The time has finally come to start work on Project Fallen Axe. After a day working in the Hyperbaric Dept, Scott meet me at home to load up the new front and rear protection for the JK. A few weeks back, he was willing to assist with my project and knowing his expertise on wrenching, I knew I found the right man to help me out.
front and rear bumper with tire carrier unloaded inside Scott's garage, where he had all the right tools and would make most men jealous of his work space...aka man cave!
front of JK with stock bumper removed - took off all of the front shrouding, noted that many parts were made of plastic, including the hardware / had to drill some of those out, others were pulled out with pliers / disconnected fog lights by removing eight screws which would not be used on the new bumper / was disappointed that no directions at all were given for the front bumper
JK rear bumper removed - quite a few threaded bolts removed with some to be used again on the Rockhard 4x4 rear bumper / delighted to see that detailed instructions given on mounting the rear bumper and tire carrier / otherwise the stock JK bumper removal very simple and straight forward
After all was off, I was shocked to feel how light the stock bumpers were compared to the Rockhard 4x4 protection I'll have. Then again, anything compared to what looked like 1/4" steel should be light. On another note, I regret not taking more photos of the process that could help someone else down the road. Finished installation photos to come soon. Next step: KC Slim Lites Install
Byrge
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