mbw
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I would agree that T44 is not built or designed by engineers. Eric is a fabricator. (A very good one, his welds are **** AF). Which is why I went with an ARB front bumper. The rear bumper is basically going over the existing cross member/bumper so its not changing the crash safety aspect of the vehicle much if any. But on a front bumper... you need property airbag testing, crush cans, etc. The garage built plate bumpers are not tested anything near what ARB does. Good way to get your airbags to pop at the slightest impact. (impulse to frame will spike more aggressively and trigger the sensors in the car more easily)
I would imagine if any of them had/have a chance of being based on real engineering it is probably Kaymar since they have many more resources and products for various models. If you are in AUS i'd look there first (again, I have no experience with them, and even though I stood up for T44, that is mostly because I am in the U.S.)
I still think T44 is a great option for a rear bumper in the U.S.
I love Voyager stuff for Sliders (lighter than T44 which I sold recently) and roof racks and ladder. But I agree that the rear swing they have is not ideal.
Slight tangent, but here are the newly designed Voyager sliders with bolt on air compressor/tank guard. Much lighter than the T44 but plenty strong and the step is much larger and ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE more comfortable to step on and use. (the main reasons I changed was step comfort and weight). They were kind enough to make these for me custom but I imagine they would do it again on request. The fitment is perfect and they seem plenty strong but are not insanely overbuilt and heavy.
I would imagine if any of them had/have a chance of being based on real engineering it is probably Kaymar since they have many more resources and products for various models. If you are in AUS i'd look there first (again, I have no experience with them, and even though I stood up for T44, that is mostly because I am in the U.S.)
I still think T44 is a great option for a rear bumper in the U.S.
I love Voyager stuff for Sliders (lighter than T44 which I sold recently) and roof racks and ladder. But I agree that the rear swing they have is not ideal.
Slight tangent, but here are the newly designed Voyager sliders with bolt on air compressor/tank guard. Much lighter than the T44 but plenty strong and the step is much larger and ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE more comfortable to step on and use. (the main reasons I changed was step comfort and weight). They were kind enough to make these for me custom but I imagine they would do it again on request. The fitment is perfect and they seem plenty strong but are not insanely overbuilt and heavy.