View Poll Results: What should I do about this smashed bumper
New AM rear bumper
38
49.35%
Mod it to a stubby
5
6.49%
Mod it some other way
4
5.19%
Fix it
8
10.39%
Don't do anything, rock the Jeep rugged
22
28.57%
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Help me decide what I should do about my smashed rear bumper...
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 106
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From: Pleasantview, UT
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 249
Likes: 0
From: San Lorenzo CA 94580
Not much inside that bumper to mod, just a skinny piece of sheetmetal. You can fix it easily enough or just put a shout out in the wanted forum. People are always giving those away. I'd let you have mine but I'm in Cali and I did the same dent as you did. I have seen elsewhere mods where they just weld on a piece of 4" channel. Just a thought.
JK Super Freak
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 1,694
Likes: 2
From: Gilbert, Arizona
I say get a bumper with a spare carrier that can hold the largest tire you'll ever think you'll get. So far I've found that the Smittybilt XRC is the least expensive bumper (I paid $710) out there that looks great and can hold a 40" tire. The next one I found was well over $1,000.
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JK Enthusiast
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 293
Likes: 0
From: Tempe, AZ
Thanks for the input, I have decided I'm going to do a combination of things. Although I want a new bumper, I'm spending that money on a CB, on-board air and rock lights. In the meantime I'm going to rock the crushed bumper but I'm going to remove it and pop out the dent. While I'm at it, I'm going to look at modding the rear bumper to accommodate a mount for my hi lift extreme as a temporary solution. I'll post a write up when I get it done.
Last edited by JohnnyRubicon; Apr 21, 2009 at 09:36 PM.