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I ordered the Vanguard bumper in aluminum to save significant weight. I installed the bumper and a Warn VR Evo 12S winch, with Factor 55 Ultrahook. The first time I retracted the winch rope in order to pull the Ultrahook tight against the fairlead, it significantly bent the part of the bumper that the fairlead attaches to. I was shocked that it bent so much with relatively minor force needed to hold the Ultrahook securely against the fairlead. I would definitely advise against paying the significant extra price to get the bumper in aluminum. I'm quite concerned if I ever have to actually winch myself or someone else with this bumper.

One hangs lower than the other. 2 stars.

Beware that the short roof rack doesn't fit in the front ! I tried to contact JCR and get specific brackets to move the rack over the freedom panels, no success. Well built rack but for now it remains in my driveway !

Thick steel that was exactly what I wanted. The problem is the bad service when they had an issue. I know COVID delayed everything but they said it was a 2 months turn around. I ended up getting them 6 months from order date. Also, the blinkers don’t work with the LED group package. This could’ve been fixed before the product was released. Others have figured it out.

Overall, this product is built well. However, the installation was extremely challenging. I ended up doing a "meh" job because "thats as good as its gonna get." Trying to drill very large holes perfectly centered on a dot, while stepping up drill bit sizes step by step, is nearly impossible, especially with the enormous drill bits required for this product -- which I had to special order online. Then trying to ratchet down the rivet nuts manually was next to impossible. The resistance of the nut against the washers made ratcheting very difficult and the rivet ended up just spinning in the hole depte the stabilization with a crescent wrench (the "inner" washer has no way to grip and stabilize the rivet). When I got it as tight as I possibly could, the rivet still wasn't tight enough and jiggled in the hole despite my best efforts. Even then, the threads of the rivet do not end in the center of the hole, there is several mm of variation as the rivet "crumples" in. The threads weren't centered and I couldn't get the product to fasten correctly. And there is no way to try again. This is a one-shot installation. I ended up cross-threading the bolt in a last ditch effort to get the panel installed. The job is done, but the bolt hangs part way out to this day -- but thats as good as its gonna get. I would not recommend this product to my friends and I doubt I'll be be purchasing from JCR Offroad in the future.

I love the look of these, unfortunately I had to make multiple trips to my local hardware store to pick up the correct mounting hardware since the hardware they sent did not fit my 2020 gladiator. Ended up being a full day event to get these installed.

I put this kit on my jeep about 3 years back, and since then I've had constant issues with it. Handling is a bit worse than stock, components come without paint etc., and everything wears out quick. When I've reached out to customer service they've given vague answers like "throw a couple poly bushings in, should take care of it." I'm not really getting specific help with my issues, and if other JCR components are needed to make this steering work right, that should be indicated up front or included in the kit.

I bought this bumper because I purchased both DIY front and rear bumpers prior to owning a Waren vr evo. So I bought the DIY winch bumper kit built it and the winch is too large to fit in the bumper. So I had to modify the back plate by cutting two 2-in slots in the back plate and I had to then put gussets on the sides to reinforce it. Overall not too happy with the product that only says a winch with a 10x4 pattern will fit

I really like the fit and quality of the doors however I recived 1 hinge that was not correct as well as two lef side door latches.Very frusterating having to wait for two additional shipments of parts when it should have been right the first time.

Due to the lack of a tutorial and/or pictures showing how to weld the mounts to the rack, I ended up welding them backwards, and it will require to redo the entire work. What a waste of time and money!