I love how you think you know my driving style and how I treat my equipment.
Reasons why:
1.I like the look of it.
2.I got a hell of a deal on it. $800 brand new. I drove down to the shop and hauled it home. I didn't have to pay $300 to have it shipped to me. only about $20 in Diesel.
3.It really doesn't weigh that much more then anyone else's design. I can pick it up myself and put it on. Can't be more then 150 LBS. plus I have the OME HD springs upfront already.
4. The winch is located inside of the bumper and out of site
4. Nice mounts for lights and antennas
So in conclusion. I'll modify the bumper extensions and never have an issue. If you can't fathom the idea, that's why there are guys like me who come up with design solutions every day. Just because someone can't think outside of the box, doesn't mean there isn't a designer somewhere else with a simple solution to the problem. I did plenty of research and feel i know the issues and how to resolve the issues. pretty easy, well, for me. I have been welding and fabricating for about 15 years. I used to design and sell bumpers as a business.
IT'll be fine for my needs because:
1. I'm not an idiot and have used a winch many times.
2. I don't intentionally ram my vehicles into stuff just because I have a bull bar. I have a 1 ton Ford truck if I need to pull or push stuff around.
3. I didn't like the look of the other bumpers. I'm not a rock crawler.
4. I have yet to complain about an ARB product I've had and used.
And if you don't like my choice. Cry to someone who cares. Have a happy day