Best Aftermarket Jeep Gladiator Bumpers

Bumper Styles

Bumpers come in several styles, offering different aesthetics, features, and designs. Let’s define some of the top bumper styles for the Jeep JT and our leading products in each category!

Base

Base bumpers are minimalist, one-piece bumpers featuring simple designs and durable constructions, typically from robust plate steel. This style is sleek and stealthy, bolstering impact protection and features without adding excessive bulk. 

Base bumpers typically include various accessory mounts, ranging from provisions for stock equipment to pre-drilled tabs and mounting plates for aftermarket accessories, like off-road lighting, winches, recovery shackles, and more!

Expert’s Choice: Addictive Desert Designs Stealth Fighter Front Bumper

Protect your Jeep Gladiator in style with the Addictive Desert Designs Stealth Fighter Front Bumper! This rugged front bumper features an 11-gauge plate steel construction for superior durability and impact resistance, keeping your JT’s front end free from damage after minor bumps and bruises on the trail. ADD treats every Stealth Fighter bumper with a corrosion-resistant powder coat finish, guarding the raw steel against rust and scaling. 

The ADD Stealth Fighter Front Bumper offers exceptional ground and tire clearance with its high-clearance design, reducing rubbing and scrubbing on the trail. This product also includes various accessory mounts, including provisions for your Gladiator’s parking sensors and tow hooks, a 40-inch LED light bar mount, and reinforced ¾-inch D-ring shackle lugs.

ADD proudly manufactures the Stealth Fighter Front Bumper in the USA and backs each order with a limited 1-year warranty.  

Features: 

• Heavy-duty 11-gauge plate steel construction

• Hammer-black powder coat finish

• Low-profile radiused design

• High-clearance

• Includes universal light mount kit

• Most applications feature a center mount for a 40" LED light bar or up to 10 LED cube lights (lights sold separately)

• Retains OEM accessories like parking sensors, tow hooks, etc.

• Reinforced ¾" D-Ring mounts

• Simple bolt-on installation

• American-made

• Limited 1-year warranty

Bullnose

Bullnose bumpers take everything there is to love about base bumpers, like rugged styling, impact protection, and accessory mounts, and add welded-on, bull-bar-inspired front-end guards! Whether you’re hitting the trail or navigating a cramped parking lot, bullnose bumpers offer the protection necessary to keep your Gladiator’s front end safe.

Expert’s Choice: Black Horse Armour Front Bumper

Whether you commute in your Gladiator, use it for weekend trail runs or both, you can always benefit from the protection of a premium Bullnose bumper like the Black Horse Armour! This rugged plate steel bumper offers aggressive styling, high-clearance ends, and a simple bolt-on installation, making it a solid option for any JT owner!

The Black Horse Armour features a robust 11-gauge plate steel construction, including an integrated plate steel bull bar! This front-end guard looks great and significantly improves durability, guarding against trail damage and minor fender benders. In addition to the integrated bullnose, this bumper also features a protective powder-coat finish, LED light mounts, D-ring shackle lugs, and an optional winch mount! 

Black Horse backs the Armour Front Bumper with a limited 1-year warranty.  

Features: 

• 11-gauge plate steel construction

• Corrosion-resistant textured black powder-coat finish

• Optional high-output LED lights

• No-drill, bolt-on Installation

• Utilizes OE mounting locations

• Includes installation instructions, mounting hardware, and brackets

• Full-width design

• Integrated mesh inlays

• Limited 1-year warranty

Grille Guard

Like bullnose bumpers, grille guard bumpers are essentially base bumpers with integrated front-end guards for superior styling and impact protection. However, unlike bullnose bumpers, grille guard bumpers receive comprehensive front-end protection from full-coverage, integrated grille guards!

Expert’s Choice: Fab Fours Front Grumper

Love or hate them, Fab Fours’ polarizing Front Grumpers offer exceptional front-end protection and unique styling. These accessories integrate rugged plate steel bumpers into your Gladiator’s grille, resulting in an aggressive, intimidating front end, especially when paired with a Fab Fours Vi-Cowl! 

This ‘Grumper,’ or grille-bumper, features a robust 11-gauge plate steel construction, a black powder coat finish, and various accessory mounts to boost functionality. Each Grumper accepts up to a 12,000-pound winch and two pairs of LED cubes. 

Fab Fours proudly manufactures Front Grumpers in the USA and backs each product with a limited lifetime structural warranty and a 2-year finish warranty. 

