I am selling my Rear tire carrier bumper. This bumper is homebrew, built by my club president when I was in college. It has been on my jeep for about 5 years now. Bumper is located in Clemson, SC. I would be willing to drive about an hour and half to meet halfway to deliver. I am an intern physician, so I work about 80 hours/week, so it may take a while.
I am selling it because I am gonna go with a rigidco or aj's offroad bumper.
Price is $200 OBO.
The good:
The base is 3/16" tube steel. It has the standard bumper mounting points, plus subframe mounting with an additional 3 bolts per side.
The tire carrier uses a trailer spindle, mounted on the driver's side, and easily holds a 33" tire (which I have on now). It locks with a u-bolt that was modded to thread onto a stud welded to the bumper. The tire carrier is very short, with the tire mounted very close to the spindle, to minimize torque on the spindle and bumper.
There is a 2" receiver mounted through the bumper face.
Departure angle is excellent
The bad:
This thing works great as a recovery point, when the force is straight on from the tow point. HOwever, it is not a great tow point, as there is some leverage with the through mounted receiver. Additionally, since it sits pretty high in the rear, you need a sizeable drop hitch, which adds more leverage. It is fine for a smaller 4'x6' trailer, or a lightly loaded 5'x8' trailer, but you won't be towing larger boats with this. This could be improved with angle box tube welded in place of the flat bar that mounts on the frame rail to provide more stiffness.
If you are looking for a high clearance, lightweight bumper with a lightweight tire carrier to use as a recovery point, this bumper is a great deal.
If you are looking for a bumper for a tow point, this is probably not the one for you.
I am selling it because I am gonna go with a rigidco or aj's offroad bumper.
Price is $200 OBO.
The good:
The base is 3/16" tube steel. It has the standard bumper mounting points, plus subframe mounting with an additional 3 bolts per side.
The tire carrier uses a trailer spindle, mounted on the driver's side, and easily holds a 33" tire (which I have on now). It locks with a u-bolt that was modded to thread onto a stud welded to the bumper. The tire carrier is very short, with the tire mounted very close to the spindle, to minimize torque on the spindle and bumper.
There is a 2" receiver mounted through the bumper face.
Departure angle is excellent
The bad:
This thing works great as a recovery point, when the force is straight on from the tow point. HOwever, it is not a great tow point, as there is some leverage with the through mounted receiver. Additionally, since it sits pretty high in the rear, you need a sizeable drop hitch, which adds more leverage. It is fine for a smaller 4'x6' trailer, or a lightly loaded 5'x8' trailer, but you won't be towing larger boats with this. This could be improved with angle box tube welded in place of the flat bar that mounts on the frame rail to provide more stiffness.
If you are looking for a high clearance, lightweight bumper with a lightweight tire carrier to use as a recovery point, this bumper is a great deal.
If you are looking for a bumper for a tow point, this is probably not the one for you.
