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Anyone replace front bumper and leave back bumper stock?

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Old Aug 28, 2011 | 03:57 PM
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Default Anyone replace front bumper and leave back bumper stock?
Just wondering if anyone's done this and has pics?
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Old Aug 28, 2011 | 04:02 PM
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Sure. I needed a place to mount a winch and wanted a more solid front bumper and skid plate. However since I am still running stock tires and wheels I didnt see a reason to replace the rear yet. If I ever tear of the rear or need a better mount for the spare, I will head back to LOD for one of their rear bumpers.





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Old Aug 28, 2011 | 04:06 PM
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Yeah. Unfortunately lol. I'm just too poor
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Old Aug 28, 2011 | 04:26 PM
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Yes, I don't have any pics but I replaced the front with a custom front stubby and left the rear.
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Old Aug 28, 2011 | 04:52 PM
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Waiting to buy a tire carrier
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Old Aug 28, 2011 | 05:30 PM
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I ran an aftermarket front and stock rear for a short time, never intending to upgrade the rear when I bought the front. But that plastic rear just started to bug me after a few weeks and I upgraded to a steel rear bumper. Once I had the steel front the rear just seemed cheap and flimsy. I just wanted to get the plastic off, not drop a ton of $$ so I went for the Poison Spyder BFH rear which has no carrier and isn't terribly expensive...

Stock Rear...



Upgraded Rear...

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Old Aug 28, 2011 | 05:53 PM
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Olympic winch bumper.

Stock rear. No real plans to change it.
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It doesnt look that bad having the stock rear and a aftermarket front.

Will the stock tire carrier carry a stock jeep rim with a 35" tire?
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Old Aug 28, 2011 | 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by msquaredIN
Sure. I needed a place to mount a winch and wanted a more solid front bumper and skid plate. However since I am still running stock tires and wheels I didnt see a reason to replace the rear yet. If I ever tear of the rear or need a better mount for the spare, I will head back to LOD for one of their rear bumpers.





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Did your front end come with that skid plate?
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Old Aug 28, 2011 | 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by ArmyEng875
It doesnt look that bad having the stock rear and a aftermarket front.

Will the stock tire carrier carry a stock jeep rim with a 35" tire?
it can many have but it will mess with your tailgate. many do it no problem. many do it with problems! if it were me I would just go spareless. leave it in garage and rotate it in the 5 wheel rotation and throw it in the bad of the jeep when wheeling!
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