Features: 

• Winch-capable front bumper with integrated grille

• Durable 11-gauge steel construction

• Black powder coat finish

• Accommodates up to 12,000 lb. winches (sold separately)

• Provisions for two pairs of LED cube lights (sold separately)

• Includes all required mounting hardware

• Simple, no-cut installation on most applications

• Lower cutout increases airflow

• Removable laser-cut inserts 

• USA-made

• Limited lifetime structural | 2-year finish warranty

Modular

Modular bumpers follow similar design cues to one-piece base bumpers, though they differ significantly in construction. Unlike base bumpers, modular bumpers comprise multiple pieces, typically a center section and two outer wings. These components get bolted together during installation to form a complete bumper assembly! 

Modular bumpers offer several advantages over conventional one-piece bumpers, including lower price points, cheaper shipping rates, and easier assembly. While modular bumpers feature more pieces, each section weighs considerably less than a comparable base bumper, making installation less labor-intensive.

Expert’s Choice: Attica 4x4 Frontier Modular Front Winch Bumper

If you’re having trouble deciding between stubby and full-width designs, why not have both? The Attica 4x4 Frontier Modular Front Winch Bumper is a rugged, winch-compatible bumper featuring a stubby design and bolt-on high-clearance wings. When the trails get rough, unbolt the side wings for maximum clearance! On the road, bolt the wings back on for front-corner impact protection. 

This bumper features a durable 6-gauge plate steel construction for superior durability. Attica 4x4 applies a corrosion-resistant black powder coat finish for superior rust prevention, ensuring a long service life in even the most unforgiving climates. Other notable features include an integrated bull bar, accessory light mounts, a built-in winch plate, and built-in D-ring shackle lugs! 

The Attica 4x4 Frontier Modular Front Winch Bumper features a simple, no-drill installation. Attica 4x4 backs each product with a limited 3-year warranty.  

Features: 

• Frontier Series, winch compatible, modular prerunner front bumper

• Optional side wings convert the bumper from stubby to full-width

• Wings can be changed on the go

• Durable 6-gauge plate steel construction

• Textured black powder coat finish

• Includes integrated prerunner bull bar with tabs for accessory lighting (lighting sold separately)

• Built-in winch plate works with most aftermarket winches up to 12,000 lbs

• Two integrated D-Ring shackle mounts

• Includes all hardware required for installation

• Simple, no-drill installation

• 3-year warranty

Prerunner

Prerunner bumpers follow the same design cues as bullnose and grille guard bumpers, taking a conventional base bumper and integrating a front-end guard! Prerunner bumpers feature the same plate steel constructions, though they add a wide, low-profile front guard for superior impact protection.

Expert’s Choice: Addictive Desert Designs Rock Fighter Front Winch Bumper

Since the early 2000s, prerunner styling has been all the rage, stemming from the high-speed desert racers of sunny Southern California. As this scene gained widespread traction, pre-runner-inspired design cues began popping up on aftermarket bumpers, like the Addictive Desert Designs Rock Fighter Front Winch Bumper! 

This product features sleek plate steel construction, high-clearance styling, and an integrated tubular pre-runner guard, bolstering front impact protection and aesthetics. ADD treats each Rock Fighter Front Winch Bumper to a stealthy hammer black powder coat finish with satin black panels, protecting the underlying steel against corrosion. This bumper also includes such features as auxiliary light mounts, provisions for a winch, and integrated D-ring shackle lugs. 

Addictive Desert Designs proudly manufactures the Rock Fighter Front Winch Bumper in the USA and backs each order with a limited 1-year warranty.  

Features: 

• Durable plate steel construction

• Hammer black powder coat finish with satin black panels

• Houses optional 20" single-row LED light bar or 5 LED cubes (sold separately)

• Simple bolt-on installation

• Includes Winch Mount and Mounts for Optional Top Corner Cube Lights (sold separately)

• Integrated D-ring mounts for optional shackles

• Choose from a stinger bar or low-profile top hoop

• USA-made

• Limited 1-year warranty

Full-Width, Mid-Width, and Stubby

These terms refer to a bumper's width, ranging from the widest to the narrowest. Full-width bumpers stretch the entire width of your Gladiator’s front end, from fender to fender. These bumpers offer the most comprehensive coverage. 

