Looks totally great. I still love those backup lights, too. Remind me, did you wire them into the same circuit as the stock lights? Would the stock light circuit handle it? I want to try and duplicate that really badly, it looks like it totally would work...
How does the bumper do with the tire? Does it move at all?
Nice work...

 

Looking good AJ. How many bumpers have you made? You should go in to biesness.
Rick

 

I wish Rick, if I ever really did I wouldn't raise prices either to be inline with the other places. Some stuff I've built if you figure the time spent I made like $3 hour on but I don't care I like doing it. Plus I know what it's like to not have $800-1000 laying around for bumpers. Total front and rear bumpers I've built? Around 20-23, can't remember to be honest.

The bumper is fastened at the stock mounting locations on the body but if you look in the pic just above the receiver hitch you can see where a piece comes down off the bumper, it bolts to the hitch too. In the pics there's actually only one bolt holding it on. Those hinges from RockStomper are STOUT! Anyone wanting to build their own I would definitely go that route.

 

Those backup lights I just have wired into a switch up front, use the speaker wires in the hatch since I took them out and that works fine for me. I didn't wire them into the stock lights because they are WAY brighter, and dont want them on during the day and stuff. Suppose you could easily wire them into the stock ones, I probably would run a separate power wire for them (16-14ga) and use a relay though.

 

That looks aweseome! Very nice

 

Nice work AJ SCRAm

 

AJ,
Looking good buddy. The only thing that Id want changed if I was to buy one is to extend the bumper so it contintues until it reaches the rear of the rear fender flare(like Trail Ready's rear bumper). I hammered my sheetmetal there and I want to hide that and have the protection on the trail. How much would you charge for the rear bumper and tire carrier? I also wanted to know if you ever finished the square tubing front winch bumper. I think you still had to set up the fairlead and winch plate. Pics of any and all of the winch bumpers you have made would be cool. Im thinking that your bumpers might end up on my XJ this summer and I just wanted to get an idea on prices and stuff. I got a well paying summer job in Minnesota and Im looking forward to having some money to spend on the cherokee. IF you do have any more winch bumper pics you can PM me or post them for all to see.
Trystan

 

ok AJ....that rear bumper REALLY works for me....i liked your prerunner one, but I think I'm going to need one like that...does that cost a lot in materials?
-Aaron

 

Looks real good and sturdy, hey you ought to buy a bunch of Cherokee's and make the AJ edition with your front bumpers and the rear one with the tire rack all of them painted camo with your roof rack , and the big back up lights that you put on along with the console that you made.

 

I make some bumpers for friends but they supply the steel so no one came grip that it isn't strong enough. Nothing like yours AJ that dam good work.
Rick

 

That is one tough looking bumper, man! Throw a hasp and lock on there and you can keep them squirrels out of your XJ!

 

Aj you are one bumper making son of a b*tch!!!!!!! That is sweet.!!!!!!! I like the tire carrier..... Like I have said you make love to steel like an ALFA Male Tiger in a lioness whore house.

 

Ummm... why do you know that?

 

I just received my AJ bumper special and it is damn right beautiful... going to put it on today!!!!!! It look slike his new one but with out the brush guard

 

Thats a cool bumper. Did you make it out of 3/16" rectangular tube? I am tired of the squeeking inside tire mount and want to make one of my own. How did you get the tapered ends?

 

The only thing I could think of to change...

Ditch the towing reciever, and mount the bumper to the reciever mounts, then cut a hole or notch in the bottom of the bumper to allow a reicever to be welded in.

Should improve the departure angle.