I GOT PROBLEMS: just instill the XRC rear smittybilt bumper

1)the tire carrier is not lining up to secure the latch.
2)the tire holder is to short for even the stock tire.
3) the bumper it self seems to stick out a little to much for the stock tire carrier and puts pressure on the tailgate when closed with the tire back on it.

so has anyone had the same problems?

 

I was looking to get this rear bumper and wondered if there were any issues

 

Same here...bump :/

 

The old saying is that you get what you pay for. Didn't pay much - didn't get much.

 

They arnt that cheep...$800 before shipping

 

No Sh**????!!!!! Knowing Smittybuilts quality, or lack thereof (I had put their bumpers on a TJ), I figured they had to be cheap. For 800 bucks you can get a real bumper. I spent about 900 including shipping for my RockHard bumper and tire carrier and it is a beast. There are other quality bumpers out there for 800-900.

 

I have the same bumper on my jk. You have to slam the back door in order for it to close all the way. That is the only issue i have had but i also have 12.5 inch wide spare on the back. Is everything lined up correctly? Take it by a local shop and have them take a look at it for you.

 

So, what ended up happening with this?
I'm thinking about getting this bumper as well.

 

The new Smittybilt XRC bumpers are very high quality IMO and they look great on the JK. They are nothing like the Smittybilt's of years past. I have a 35" spare mounted on the stock carrier with no rubbing issues on the bumper at all and the tailgate works perfectly. Check your mounting points.

 

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I had some scratches on mine when I picked it up at the 4x4 shop and I made them order me a new one because I wanted to be the one who scrached it (later found out it was opened as a floor demo and that's where the scratches came from).

Other than that I have had ZERO problems/issues as described by the OP. I am carrying a 40x15.50R20 tire on it which has got to be one of the heaviest tires anyone else on here is running on any other brand of carrier. This thing carried my tire along a nearly seven hour washboard/rock road on our last local Jeep run and I could barely hear it rattle. In fact, I lost a d-ring shackle on the trip (from vibrating the bolt loose) but not one of my bumper bolts was loose when I checked them after I got home. I think alot of people diss on Smittybilt because of 2nd hand knowledge. Or they may have had a problem with another Smittybilt product and not necessarily the product in debate.

Either way you do get what you pay for. There is no question in my mind that other brands of bumpers - LOD, Hanson, Teraflex, etc are top of the line and provide alot of flexibility (extra features, bolt on accessories, etc) over the Smittybilt XRC bumper, but the XRC is a darn GREAT bumper for its cost.

If anyone is local, come check out my set-up first hand and see what I mean. In fact, Camp Crocker was side by side with me in Yellow Jacket (sporting very nice LOD bumpers) and we both got as many compliments in the looks department. And hopefully my 1st hand experience with it on the trail is proof to some of its functionality and quality aspects.