Stubby bumpers are on the narrower end of the spectrum, stretching only the width of your Jeep’s grille. These bumpers offer exceptional tire and ground clearances, though they lack significant front-corner protection. 

Lastly, we have mid-width bumpers. This design is wider than a stubby bumper yet narrower than a full-width bumper, offering the perfect balance of protection and clearance.

Full-Width Expert’s Choice: Rival 4x4 Steel Full-Width Front Bumper Kit

While most aftermarket bumpers stray from conventional stamped-steel designs, Rival 4x4 embraces it! The company’s Steel Full-Width Front Bumper Kit features sharp, OE-inspired stamped steel styling to highlight detail and soften curves and transitions. This bumper resembles a piece of factory equipment, though it’s far more durable and feature-packed! 

The Rival 4x4 Steel Full-Width Front Bumper Kit features robust 12-gauge steel construction and a black powder coat finish, offering exceptional strength and corrosion resistance. Integrated into each Steel Full Width Bumper Kit is a 12,000-pound winch plate, dual 3.5-ton recovery points, various accessory mounts to accept factory fog lights, a 20-inch LED light bar, and more! 

Rival 4x4 backs the Steel Full-Width Front Bumper Kit with a limited 1-year warranty.  

Features: 

• Winch-compatible full-width front bumper kit with hoop bar

• Heavy-duty 12-gauge steel construction

• Black powder-coat finish

• Retains use of factory fog lights

• 3/16" steel winch plate works with up to 12,000 lb aftermarket winches

• Hoop bar mounts 20" LED light bar or cube lights (sold separately)

• Includes two 3.5-ton recovery points and cover plates

• Includes vacuum pump relocation bracket for Wrangler JK models

• Stubby conversion end caps are available separately

• All needed hardware included

• No drilling required

• 1-year limited warranty

Mid-Width Expert’s Choice: Go Rhino Trailline Straight Front Bumper

Toughen up your Gladiator’s front end with the Go Rhino Trailline Straight Front Bumper–a heavy-duty, winch-compatible, mid-width front bumper. This product features rugged plate steel construction and a durable 2-stage finish, consisting of a zinc-plated base layer and textured black powder coat finish. 

The Go Rhino Trailline Straight Front Bumper is loaded with features, ranging from an integrated gear drawer to built-in Rhino Hook recovery mounts! Other features include factory fog light provisions, various light mounts, and a simple bolt-on installation. 

Go Rhino backs the Trailline Straight Front Bumper with a limited 5-year warranty. 

Features: 

• Durable plate steel construction

• Mid-width design

• Dual-stage finish, including zinc base coat and textured black powder coat

• Available for Jeep JK, JL, and JT models

• Compatible with factory and aftermarket Fender flares

• Features Go Rhino's patented "Rhino Hook" tow hooks that double as shackle lugs

• Integrated front gear drawer to stash recovery gear for easy access

• GEOMET-coated mounting hardware offers superior corrosion resistance

• Accommodates up to 12,000-pound winch

• Optional fairlead mount available (sold separately)

• Three optional light bar mounts are available (sold separately)

• Provisions for factory fog lights (excludes Rubicon LED fog lights)

• Simple, bolt-on installation

• 5-year warranty

Stubby Width Expert’s Choice: Rival Aluminum Front Bumper

If you’re looking for one of the lightest, high-clearance front bumpers on the market, check out the Rival Aluminum Stubby Front Bumper! This premium stubby bumper features a narrow, high-clearance design, ideal for the avid wheeler. Unlike most aftermarket bumpers, this product features a lightweight aluminum construction, cutting weight nearly in half! Though naturally corrosion resistant, the aluminum bumper also receives a sleek black powder coat finish for extra durability. 

Other notable features include auxiliary light bar mounts, a 12,000-pound winch plate, Hi-Lift jack mounts, dual-purpose tow hooks, and an integrated skid plate for undercarriage protection. 

Rival 4x4 backs the Aluminum Stubby Front Bumper with a limited 1-year warranty.   

Features:  

• Lightweight and corrosion-resistant aluminum construction

• Rugged black powder-coat finish

• Includes auxiliary light mounts on the Light Bar attachment

• Can house up to 12,000 LB winch (winch sold separately)

• Built-in Hi-Lift jack slots

• Features dual-purpose tow-hook with shackle mounts (shackles not included)

• Integrated skid plate

• Simple no-cut/no-drill installation

• Limited 1-year warranty