Looking at rear bumper/tire carrier combos and am between Expedition One's new Core Series and the Rock Slide Engineering Rigid Series

Link to RS-E website: Rigid Rear Bumper « Rock-Slide Engineering Rock-Slide Engineering

I've heard plenty of great things about the Exp-1 bumper but have heard nothing about the R-SE bumper. Anyone running it? If so, I'd like to hear what you think about it and would like to see some pics of it on actual jeeps...Rattles? Build/Finish quality? Overall look? One thing I can't seem to tell from their website is if the hitch receiver is the stock receiver that is being run through the bumper or if it's an integrated hitch built with the bumper...I like the idea of keeping the stock receiver since I've already paid for it and can easily remove it as needed.

Thanks in advance

 

I have not run the rear jeep bumper but I have run an RSE bumper on my raptor and it was top quality. I also know a few people that have the rear on their jeep and they have no complaints, but I have no first hand experience with it

 

Rock Slide here. Very solid bumper. No rattles.

 

Awesome, thanks for the info. Is the hitch receiver integrated or is it the stock one? Hard to tell from my phone...

 

Here is another view. It is integrated in the bumper. Really easy install. Just make sure you have help. It's not light.

 

Running RS-E rear no tire carrier in aluminum .

Rattles? no
Build/Finish quality? awesome. good fit,looks great, sturdy! I got mine pre-painted from RS-E.
Overall look? looks great, nothing but complements.

rear hitch receiver is a separate (steel) part, at least for the aluminum version, and bolts to that rear crossmember.
it is not the same as the stock receiver, as it doesn't mount under the cross member but into the face. That also means it is higher than the stock member, you may need a drop adapter for some usage (bigger tires + lift anyways....)