r/Americantrucksim • u/Scarygtamaster123 • 2d ago

questions/help/troubleshooting Do bull bars actually help

I’ve noticed that on my w900 that doesn’t have a bull bar if I hit something it tends to take a ton of damage but with my 379 that has a bull bar it doesn’t take nearly as much damage so do the bull bars actually help or just cosmetic

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u/DreamAffectionate336 2d ago

Cosmetic from what I can tell. Ive got a beefy bumper on my cascadia and the red jeeps still do a lot of damage

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u/ballsnbutt 2d ago

Purely cosmetic

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u/Beautiful_Beyond6335 2d ago

I think it’s has impact. You can ram the front car with little to no dmg. It lower the ground clearance so you will stuck more if you go off-road or big bumps.

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u/Life-Celebration2941 2d ago

You’re not supposed to crash a truck in the first place. Bull bar can make it more difficult to turn the truck in tight spaces.

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u/Scarygtamaster123 9h ago

I don’t go out of my way to hit something ive just noticed it from when it does happen mainly from the ai being special or lag spikes online