Motobilt Frame Chop Bumper | Jeep JKU Rear Bumper Install | DIY
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 เม.ย. 2020
- Video covering the install steps of the rear Frame Chop Bumper from Motobilt on my 2013 Jeep JKU Rubicon. Not a hard project, but a fun one! Super nice, sleek, & tough bumper that fits tight to the tub of the Jeep & provides maximum departure angle even above not running a factory bumper at all!
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You don’t even need to bang the washers off, just knock down the raised collar with a flap disk angle grinder and they fall off. Great video and very useful for my install.
Thanks
A real nice job...you know your stuff !! Keep it up, looking forward to the next video !
You make this look so easy. 👍🏻
I have the Motobilt tire carrier. Now I want this bumper! Nice install sir.
🔥🔥🔥 That frame chop bumper is CLEAN!!!!! 👍🏻💯🇺🇸
That turned out really cool
Great video. Very helpful. Thanks
Man that looks good
Nice job!
Clean install!
Thanks for the view & comment!
Looks like a bit of a pain but the bumper and added clearance seem worth it. Thanks for the video, I just ordered this bumper and will be going through this.
It isn't too bad to be honest. Definitely more involved than your standard bumper install but 100% worth the added clearance & clean/custom look. I was also able to fabricate a light duty recessed trailer hitch using 1/4" angle, 1/4" plate, and a 2" hitch from Harbor Freight so I can still haul my dirt bike...so it is still fully functional 👍🏻
Job well donde dude 👍🏻👊🏻
Loved the bumper, hate the idea of loosing my hitch receiver.
I didn't like loosing it either. I ended up building my own out of reinforced 1/4" angle & a receiver from HF. I adapted it to the new cross member & mounted with 1/2" grade 8 hardware so it's still removable. I only tow relatively light duty stuff with it anyway like a utility trailer w/3 dirt bikes or so & equipment. Been going strong for thousands of miles & a few years now w/no signs of fatigue 👍🏻. Thanks for the view & comment.
Any concerns about damaging the powerer coat and having to repair it later?
Repairing scratches/gouges in the powder coat??? That's like trying to erase sweet-ass scars that you've hard-earned & chicks dig! #character 😎
@@coldsteeloffroad lol gotcha. I always do rattle can and thought you might hold the secrete to powder coat repair! :D
@@Jeeptalkshow ...a little touch-up paint or even a Sharpie would be better than nothing I reckon. I would prefer brush-on touch up paint over aerosol paints for the control factor w/zero overspray. Usually when rocks scratch or gouge a powder coated bumper it doesn't flake (unless done cheaply) so is like scratching normal paint to an extent. Worst case if the finish is somehow severely damaged or flaking, have it sand blasted & start over. Thanks for the comment/question & view!
Did you ever get to fab a hitch reciever? Wanting to do the same.
I did. I ended up using some 3"x.25" thick angle iron I had laying around that I bought from a remnant pile @ my local steel supply. I cut a piece about 25" long & notched the middle face to fit a 2" receiver I bought at Harbor Freight. Welded the two together, made (2) .25" thick gussets to strengthen the piece of angle & cross-drilled to double as safety chain mounts, welded to angle. I drilled 4x holes through both the angle & Motobilt X-member in as much of an offset pattern as possible to mount with 1/2" grade 8 hardware for maximun resistance to twisting in a vertical motion when under vertical (downward) forces. To finish it off, I angle-cut each end of the angle iron to make it look factory & painted it semi-gloss black. This is by no means a heavy-duty hitch mount & I doubt that it would tow as much as the factory configuration, but it safely meets my needs. To date I've towed a 450lb trailer w/3 dirt bikes & all gear, coolers, fuel, etc. hundreds of miles across the interstate with zero issues. I also use it to mount/carry MTB's hanging off the ass end w/zero issues. It's possible to further brace the setup but like I said, it's safe & meets my needs. Sorry such a long ass post...will have to chunk a vid up soon covering it. Thanks for the view & comment 🤙🏻
not sure if I'll get a response on this, but what spare delete/plate relocation kit is that?
It's aluminum w/CB antenna mount from TNT customs. Thanks for the view & question 👍🏻
@@coldsteeloffroad thanks man!
You can bang the body mount washers off the bolts by positioning them upside down on an open vise and giving them a tap tap... and line them up inside the new crossmember and smoosh them back on when tightening the body bolt, might save some of you guys some time vs grinding down the washers. Great install!
@liftedtrucksusatv That didn't even cross my mind at the time. Good point & a better option for sure. Thanks for pointing it out. Guess I was busy focusing on what's NOT important...like filming a TH-cam video, haha.
that old bumper was FLIMSY