Reviews: Smittybilt SRC Front Stinger with D-ring Mounts (Black) - 76521

Great style for a yj. Holds up great offroad.

This is the best stinger for any Jeep out there , this bumper give the jeep a Nice look and rugged.

This thing looks great on the front of my TJ. Had to use a rubber mallet to hit on because it was real tight but other than that is went real smooth and looks great when I put the winch on it.

Sharp look good fit. Will work with winch mounting plate with minimal altercations.

Its a nice bumper and its easy to install. To the guy who said he had to grind welds for an hour.... you need to work on your grinding skills. I only had to bolt mine on. The only hard part was removing my old mangled cheap bumper.

Unless you have a fairytale OEM frame like the Chinese Spy that just bolted his bumper on, be prepared to spend quality time with a Dremel and Grinder. I have a 2003 Wrangler X. This bumper was a pain to put on but was worth the hassle. Make sure to spray some rustolium on both your frame and bumper when finished grinding. This bumper is compatible with a warn 37170 winch mount. Also, if your mounting a winch and plate on this bumper, be sure to use grade 8 bolts.

I bought this bumper for my 2004 TJ and fits perfectly, the only thing that I would like to have is a break for the plate number. I had to fabricate one by myself

Overall I like the stinger and the pros outweigh the cons for me. The couple problems I do have with it are: At first one side wouldn't line up straight with the bolt when installing...it was actually pretty off. This made what should have been an easy 15 minute job into a 45 minute one. It whistles pretty loud around 40-50 mph due to the holes. It's extremely obnoxious and I plan on finding a solution. The only other thing for me is that some of the welds are also a little sloppy. Otherwise, it's definitely a great choice. It can't be beat for the price and i'm satisfied with it.

The only reason I gave it 4 stars was because it didn't come with the hardware, but to solve it i just went out and spent 10$ on bolts. I was impressed with the shipping date, how long it took to get here. it was 2 days! Great look, now i just want a winch and drings and it will be set!

ok so i read alot of reviews about this bumper before i purchased it. i only read a few bad things about the powder coating chipping off and few said they had a hard time installing it because it was such a tight fit. well when i received my stinger the powder coating was great- no problems there. but man when they said tight fit!!! i had to grind on the frame rails for about an hour to get it on there. i also had to grind some of the powder coating out of the inside of the bumper itself. so after i finally got the bumper fitted on my jeep it was time to install the winch plate. according to the product details it says it takes most aftermarket winch plates. so my smittybilt 2801 (which i had previously used on my stock bumper) would work right? wrong! i went on smittybilts website and read that this bumper only excepts a smittybilt 2802 winch plate. that would have been nice to know. now i had to order the 2802 (for an extra bill). over all i am happy with the bumper. i like the look and hopefully it functions properly if i ever get my jeep in a bad possition (which i hope never happens). i was disappointed in what a pain it was to install and that they didnt just put in the description that it required a certain winch plate. its irritating when you have a weekend project that you start and then cant finish because you have the wrong parts.