For an off road look, and some offroading, consider trimming off some of the corners of the OEM bumper. I have hit my bumper a lot, on many things, but at low 4wheeling speeds. Yeah it's pretty bent up, but non of that damage translated to the rest of the vehicle, the lights, fenders, and everything else are still fine. Since the rest of the front end body is still fine, once I replace it with a steel bumper, you won't be able to tell I crunched the oem up so often.
Since I cut the corners off, i hit the bumper far less, the main part I hit is the part right in front of the tire.
Spend the bumper money on sliders, far more important then a front bumper. You crunch up the bumper, you can get a new one (and you want one eventually anyway) If you dent your rocker panel into your door it's a much bigger deal. Sliders are a great "off road look" item too. Especially if you get a kick-out, and angle them up.
Cliffs- always sliders first, before bumpers. Try the oem bumper trim.
