2003 Wrangler Sport, 4.5" RE Lift, 33" BFG KM2's and a never ending wish list by jeepinjeffrey

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Im back from serving a 2 year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in The Boston Massachusetts area. It was such a remarkable experience, But im excited to be back home working on the Jeep!

My Parents even brought it to the Airport to pick me up! 

9-6-2014

Well while I was gone I forgot what a toll the Hot St. George sun plays on everything even with my jeep covered, So I had to replace my windshield decal that curled a bit on the edges, and my Tuff Stuff Vinyl Corner guards really took a beating and actually slid down while I was gone so im going to have to remove those...

Heres what happened.... I was not to happy about it, I tried calling tough stuff and no one ever returned my call so quadratec tried calling to and noting. So that was to bad because I really liked them at first. 

Heres what happened when I tried to take them off exactly how you supposed to 

The vinyl adhesive has litterly turned to rock and I cant get it off with out it chipping paint ive tried everything I had and even took it to 2 different auto detailers and none of them have seen anything like it, or could get it off with out taking more paint with out..... I was not in a good mood after that as you could imagine. Le t me know if you have any idea its still on there...

My first big project was to actually replace my stock bumper with and after market tire carrier to hold my full size spare. I looked all around on line at many many different options and prices and I decided to go with the Barricade classic rear bumper and Tire carrier, and I got a great deal through Ryan at Extreme Terrain!

I was happy about the fact that it had a trailer hitch built in so I could ditch my factory one the dealer put on and gain some clearance as well.

Old Bumper and Trailer Hitch off, factory tire carrier off, and New bumper on!!

Step 2 

Swing Arm On

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Then I just had to mount on the tire holder bracket and snug it all up and I was good to go! The whole thing probably only took an hour and a half, It was really easy to do and I am very impressed with how it turned out. Im not gonna lie I was a little bit hesitant at only $300 some odd dollars but the latch is super sturdy and the powder coat is really night and solid and its all super solid and doest rattle at all. Im really happy with my decision!

Heres the Final Product!