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I replaced mine on the side of the road in Bend OR @the Gambler 500. Luckily my new Gambler homies ran to the parts store for me and gave me moral support while I changed it. The bearing catastrophically failed and the belt came off. Then we chopped a boat with an axe and broke it with the XJ and a Ram and took it to the dump on a Crown Vic! Epic weekend! There's even a video! https://youtu.be/Rzih3Fr9kG4

Or the westin bumper. But hey, gives me more opportunities to scoop them!

"It's the festivus for the Rest of us!"

No response, so I ordered from Kody in Maine.

“And now the feats of strength” FC

"I got a lotta problems with you people, and now you're going to hear about it!" by Frank Costanza.

Kinda surprising. But I bet you it’s because of the fact that you can get the JT rear bumper for cheaper.

$1,200 Jeep MJ Comanche 6 foot short bed in Grenadine metallic. This bed is in great condition for its age, with no major damage and has been stored in a climate controlled shop the past few years. - Original Taillights - Bedside flares - Drop in bed liner - Tailgate with liner - Rivets for vintage style bed cover. - 4.0 tailgate badge The doors aren’t for sale. Located Near Mt. Juliet TN. https://www.facebook.com/share/1BPkiTztM1/?mibextid=wwXIfr IMG_7348.mov

After a busy few months, some setbacks, and my ability to overthink and underthink everything, I now have the front Dana 30 regeared to 5.13 with a Spartan locker. Here's where my pattern ended up. Might be a tad deep, but I don't mind. It definitely feels good to make real progress, and on one of the "more challenging" parts of the project. I did the final assembly, and now it will sit until I regear the Chrysler 8.25 for the rear. It will also be a big undertaking to get the axle under the front. Someone in this MJ's history cut up and welded on a bunch of mess to the front to add leaf springs. Most of it will be cut out, and I'll fab up simple spring towers, but the whole front bumper area may take some creative fab work. On a side note, if you order from Revolution Gear, be wary of their master install kits for the D30. I ended up not having all the parts needed, and they didn't carry the missing baffle and oil slinger. To their credit, the customer service was great and responsive, but didn't have a resolution for me, and basically said because they don't pack their own install kits, they have no control over it. The ring and pinion were great, it was just disappointing to order a kit that was described as having everything needed, then finding out it doesn't with no resolution other than to order missing parts from another vendor.

Yeah there was definitely not enough bracing on these rear bumpers. And the sheet metal was thin ive noticed. Ive also noticed how a lot of people don't know or care about the factory rear bumpers either. Some were listed for $250, easily repairable damage and people were complaining about the price. Blew my mind

Only one broken stud too!

That turned out great! I really like the rear bumper.

Yup. Although it’s not a critical measurement, as long as it’s above MIN and below MAX

Follow up question on the coolant level. With a cool engine and ambient temp 50-60, is this when the fluid should be setting at MIN?

Good Modification! Yes, it would be nice if Jeep had made this mod for us all, and also formed the electric fan so it came out easily also, mine catches on the PS pulley.

Alcan, Rusty’s

Not leaking but its so rusted out that it will eventually crack near the bottom crimp! like JZLAjeep said ill make one using a T and elbows

What else is out there besides General Spring and Hell Creek?

Heat and a BFH and you can straighten that bumper out. It’s crazy how weak the MJ bumper is but yet the XJ one requires a damn hydraulic press to do any sort of straightening.

oooo! endcaps!

This. Cut the crimps, clean up the pipes, replace the hoses.

When someone says they have an mj rear bumper for just the price of shipping?? I just can't help myself! Maybe a $100 shipped to my door and the bumper is complete. A little rough but might be savable. If not, maybe i can use it towards making new bumpers? No promises on that though. Either way, I can't help myself on a deal!

Complete fail, OME coils were not long enough, couldn't even pull the jack stands out because the tire hit the fender. Sourced some 2" spacers locally, put them in, sits 2" lower than what I started with.