Pre-97 Rear C4x4 Bumper on 97+

OK, nothing big here, but I do know people have asked about this in the past, so I figured I'd post some pics of what I did, in case they can help someone else in the future

Anyways, when my 92 was still in decent shape, I was running a C4x4 rear bumper with tire carrier. Now that I have a 2000, I decided to install that bumper on my new rig.....good thing I kept it around

Really, the only problem is the end caps. The hatch is wider on the 97+ so you can't open the hatch with the old style bumper unless you modify it. I have seen someone bend the corners of the hatch to make it work, but I really didn't like that idea. Instead I just cut down the end caps a little.

The bumper:


after i cut






test fit with some strap tacked in place


welded


blended




done. nice fit




sorry, dark pic


like i said...easy stuff, but maybe it will help someone

So, Is this nice black XJ your next victim?

Good work BTW.

I saw a more recent pic of your current rig and was blown away by how different it looked from last spring.

passxj said:

So, Is this nice black XJ your next victim?

Good work BTW.

I saw a more recent pic of your current rig and was blown away by how different it looked from last spring.

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this black one is going to stay 'nice' for a while. but i'm still gonna wheel it