ARB Sahara Bar
Design & Development
The JL Wrangler and JT Gladiator winch bumper has been designed for those JL/JT owners who want the protection of a steel bar and a mount for driving lights and a winch yet retain the visual appeal of the 7-slot grill of the JL and JT.
Depending on the model specification and option packages the Jeep JL and Jeep Gladiator JT feature a number of safety features including, but not limited to:
- ParkSense front parking sensors (JT Sport S, Overland and Rubicon).
- Integrated Off-Road Camera (JL & JT Rubicon Trail Ready Package).
- The ARB Winch Bumper is designed with the four-wheel driver in mind.
- Integrated winch mount.
- Twin jack points in the pan of the bar.
- Press formed apertures in the bar for fitment of OE LED fog lights.
- Wing and wing brace design allows fitment of up to a 37” tyre with no contact (subject to suitable suspension and rim offset).
Key Features
- Vehicle-specific design suits the Jeep JL / JT Wrangler fitted with front parking sensors.
- Supplementary fitting kit 3550230 is required for fitment to the Rubicon model.
- Durable steel construction for maximum protection.
- Equally suited for a winch or non-winch applications. Separate winch cover panel PN 3550120 available.
- Engineered, airbag-compatible mounting system secures the chassis via high tensile bolts and ARB-manufactured impact absorbers.
- Twin jack points are located in a centre pan to suit ARB Jack and mechanical jacks.
- Durable urethane buffers.
- Two aerial brackets are located on the top of the centre pan.
- Will accommodate Warn, Magnum, Bushranger, and Smittybilt low-mount model electric winches up to 10,000lb. Due to front parking sensors synthetic rope winches with a hawse fairlead are recommended fitment.
- Provision to accommodate ARB Intensity LED and a range of Bushranger and IPF lights.
- Wing design allows for a 37” tyre to be fitted (suitable suspension lift and rim offset required).
- The approximate weight of the bar, chassis mounts and fitting kit is 52kg.
- Zinc-rich primer for additional corrosion resistance.
- Finished in Integrit™ black textured powder coat. Note colour coding is not offered on this finish.
- Parking Sensors
Laser cut provision is provided in the pan and each wing for the Original Equipment ParkSense front parking sensors. OE parking sensors have been mapped and their performance is closely replicated when fitted to the Wrangler
The outer side facing sensors are located approximately 15mm higher, 11mm outward and 35mm rearward. Outer forward-facing parking sensors are located approximately 130mm higher, 40mm outward and 35mm rearward. Inner sensors are located approximately 88mm higher, 77mm outward and 44mm rearward than the OE condition.
When fitted with larger diameter tyres these parking sensor positions and hence range may also be affected. Further real-world testing has been conducted evaluating the operation of the sensors against such items as rubbish bins, parking bollards, wire fences, large rocks and steep driveway entrances. Test results show that sensor performance is replicated as close as practical with the change in height of the sensor’s location.
Painting of parking sensors is not recommended due to the potential unknown effect on the operation of the sensors. Sensor plugs as shown in the photos are included for vehicles without
parking sensors.
Fog Lights
ARB’s Deluxe bar for the JL accepts the OE LED foglight in a pressed form aperture in each wing.
Driving Light Mounts
Laser cut holes are included in the top of the centre pan for fitment of a range of compatible driving lights such as ARB Intensity, Bushranger and IPF 808, 800 and 900 Series Lights. Pinning holes for ARB Intensity lights are included.