3 reasons I went with plate.
1.) No good options at the time for tube bumpers for turd gens.
2.) I am not a fabricator. at least ill admit this, unlike some of you fucks.
3.) Animals. Ive hit 2 deer in 2 years going over 30mph. I didn't want animal parts flying into my critical components, so any addition protection i could get i wanted. I also didnt go with arb, because ARB on turd gens ruin one of the only things it has going for it, looks.
one of the biggest thing i can say about tube bumpers, is that it doesnt matter if you use hrew or dom, because an impact from an animal will bend either at speed. I looked into making one with a buddy who does more shit with metal than I, and thats something i remembered him saying.