new RLC rear bumper

[steve johnson]

well i drove to Louisville with some friends and picked up this gem from James Saturday.

This is the first load testing out the hitch, all it is are a couple of lawn mowers going bout 4mi up the road.

this pic here shows my new exhaust, one cat delete and no muffler with 45 degree tips. i also had to cut out some of the old spare tire wheel well to fit the receiver and do some adjusting on the mounting holes.

next is the front bumper with a winch and a hoop should b done by next month.

 

[dersch6221992]

looks good man!

 

[Campoli]

How much did it make your rear sag

 

[DjDom]

Damn, looks good.
Does it mount just where the stock bumper mounts?

 

[rabbit91]

nice !

 

[Karpiel73]

:bsnicker:

How much did it make your rear sag

Couldn't resist!

But seriously, that is a really nice bumper! Keep us updated about the front bumper too.

 

[Greg_DonWindsor]

1. That's the nicest tire carrying bumper I've ever seen!
2. Where can I get one???

 

[steve johnson]

i rear doesn't sag as far a i can tell. it mounts to where the old bumper mounted to but i had to do drilling cause the holes were a little off. i had it custom made by James at RLC fab in Louisville, ky. the front is on hold for now cause i got a ranger i want to mess with for the hills of haspin acres in Laural, in

 

[obie]

Very nice! If you don't mind me asking, what was the total price with the tire carrier built onto it? I want one for the 98 and was eventually gonna drive down there to get one made.

 

[Dave 1955]

in one pic it looks like a handle that is yellow in another pic it looks red..what is that?
Where did you get the exhaust for the left side?

 

[steve johnson]

all together it was $700 with me and couple buds going down and picking it up. the handle was yellow b/c of the tape so i could paint it but it is red. the exhaust was custom made by a local guy i got a cat delete no muffler and the tips are rolled at 45 degrees and it sounds pretty gnarly lol.

 

[Campoli]

OK I was wondering if it was heavy enough to cause sag he quoted me a few months back I bekive $800 shipped looks great

Where are you planing on locating the lisence plate?

 

[Campoli]

My X is almost identical
Are those sport tail lights??

 

[steve johnson]

honestly i have no idea what to do with the license plate, any suggestions would help. the tail lights are aftermarket anzo but they kept leaking even after i re-****ed them so i just painted them to cover up the moister.

 

[Campoli]

I'd mount it in the swing arm or the bumper itself just grab a lisence plate light off a pick up sunpke enough wiring

 

[2TimingTom]

Did you have to take the spare off to hook the trailer up?

 

[steve johnson]

no, the spare in the pic was my buddies. this is the current setup all i got to do is put a light over my plate and itll be good.

 

[Campoli]

Looks great man that's where I'd put the plate too

 

[slickemhoundd]

Looks good! cant wait to eventually get mine! I love my front rlc bumper. As far as sag goes for those asking. I wouldnt imagine you would aquire any until you load it up with a hefty wheel and tire. For my front bumper i had NO sag hell it wsnt that far off in weight compared to stock. BUT once i put a 12k winch on, it then sagged out.

 

[steve johnson]

ya when i get my front bumper i plan on putting a smittybuilt 10k on with the synthetic line. i might order this weekend so i can get by xmas but i dont know yet lol. hey slick post a pic of your bumper i wanna see what it looks like.