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With the carrier out of the way use the supplied cardboard block to support the hinge side of the tailgate while the hinge bolts are removed. Remove the rubber tire bumpers. Remove the four hinge bolts. Be careful to keep the tailgate closed and aligned. According to the instructions the new hinge bolts are placed …
Many Jeepers will throw a larger spare on their JL and ignore what that extra weight will do the the tailgate and its hinges over time. The added weight and perhaps more significant, increased leverage will cause stress and possible damage. Some, will remove the spare from the tailgate and add an aftermarket bumper/tire carrier …
Many of us will add larger tires to our JL Wrangler and doing so will reveal that many tires larger then 33″ will not fit on the factory tire carrier. This will vary depending on the brand of tire and the type of bumper your Jeep has. In general the factory steel bumper will fit …
The jeepfan.com 2004 TJ Wrangler Unlimited is painted white which can be a bit dull without a little contrast to break it up. Almost all of the non-white things on the Jeep are black which really breaks up the white making the Jeep more interesting. Black wheels and body armor look fantastic but the hood …
Have a set of hinges on your TJ that are rusted and plain worn out? Having to help the tailgate close due to poor alignment from worn hinges can cause damage to the latching mechanism and potentially the tailgate itself. The slamming stresses the tire mount as well as the latch. You can take the …
Of course we needed to replace the stock front bumper on the jeepfan.com 2004 Wrangler TJ Unlimited. The selections are plentiful but we wanted one that could accommodate a winch as well as keep the TJ styling and why not add some lighting capacity and tow points too. The Barricade Trail Force HD Front Bumper …
Soon after we installed a Warn VR10-S winch on the jeepfan.com 1978 CJ we installed some bumper modifications to the jeepfan.com 2016 Rubicon Hard Rock that included the installation of a winch. In reviewing the options the VR10-S seemed like a perfect fit for the JK and thinking further the VR10-S seemed a bit excessive …
Recently we installed a Warn VR10-S winch on the jeepfan.com 1978 CJ-5. We liked the winch so much we decided to put one on the jeepfan.com 2016 Rubicon Hard Rock as part of a bumper upgrade with some Maximus-3 components. If your Jeep is equipped with a 10A style bumper, found on the 2013 10th …
Continuing from page 2 the winch is installed and wired up and the bumper is nearing the point of being reinstalled. According to the directions a small part of the front of the bumper needs to be trimmed away. The amount will depend on the age of the bumper. Luckily this area is covered by …
Continuing from page 1. Leading up to this point the bumper was removed and some small details need to be taken care of. Starting from here the winch mount and winch will get fit up and installed. Depending on your type of winch will determine if the factory vacuum pump will need relocation. Test fitting will …
