Well I ordered it in March, and now I finally got my Shrockworks rear stubby!!

(yea me)

I am working on the install and really having a bitch of a time. I have had bad install directions before (actually I kind of expect bad directions) but thse are really really bad.

I searched the forum and couldn't find any threads on actual installation. Does anyone know of a instally guide on another site, or maybe something here on the site I am missing??

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!!

 

I am planning on installing the same bumper and I found this thread while researching it in the past:

https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=766915

There is at least one member that has it installed and claims it was very simple, so you may want to PM him directly.

 

The instructions really do suck. About all I can tell you (I installed a full-width rear about a month ago) is if you ordered back-up lights install them first thing and with the tire carrier install the nylon buffer where the carrier closes; you can not access these two areas once the bumper is in place. As for the buffer, there are two shims and it is impossible to tell how many you will need until the bumper is in place the the tire carrier installed. I didn't use any shims and had to partially remove the bumper to install one shim.

Also, do all your frame drilling and install the two L brackets inside the frame before setting the bumper on your Jeep.

The tire carrier needs some "persuasion" to go down on the pin on the bumper. I cleaned the pin real well before lubing it up, there was a lot of corrosion on it already. Then I used a fairly large 4"X4" length wise to beat the carrier down.

Wiring is pretty straight forward. A good solider iron and a good one hand wire stripper will help make the job easier. I ran my wires under the bumper and up into the area behind the tail lights and did my splicing there.

Hope that helps.

 

Oh goody! I ordered mine in April, so maybe I'll really get it for my birthday (Sep 28th).

 

Yep that is helpful. Had to do some grinding on the hitch to get the bumper to clear but finally got the base bumper attached. There are a lot of bolts holding that sucker on and I have no idea why the make you drill that hole on the bottom of the passenger side frame (it was a pain in the ass).

Two things I am confused with in your post. First when you say nylon buffer are you talking about the bumper on the swingarm that comes in contact with the steel plate you attach to the jeeps rear door? Second is the shims. What shims?

Tomorrow I start the swing arm....

Thanks

 

Thanks! I read the guy who said the thing bolts itself on....

I must be an idiot.

 

Where the swing arm (for the tire carrier) latches to the bumper there are two small holes on the bumper adjacent to the stop where the latch connects to the bumper, this is where you will need to attach a nylon "slider". Mine came with the "slider" and two nylon shims. When you close the tire carrier (swing arm) the section of the swing arm near the closing latch will rest on the nylon "slider". Once you get your spare (and any extra accessories) mounted on the tire carrier there will be some sag and the nylon "slider" will take up the slack, hence the reason for the two shims for final adjustment.

I hope that helped, hard to explain without pictures. It sounds like I wrote the Shrockworks instructions.

 

ahhhh I gotcha. I attached the nylon block, but didnt notics any shims....I better look around.

 

Mine did not have any shims. I don't think it needed any? Mine went on ok except for the tire swing away arm. I was doing it by myself and once I started to put that on I realized that I needed a mallet but was kinda stuck. I couldn't pull it off and it was not on far enough to hold itself. I ended up swinging it back and forth enough for it to hold itself without damage and getting a mallet to bang the crap out of it.

The only othe rdifficult part for me was having to lift my spare on and off until I got the depth and height adjustment right on the spare tire bracket. I was tired after lifting my spare on and off a few times.

 

Yea I havent gotten to that step yet (my spare is missing from the tire store that was holding it for me). I am not looking for that trial and error experiment.