NCCherokee
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Anderson, SC
So i had a bumper a buddy built for me. Good for what it was designed for, but couldnt handle the rigors of towing. it did have framerail tie-ins, but they were flat plate and couldn't resist the downward force of tongue weight.
Which led to this:
so I sold the old bumper with full disclosure and bought this:
that is the rigidco rear bumper. I only have a 32" spare so I put it inside, and some day will send the endcaps back and get the tire carrier endcaps when I step up in size.
here is the spare inside
I actually had the rigid bumper installed for a while and I fully believe it would have been fine, but the idea of cracked rear bulkheads and framerails was unnerving. So I had a buddy weld things up for me. We welded up the stock mounting points, and then i used these little 1/8" plates with rosettes to tie the framerails back into the rear crossmember.
bolted in place
these were stitched and rosette welded on.
Which led to this:
so I sold the old bumper with full disclosure and bought this:
that is the rigidco rear bumper. I only have a 32" spare so I put it inside, and some day will send the endcaps back and get the tire carrier endcaps when I step up in size.
here is the spare inside
I actually had the rigid bumper installed for a while and I fully believe it would have been fine, but the idea of cracked rear bulkheads and framerails was unnerving. So I had a buddy weld things up for me. We welded up the stock mounting points, and then i used these little 1/8" plates with rosettes to tie the framerails back into the rear crossmember.
bolted in place
these were stitched and rosette welded on.