]

So this past weekend in Denver there was a Truck and Jeep show hosted by 4 Wheel Parts. I managed to pick up an ARB front bumper for a song and couldn't pass it up. However, I wasn't planning on getting a front bumper/winch anytime soon (Not doing difficult enough wheeling to really utilize it or a winch).
I'm on the fence of whether to pick up a winch and install them both, or sell it and put that money towards a set of sliders (much more likely to benefit from).

Obviously(?) the smart thing to do would be sell and get sliders, but I kind of want to rock the sick bumper and winch and get sliders later.

What's everyone's' thoughts about my (lack of a) problem?

I feel like selling it and adding the sliders would be a more logical move... Don't add the weight if u don't have to.

 

[FelixFJ40]

So this past weekend in Denver there was a Truck and Jeep show hosted by 4 Wheel Parts. I managed to pick up an ARB front bumper for a song and couldn't pass it up. However, I wasn't planning on getting a front bumper/winch anytime soon (Not doing difficult enough wheeling to really utilize it or a winch).
I'm on the fence of whether to pick up a winch and install them both, or sell it and put that money towards a set of sliders (much more likely to benefit from).

Obviously(?) the smart thing to do would be sell and get sliders, but I kind of want to rock the sick bumper and winch and get sliders later.

What's everyone's' thoughts about my (lack of a) problem?

That depends entirely on how you're going to use your truck. If you're going to be doing the kind of wheeling where you'll test your break-over angle anytime soon, sell it and get sliders.

If, instead, you're just doing fire roads over the next few months and would wait until you have BOTH to do more serious offroading, then mount the bumper. My thought being that if you know you want the ARB eventually (over the next couple years), will you be able to buy it then what you sell it for now? If not, you'll waist money.

Of course, see my first point. Any money saved goes out the window if you crunch your rocker panels.

 

[thezentree]

Sliders first. You’ll get a lot more use out of them than you will a winch bumper

 

[hounddogman]

Keep the ARB ! A Arb without a winch ( doesn't sound like you need one yet . ) is a small weight gain over stock . It's only about 90 pounds and the stock fat lip bumper is supposed to be around 35 lbs, so a extra 55 lbs . Sliders are only a benefit offroad ,well ok , a wide kickout might stop a door ding in a parking lot . But a ARB gives great animal protection anytime the vehicle is moving . I've personally have had ARBs save me thousands in repairs after animal strikes and a slow speed parking lot collision. Most of that was on my wife's jeep grand cherokee . For me , ARB bumpers have been cheap insurance .

 

[jspiv]

I think I've decided to work some more OT shifts and keep the bumper and get some sliders fabbed up.
There's a guy in Denver that makes custom sliders, installed and rhino-lined for $450.
I was looking at getting the 4xInnovations set, but don't have a garage or access to a welder to put them on myself so would end up shelling out another chunk of change to have them installed.

 

[Reno - 3rd gen]

$450 for rhino-lined sliders installed is a steal! I'd keep the bumper, get the sliders and hold off on the winch.