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Jeep Wrangler JK
JK General Discussion
Newbie bumper questions...
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<blockquote data-quote="Vman" data-source="post: 445105" data-attributes="member: 22091"><p>Yup.</p><p></p><p>I know Smittybilt gets a lot of grief from people who refer to them by their "alternative" name, but this bumper is well thought out and solid imho.</p><p></p><p>There are thick metal sleeves that go inside both left and right frames with a bunch of heavy bolts through each side, then four heavy long bolts that go through the middle of it where the hitch is. The welds and finish are nice. Sucker weighs a good 100 lbs by itself of thick steel.</p><p></p><p>If you install the tire carrier with the bumper you have to drill one hole on the passenger side frame where the tire carrier goes through the bumper and attaches to that.</p><p></p><p>If you don't have a helper you might need a jack to hold it in place while you get it leveled and bolted in. I used a transmission scissor jack to get it lined up. </p><p></p><p>Only negative to it is the instructions are horribad, but SB did put out this video on installing it finally.</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]DS6HAz-ugg4[/MEDIA]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vman, post: 445105, member: 22091"] Yup. I know Smittybilt gets a lot of grief from people who refer to them by their "alternative" name, but this bumper is well thought out and solid imho. There are thick metal sleeves that go inside both left and right frames with a bunch of heavy bolts through each side, then four heavy long bolts that go through the middle of it where the hitch is. The welds and finish are nice. Sucker weighs a good 100 lbs by itself of thick steel. If you install the tire carrier with the bumper you have to drill one hole on the passenger side frame where the tire carrier goes through the bumper and attaches to that. If you don't have a helper you might need a jack to hold it in place while you get it leveled and bolted in. I used a transmission scissor jack to get it lined up. Only negative to it is the instructions are horribad, but SB did put out this video on installing it finally. [MEDIA=youtube]DS6HAz-ugg4[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]
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