Reviews for Smittybilt 76745 SRC Carbine Rear Bumper for 07-18 Jeep Wrangler JK
Not a fun bumper to install solo... so bring a friend. Otherwise installation is straight-forward and it looks/functions fantastically!
Great bumper! Very stout and looks amazing. However I was shorted one 30mm bolt so I am waiting on Quadratec to resolve it.
Looks great, good quality for the price, easy installation. One tip, the brackets that go in the frame rails are not quite wide enough to stay in position when attempting to put in the 12 x 30mm bolts, so I used one of the 12 x 100mm bolts in the forward hole to hold the bracket in place to start the rear 12 x 30mm bolt.
Looks great even with out lights, easy install!
The rear end picture of this bumper is misleading. This bumper does NOT stick out wider than the Jeep. I was able to verify this by looking at other websites and ultimately bought it here because they had the best price and service. I didn't want the bumper to stick out since I upgraded the fenders and there was no need to match them. I've spent the last 6 months trying to decide which one to buy and I'm very happy with this one. Took about an hour to install with my wife holding up the bumper while I put the side bolts in but was super easy. Will be adding lights next. I was concerned about the weight of this bumper but it didn't seam to sag the rear end of the jeep at all. If it was anything it was maybe a 1/4" or so. I'll upload a couple of pictures of the final install - it's the brown Jeep.
Awesome bumper, heavy duty. It turned the stock jeep, class two hitch into a class three. All around awesome workmanship. the welds are accurate and thick, appear clean of porosity, and depth into the root of the joints. Easy to install. Supports a 33" mud terrain spare tire, anything bigger you'll need a spare tire relocater. For the low cost it is definitely a high quality product. I highly recommend this product.
Nice replacement for stock bumper, ez install !!
So far so good, has been installed almost 5 months and no rust issues.
i had one issue installing with a 35" spare tire, had to but a bracket to raise the tire so it didnt hit the bumper.
Fit perfect. Looks great!
This is a good heavy duty bumper. I didn't realize how minimal the lightweight OEM bumper was until I removed it. I feel like I have some protection now.
As the other reviewer pointed out the blue/gray Jeep is misleading. The photo with the orange Jeep is accurate. Installed two LED cube lights, which must be installed with the bumper off the Jeep, and used Quadratec's backup light harness. Also used Quadratec's trailer wiring harness which is also great.