Trimmed stock bumper?

yes im serious haha sorry. i dont understand, so are you saying its better to have a bumper with a more angled skidplate or straighter?

 

I hate to bring a Jeep in here, but I'm lazy and this is the best pic in the first two lines of a Google image search result:



Approach angle directly determines how steep of a grade you can approach without the front end snagging and causing issues.


Edit: Also, I've been a big fan of your tire carrier pretty much since it went on. Nice work with that.

 

i see, so essentially you want something angled but not low at the same time. how would this make it even worse though?
edit: i see what you guys mean about that 2-3". i get it, thanks man!

 

On that note, I'm not that worried about my approach angle. Even with a locking diff, my 2WD doesn't climb up very many steep obstacles. It doesn't have the ability to climb obstacles steep enough to make those 2 or 3" matter. When I get down to it, I'll decide whether I really need those few extra inches. Unless someone wants to convince me otherwise.

 

Well, I tried to point it out on practical terms (and that's still a valid point), but the main reason I'd advise against doing it is it looks like shit.

 

Lol, both points much appreciated.