Smittybuilt bumper tolerances
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Smittybuilt bumper tolerances
So I got a new Smittybuilt front bumper. Did everything I could to get it straight, but its touching the front left fender and has about 1/8" gap on the passenger side. The holes aren't sloted so I tried to adjust the fenders but still touching. Only thing I can figure is that its the bumper itself. I really don't want to trim "the wife doesn't want me to trim" the fenders. I can't afford new fenders right now. Any ideas?
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My bumper is like this too. After a while it will start to rub the powder coating off. I took my dremal (spelling?) tool and shaved the fender off to where it will not rub anymore.
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So I got a new Smittybuilt front bumper. Did everything I could to get it straight, but its touching the front left fender and has about 1/8" gap on the passenger side. The holes aren't sloted so I tried to adjust the fenders but still touching. Only thing I can figure is that its the bumper itself. I really don't want to trim "the wife doesn't want me to trim" the fenders. I can't afford new fenders right now. Any ideas?
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I have a SB front bumper on my rig that I bought from a friend because he didn't like the fit. Exactly as you describe, one fender hit and the other had !/8" to 1/4" of clearance. Installed it on my Jeep and it fit perfectly. Seems to me the problem is with Jeep.