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There must be a linkl on this site for comparisons to ARB and TJM bull bars? If not what's the go..ARB or TJM (low winch bars). I know TJM have a seperate cradle for the winch mount which bolts to the chassis. Anyway what's your opinion.

speed=d/t

tjm's cradle is for thier alloy bars, i think, they are prolly just as good as each other, it all depends what you like the look of and how much u want to spend

yeah, your probally right but I was looking deeper than appearance. Thought that there might be some spec's or similar that are not bias from the manufacturer or supplier.

I am looking at the ARB delux winch bar at the moment ..anyway its probally as you say...beauty is in the eye of the beholder is it not!

In my opinion quality wise I would say that they are about on par with each other. Depends on what price you can get I guess.

spazbot wrote:tjm's cradle is for thier alloy bars, i think, they are prolly just as good as each other, it all depends what you like the look of and how much u want to spend

Alloy bars need cradles, but then again some of the steel bars also need then. depens on how the winch mounts inside,(feet forward or down)

TJM are good bars and very strong
easy to mount, (my last job was fitting them)

i would go the tjm for strength as i have had an arb and a tjm and hit the same sort of objects and the tjm is a touch stronger but the tjm bars actually sit closer to the bonnet of your rig then the arb so if you have a colision the bar can actually bend back and hit the bonnet and do damage instead of saving your car.up to you just my input.

My TJM steel bar is very weak and very damaged.
I've seen ARB bars take harder hits and are left with just a scratch on them.
The difference in steel thickness between the two bars is quite significant too.
My vote is ARB.

i think the older style ARB's are very strong i'am seeing alot of comp guys getting older arb bars and modifying them for comp duties.

Also i personally prefer the look of ARB bars then TJM

I think it also comes down to what you like the look of as well, i saw the TJM side steps and i thought they looked like crap where as someone else may like them.

Thanks for the input guys. After your replies and more research I'm going the ARB bar with a Warn 9000lb winch. The ARB tubing is thicker grade steel tube and the mounting/structure looks stronger in my opinion. Thanks guys.

Any difference in the number of bolts used to mount to the chassis???

My 80 series TJM bar mounted on brackets that bolted onto the chassis, then the bar bolted to the brackets rather than being one piece like the ARB ones. The bar would move and pivot on the mounting brackets no matter how tight the bolts were, and the aerial mount hit the bonnet when I hit a deer and a roo. Sold it, bought an ARB bar, hit a couple of roos and a tree since and no movement.

also look at the way it is made. a one piece wing will always be stronger than say a two piece wing. and the more folds in the sheetmetal of the bar, particularly the wing, the stronger it is.

also will depend on what vehicle you are putting it on, air bags or not, commercial bar or top of the line bar, plain black or colour coded etc etc.

speed=t/d wrote:There must be a linkl on this site for comparisons to ARB and TJM bull bars? If not what's the go..ARB or TJM (low winch bars). I know TJM have a seperate cradle for the winch mount which bolts to the chassis. Anyway what's your opinion.

what 4wd is it for

MUD80D wrote:

speed=t/d wrote:There must be a linkl on this site for comparisons to ARB and TJM bull bars? If not what's the go..ARB or TJM (low winch bars). I know TJM have a seperate cradle for the winch mount which bolts to the chassis. Anyway what's your opinion.

what 4wd is it for

I'm guessing he's found one by now