Looking for a light front bumper with a winch… any good options?

Toyota Truck, SUV and Vans Forum Tacoma
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Thinking about adding a winch to my Tacoma and maybe a small front bumper bar… any recommendations?

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Southern Style Offroad makes a pretty light one that fits a winch and a light bar. Keeps the stock fog lights too.

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This is the one I’m planning to get:

If you get a winch and bumper and it changes the stance too much, just throw on a leveling spacer. Are you still running stock suspension?

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@Wilder
I have this bumper and it’s solid. No suspension problems at all.

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Aris said:
@Wilder
I have this bumper and it’s solid. No suspension problems at all.

Same here… weighs around 45 pounds… didn’t have to mess with the suspension at all.

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Baylen said:

Aris said:
@Wilder
I have this bumper and it’s solid. No suspension problems at all.

Same here… weighs around 45 pounds… didn’t have to mess with the suspension at all.

I think it’s closer to 80 pounds, plus the winch adds another 80-100 pounds. Even with all that, it’s only about 175 pounds up front, which isn’t a big deal for the stock coils. Didn’t notice much of a change in stance, if any.

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@Aris
I was only talking about the bumper itself. Installed it solo, and it didn’t feel like 80 pounds to me.

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Baylen said:
@Aris
I was only talking about the bumper itself. Installed it solo, and it didn’t feel like 80 pounds to me.

I put mine on five years ago, so I wasn’t sure. Just looked it up—Extreme Terrain lists it at 64 pounds, so that sounds about right.

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@Aris
Checked again… you were right, 70 pounds.

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Baylen said:
@Aris
Checked again… you were right, 70 pounds.

All I know is, bolting the winch on and lifting it into place while half-drunk was not my smartest idea.

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Aris said:

Baylen said:
@Aris
Checked again… you were right, 70 pounds.

All I know is, bolting the winch on and lifting it into place while half-drunk was not my smartest idea.

Didn’t put a winch on mine… mainly got it for hitting deer.

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@Wilder
Yeah, still stock. TRD long bed, double cab.

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JeffPatterson said:
@Wilder
Yeah, still stock. TRD long bed, double cab.

You should be good then. Stick with a lighter winch and you won’t have any issues.

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If you’re willing to spend a bit more, ARB makes a bumper that fits. Requires some cutting but holds a winch and gives full front-end protection.

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Check out Greenlane Offroad. Their bumpers are only about 45 pounds.

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What’s your budget?

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Zenith said:
What’s your budget?

Trying to stay under $1,000 if possible.

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JeffPatterson said:

Zenith said:
What’s your budget?

Trying to stay under $1,000 if possible.

An aluminum bumper for under a grand? That’s gonna be tough.

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Zenith said:

JeffPatterson said:
Zenith said:
What’s your budget?

Trying to stay under $1,000 if possible.

An aluminum bumper for under a grand? That’s gonna be tough.

So does that mean anything that’s not aluminum will be too heavy for stock suspension? Any good options if I go higher on the budget?