which bump stop kit did you go with???

[jackrook]

I'm installing RPG's stop on the 26th on my 2014. My 2011 had a different co's stop.

Which company and why did you switch?

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[Bar]

I had the Outlaw stop on the 2011. I worked that truck hard in the desert. The whoops in Landers are f'ing brutal. I wanted something a little beefier on my new one. For starters, look at them side by side if you can. The RPG's spanned across the frame more than the outlaws. I'm not knocking the outlaws, but I just felt more comfortable with the coverage and larger bump stops.

I went down to RPG to check things out. Corey (?) sat down with me on his CAD program and gave me the 20 min tour. That helped me decide. Jarrett was great too. He didn't crap on what I had in my 2011 at all. There was no hard sell.

Good luck with the decision. Either way, do something. Trust me on that.

 

[Aaron]

I've got the RPG kit, and it seems to be good. The deciding factors for me between it and Outlaw were;

A) Outlaw said it might be a problem if my frame was bent (it was)
B) RPG beat Outlaw's quote and gave me a really good deal.

Does it perform any better/worse? I don't know. It gets the job done. I really don't like the harshness when I get into them on the street over a big speed bump or something, but they keep the axle from slamming the frame so I guess that's a win.

Honestly thoughts of ditching it and going with SDHQ's more compact bump setup have been going through my mind. I ride on the damn stops when I haul dirt bikes with my stock springs.

 

[Bigg50]

Went with Outlaw's and I've been very pleased. My original reasoning was based on "battle tested". I know most of the guys running it had several hundred if not thousands of offroad miles put on them. That and they were the only one which allowed you to preload the crossbar.

I can tell you I've abused both my 11 and 13 (same kit) with this kit and I've suffered no frame damage.

On my 11, I was going way to fast in a whoops section. Truck was doing fine staying on top of them but came up on a turn which I either had to slow or plow off the road into some large bushes. I made the wrong decision and slowed. Good lord was it violent! Truck was bucking back and forth like a Bronco. My dad's glasses flew off his face, etc. I know the front and and rear were air born. It was all bad. Turned out I hit so hard, my rear axle shaft bent on the passenger side. Frame was fine.

Similar situation on the last Mojave run. Messed up and thought tbone was going fast over a whoop section ahead of me. Thought it would be ok to go balls out. I was wrong and tbone was going slow haha. Got to a really bad section and had that "oh shit" moment. Learned from last time and just floored it hoping I could stay on top. Nope! whoop was to big and ran out of travel in the rear end. Shot the truck off the road and to the left. The rear was above the front. Stupid mistake on my part, but the frame is strait as an arrow!

I have somewhere around 3000 off-road miles on mine with no issue. I would also ask people how many miles they have on their kit. Abusing it once or twice a year for a couple hundred miles tops is something to consider as well.

Again, don't think you can go wrong with any of the kits but from the abuse put it through I've been more than pleased.

 

[jackrook]

Bigg, I've heard that the Outlaw kit doesn't allow for use of 3.0s. Can you elaborate that??

 

[Bigg50]

Bad info whoever said that haha. Been running 3.0's for the last 7,000 miles!

 

[tbone]

I've got rpg with king not fox bumpstops pick whatever bump kit you would rather see under your truck or what place you would rather support but get leaf springs with your bump stops way better on and off road

 

[jackrook]

Can anyone recall a certain mfg frame support/bumps stops ever BREAKING or MALFUNCTIONING???

 

[tbone]

I know someone that has broken an sdhq one but he really liked that kit

 

[BIRDMAN]

Things to consider are value, manufacturer support, and current availability. I have the ICON kit and it is extremely well engineered. That being said, I think any of them will perform well for you.

With that in mind, purchase your kit from a company who will be around to support it for the long run, and whoever can get you the kit the fastest. Of all the manufacturers listed I know any of them could be out of stock at any given time and lead times vary. Advertised price is irrelevant because with a little negotiation you can have any kit for well under MSRP from our vendors. Short term concerns aside, consider long term support and how long the vendor will be around to honor their warranties and stand behind their product.