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I really like that nfab but it was so much more expensive. I was hesitant on the rear ranch hand (as opposed to stock) but figured it'd look so much better if it matched. Plus, I'll never have to replace it again, because if a Ranch Hand gets broken, I'm gonna be needing a lot more than a bumper
Really? After a few searches, I found the Ranch Hand to be more expensive.
On my searches, the Ranch Hands were typically $800+ and the N-Fab with LED mounts was $750
Ranch Hand quoted me $775 for the front and $515 for the rear. The guy at the shop also said he might be able to get me some discounts since he already has a lot of the mounting hardware. I also like the front receiver option on the Ranch Hand, can mount up a winch and save myself when I inevitably try to drive through somewhere I shouldn't hahah
Ranch Hand quoted me $775 for the front and $515 for the rear. The guy at the shop also said he might be able to get me some discounts since he already has a lot of the mounting hardware. I also like the front receiver option on the Ranch Hand, can mount up a winch and save myself when I inevitably try to drive through somewhere I shouldn't hahah
Yeah, that's one disadvantage of the N-Fab. It also looks like it doesn't protect much other than where the skid plate is. Definitely get the Ranch Hand then if you're planning on needing the extra help lol
Haven't updated this in a minute or two. Ordered the Ranch Hands a little over a week ago, my out of pocket cost (on top of what stock replacements would've been) was only a little over $200. Not a bad deal.
Dropped her off at the beautician last night with an estimated turn around time of two weeks. I'll have pictures as soon as I can!
Also managed to pull some strings with my insurance to get my rental coverage upgraded and ended up in a 2015 Ram with the 5.7 HEMI. Say what you want about Mopar (my first car was a 2001 Chrysler Town & Country which had 175,000 miles on it when I sold it, so I've got room in my heart for em) but this thing is fast as ****. I've read stories of people getting them to do 0-60 in under 6 seconds bone stock.
FINALLY have an update. After a very long 7 weeks, I picked up my truck from the shop today. Had issues with parts delays, insurance delays, everything that could go wrong, did (that includes the rental... I ended up going through two of those Rams. Enterprise and I are not on great terms at the moment).
Anyways, after Ranch Hand finally told me the bumpers were on national backorder forever, I ended up switching to Iron Cross. I liked them better from the getgo, but they're more expensive. Oh well.
I very quickly decided I didn't like the chrome on the sidesteps with the black bumpers and pulled those off. By the time I had them off it was too dark to get pictures, but I'll see if I can't get some tomorrow.
Oh, and in the process of pulling my steps off I noticed they didn't put my tow package back on. So I'll be calling them tomorrow to whine about that.
Next up: finally replace the damn Ford badges. I might put on '09+ XLT badges in the process too. Just noticed I also lost my 4x4 stickers in the process...
01-26-2016, 04:43 PM
