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I’m debating on either a trail ready or buckstop front bumper. Does anyone have good pics of either? Does anyone have a strong opinion in either direction?
Trail ready and buck stop front bumpers
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Trail ready all the way!!!!
@gmoon will hook you up
They are both the same company. So I don't think you can go wrong either way. The finish is fantastic on mine, I ordered from them directly in 2021. They were great to work with.
@gmoon will hook you up
They are both the same company. So I don't think you can go wrong either way. The finish is fantastic on mine, I ordered from them directly in 2021. They were great to work with.
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Thanks @HvacSciGuy, my TrailReady brother! We work hand & hand with Buckstop to get the exact configuration you are looking for.
You can check out many of their offerings directly on our site here.
Main differences
You can check out many of their offerings directly on our site here.
Main differences
- TrailReady is only available in 100% steel configuration
- TrailReady bumper "wings" on either side are three piece vs Buckstop is a two piece, which essentially means its a large flat surface and doesn't have the chamfered corners
- TrailReady comes standard with welded recovery points
- TrailReady in certain configurations is a little thicker
- TrailReady grill guard is welded on.
- Buckstop is available in all steel or a hybrid, which is an aluminum lower section and steel upper hoops/bar work. The hybrid saves 90lbs.
- Buckstop as standard uses the factory recovery points with the option to upgrade to weld on recovery points
- Buckstop has more three hoop configurations than TrailReady, all of which are bolt on.
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Does the center horizontal cross tube/bar block the factory front camera at the bottom of the Ford Oval? Any pics of the view?
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I don't have them but the Trail Ready/Buckstop products have really impressed me and are where I'd look first if I were planning replacement bumpers. You can find some good info in @Silver-Bolt 's build thread, he has both the front and rear ones IIRC.
https://www.fordtremor.com/threads/silver-bolts-plan.18211/post-380864
https://www.fordtremor.com/threads/silver-bolts-plan.18211/post-380864
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How much sag did you get with that trail ready bumper? The trail ready has round light openings vs the buckstop that has options for both. I have a set of squadron sport lights in my factory fog light openings I’d like to reuse.
I think I had roughly 1/2" of sag with the bumper and the winch installed. My truck is a 7.3.
It's likely that the squadron would work well in the outer 4" round hole on the trail ready, but you can order the TR with square openings as well. I know that BD makes a round bezel for the squadron and I believe that it is 3 1/2" diameter.
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Trailready is only doing square light holes these days. BD Squadron's fit perfectly in the outer holes. BD XL80's fit the inner holes. Trailready recommends and sells Rigid lights for these locations, but I prefer the BD lights and that is what I already had. On the Bumper I am running ARB Solis 36. I had to modify the mounting brackets slightly to be able to fit under the cross tube. FYI BD LP9's are also about 1/4" too tall. I have both and the ARB's were easier to make fit.
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Yes for the 23/24 trucks the design was revised and they prefer to stick to the square cutouts. However with the OP's 2021 Tremor, your trailready variant would look like @HvacSciGuy and mine (if you went with the three hoop) and we have a lot of capability in terms of lighting.
For our truck, we actually sourced and shipped a 4.5" tube so that we could fit a larger light on the outer most locations. In our case, we mounted a Triple R Sentinel RP but we could easily fit an XL PRO or XL90 from Baja. Its a huge upgrade over the regular 3" squadron. It took a little effort but the results have been impressive.
While Buckstop & TrailReady bumpers are expensive and take some time to receive, the customization, build quality and reputation is not currently matched by anyone in the space.
I love my Buckstop. Looks so much better in person, but that is probably equally true for a Trail Readu bumper.
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That bumper looks perfect on your truck. Trying to decide what would look good with my bd lights. I really don’t want to swap them out.
It was probably about 2 months for mine, but that was in spring of 2021 so basically the heat of "supply chain issues."
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@boisefly
Just responded to your DM.
ETA right now is approx 8-10 weeks.
Install for the front bumper is $400.00 at their location, and $150.00 extra if you want them to put on the winch.
Its a monster of a bumper, especially with a 90 lb 16.5 winch inside so installing there isnt a bad option. They knock them out super quick too!
Just responded to your DM.
ETA right now is approx 8-10 weeks.
Install for the front bumper is $400.00 at their location, and $150.00 extra if you want them to put on the winch.
Its a monster of a bumper, especially with a 90 lb 16.5 winch inside so installing there isnt a bad option. They knock them out super quick too!
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Does this truck have stock suspension in this pic?
No, I have a basic RC 2.5 level in the front.
what d-rings are you running up front?
@OmahaBravo Those are the Gear America anti theft ones. I like them, the anti theft function might be a little bit of a gimmick. But I really like the finish on them. Whatever powder coating they use is pretty much indestructible.
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That antitheft feature is pretty slick ^^^.
If you are okay with storing in the truck, its hard to beat the reliability of a Crosby shackle. Not to say anything ill of what @HvacSciGuy shared because I dont know anything about the brand above, but be weary of nearly all shackles. So much untested Chinesium out there. I hear horror stories OFTEN. These trucks are so heavy too... If people are snapping crap with a Jeep or 4runner that weighs half as much as these trucks... a HD will snap an untested metal like a tooth pick.
If you are okay with storing in the truck, its hard to beat the reliability of a Crosby shackle. Not to say anything ill of what @HvacSciGuy shared because I dont know anything about the brand above, but be weary of nearly all shackles. So much untested Chinesium out there. I hear horror stories OFTEN. These trucks are so heavy too... If people are snapping crap with a Jeep or 4runner that weighs half as much as these trucks... a HD will snap an untested metal like a tooth pick.
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