Twin Magnolias
Adventurist
In mid-July I ordered a rear bumper and tire carrier from Relentless Fabrication. They had a 16-20 week lead time because of reduced shifts. The week before Thanksgiving it shipped, and arrived at my house the Monday before Thanksgiving. Well, I spent much of that week running the household because the Mrs. had a Covid scare and she was quarantined for a couple of days - she had symptoms, but ultimately tested negative. That meant I had precious little time to get this installed on the truck and I was going to be doing it by myself.
Last weekend I was able to get a few uninterrupted hours in the garage and with a little help from the Mrs. and the boy, I was able to get it installed. This bumper doesn't rest on top of the frame rails, but is bolted to the frame on each side with two bolts on the outermost side and two bolts on the bottom, eight bolts total. You're up against gravity unless you have a jack to hold the weight.
No pics of the install because I'm terrible at remembering to do such things, but here are a few from an afternoon ride today...
Swing gate features: Tire carrier, dual jerry can holder, a drop down camp table, 2" integrated receiver behind the license plate, and cutouts for Baja Designs S2 lights
No more spare tire hanging down like a saggy diaper.
Initial impressions: I wish the jerry can holder also held the military water cans. As it is, it only holds the metal fuel cans. I might take it off altogether and opt for Rotopax, which also can mount to the swing gate. I don't need 10 gallons of gas hanging out back there, but a couple of Rotopax and an LP tank mount might be just right. That also keeps the weight of the water jugs in the bed of the truck and not hanging off the back. On the whole, I'm really happy with it.
Last weekend I was able to get a few uninterrupted hours in the garage and with a little help from the Mrs. and the boy, I was able to get it installed. This bumper doesn't rest on top of the frame rails, but is bolted to the frame on each side with two bolts on the outermost side and two bolts on the bottom, eight bolts total. You're up against gravity unless you have a jack to hold the weight.
No pics of the install because I'm terrible at remembering to do such things, but here are a few from an afternoon ride today...
Swing gate features: Tire carrier, dual jerry can holder, a drop down camp table, 2" integrated receiver behind the license plate, and cutouts for Baja Designs S2 lights
No more spare tire hanging down like a saggy diaper.
Initial impressions: I wish the jerry can holder also held the military water cans. As it is, it only holds the metal fuel cans. I might take it off altogether and opt for Rotopax, which also can mount to the swing gate. I don't need 10 gallons of gas hanging out back there, but a couple of Rotopax and an LP tank mount might be just right. That also keeps the weight of the water jugs in the bed of the truck and not hanging off the back. On the whole, I'm really happy with it.