Reviews: Smittybilt Classic Rock Crawler Rear Bumper and Tire Carrier with Receiver Hitch and D-ring Mounts (Black) - 76651D

It rattled at the latch immediately…badly. I found a solution that they should do from or during the mfg process. The little elbow block on the bumper where the gate swings closed and rests on it should have a rubber buffer. It fixed my rattle but to be honest I was very worried at first. Very well built product, does exactly what it’s supposed to do and the install was pretty straight forward. Overall pleased.

I just installed the bumper. It went about the way I expected too. I have an '06 LJ so I didn't have to drop the tank. The template worked fine. My only issue I have is with the grease fitting on the tire swing pivot point. As someone else mentioned(even though I didn't see it before) my tailgate hinge will not clear the grease fitting. I have no body lift. I plan on filling it with grease and then replacing it with a bolt.

Installed on a 1983 CJ7: Didn't have to drop the tank and everything lined up perfectly, biggest issue I had was trying to install by myself and a few rusty bolts on my jeep all in all looks great

The bumper and tire carrier are very well built and you will not be disappointed with the quality of them. However like other people have said, you do have to drop the gas tank completely and you will need to make the holes on your jeep fit the bumper, so be prepared to work. I didn't have to use the template to drill holes, mine already had them but nothing lined up...kind of frustrating, if this is a know problem you would think Smittybilt would fix this problem. But if you have a die grinder or at least a dremel you will be fine. With removing my old hitch and dropping the gas tank I was able to get it all installed in about 4hours... In the end if you want a sturdy bumper and aren't afraid to work this is a good money saving bumper and it gets that darn spare off the tailgate!

I appreciate the other reviews, I went into the install with some clear expectations. I have an '06 TJ and yes you do need to drop the fuel tank, but its pretty easy, it's only 3 bolts and 6 nuts. I also removed the exhaust hanger just so it was easier to get a socket on a few of the bolts for the new bumper. I did not have any of the issues that I read about on here such as, holes not lining up or bolts not threading. The only problem that I had on the install was that when I opened the gate on my Jeep the hinge would hit the grease nipple in the top of the pivot post for the tire carrier. This could be my fault but i was careful to line up the template and everything else lined up. What I did was, I used the nipple to grease the fitting and then replaced it with a bolt. So far so good, I have only had it on for a few days and no problems. I do feel much better with the tire off the gate, I have 35x12.5x15 BFG Mud Terrains.

The bumper was easy to install, works great and looks great. Yes, the gas tank needs to be dropped a little to get to the bolts from the backside; its not that big a deal. The bolt holes do line up just fine if you use the template provided and take your time to center punch the holes right. I had not problem installing the bumper. There is a problem with rattling from the latch on the swingaway. I placed a piece of adhesive pad used for furniture and the problem was solved. The instructions are very easy to read; just follow everything carefully and will install easy.

Product could have come with more easy to read instructions for the specific jeep model that I have. When installing, be sure to mark holes for drilling at the same height, this way bumper sits level with frame (mine is off by a 1/4" and will not lock door in place. Wish product came in shiny black option also, instead of the basic texture. The textured paint also make placement of bolts and the hitch so tight that you need to sand some out to fit a few of them (especially the hitch). Product works great though for taking the weight off of the tailgate, just as it was designed to do.

After removing the gas tank the install was easy. There are four bolts on the inside that were imposible for my fingers to start threading. Right now I have a 32" tire mounted and am going to a 33" later on. The welded in hitch receiver however is not straight, it kind of points down.

I carry a 33 inch tire and it dose its job very well. But the post that carries the tire rack is not strait up it is kick out at the top so the tire leans out. But it will do job. I would still recommend it to a friend.

Had to lower fuel tank to install on a 2006 wrangler. Drilled 1/2” holes instead of 7/16” to make lining up 4 inner bolts easier as those were the ones I had to lower the gas tank to help reach and they were still difficult. 6 factory holes lined up perfectly. Bumper is great. Would give 5 stars but the latch rattles on bumps.