Seeking opinions on the Cali Raised Stealth bar

Getting a 2023 soon and have decided to get a bumper for it. Basically I want to mount a second light and later a winch, plus antennas. Any opinions on this bar?

https://caliraisedled.com/products/2016-tacoma-stealth-bumper

 

Looks pretty good. I have a similar one by victory 4x4 on my 2nd gen. I'm not sure why it has so many crossbraces on the bottom, but it looks good. I like this style of bumper.

 

Just finished installing the Cali Raised bumper. Install wasn't bad and the cutting you have to do to the bumper is minimal, the bumper will cover it so it doesn't have to be perfect. I have the Cali raised light bar on the bottom and a 30 inch Diode Dynamics amber light bar hidden in the top. You'll have to buy the brackets for the upper light bar but it fits the DD bar well. Main issue I had was I originally wanted the DD bar on the bottom but there was a huge gap on the top and bottom of the light bar cut out. The bull bar thankfully doesn't really block the front camera either. I haven't installed a winch yet so I can't comment much on that at the moment. So far I am happy with it but I only had it for a little more than a week

 

Does the bull bar block any light output from the DD light bar? If so how much?
On a second note, if you’re on stock suspension, are you sagging with the bumper? If so, how much? Does it lurch down when you brake?
Thanks in advance!!!

 

Thanks for the input @AccessDenied! I can't find any reliable source for the weight of the unit... one source says it's 70lb but that seems very low, i.e., incorrect, to me.

 

Yeah the DD was a combo light so its blocking a good chunk of light coming from the floods. The spot lights work perfectly however. If I can get a good picture showing the output I'll try and upload it. I haven't noticed any sag, but I'm on an OME 2" lift. I think the bumper only adds about 40lbs or 50lbs since you are removing the crash bar. Adding the winch on top will probably cause some sag

 

On their website they mention its 77Lbs, I'd say it "felt" that heavy. Wasn't so heavy that I or the Fedex driver weren't able to carry the box by ourselves. Most of these type of bumpers I believe are around 65-80lbs from what I have seen when I searching for one to buy.

 

Wow... that's much lighter than I expected! OK thanks!

 

Another suggestion for a true lightweight option. Greenlane offroad aluminum stump. Order it with or without the hoop. 35lbs without hoop and it has been plenty strong when I have had to use it.

 

You have what looks like the Greenlane bumper and a hidden light bar (but maybe a smaller one). I have the Greenlane stump bumper and a CaliRaised 32" light bar. Someone is offering me a free smittybuilt XRC 9500. Would you have any thoughts about how well your winch fits with your set up there and if the light bar was in the way?

 

I used the side mounts for the control box to it sits on the left side of the winch rather than centered. Only way to fit one in without removing another brace that's in there. I also built my own lightbar brackets so I can't comment on if the cali raised ones will have any issues. But there are no issues with the bar interfering with the winch.

 

The Cali Raised Stealth bumper without bull bar is 40+. I have X-Bull 13500 XPV winch and the control box sits on top perfectly. I rotated the clutch so that it can be accessed from the front - I had to trim 1/2” off the handle to clear bumper hause frame.