Reviews for Rear Bumper Brace | Jeep Cherokee XJ (1984-2001)

52 reviews

Another great product from Dirtbound!

Worked like a charm

Did exactly what I needed them to do. They did need minor modification to the unibody mounting holes to fit.

This really helped stiffen up the rear bumper. The factory mounting point that uses 8 bolts through the cross member doesn't hold up well to recovery or carrying a spare tire. This was a fairly inexpensive fix and saved me time fabricating them myself. My only knock on them is that I wish they came powder coated.

Good improvement over factory brace! Gene.

Great product 👌

Only problem I had with them, is the the holes didn't line up. I had to enlarge the openings in the frame rails.

Works exactly like I wanted it to, there's less flex in my rear bumper and I'm a lot more confident to tow and recover from. Only issues i had with the product was some holes on the bottom of the frame had to be widened for the nits to line up and it didn't come with bolts or bolt sizes, I would also recommend to anyone else get longer bolts for the bumper mounts.

Construction is solid. Holes don't line up so it's not bolt in ready. I have a 98 xj. Had to notch out part of the frame to line up all six nuts/bolts. If you don't have the tools could be a pain. Other than that rear bumper is much more solid after the install.

They look like a very stout piece. I am pretty mechanically inclined so I figured out how to install these guys. However, to the average guy who is going to need to cut and/or drill to install your product. Installation Instructions included in the box with them would be a pretty good idea. Might be good to send the longer screws needed to bolt them in or state the originals will still work. I believe the bolts through the frame will still work but the ones holding the bumper on that go through your tie in Mount and into the end of the frame. I believe need to be about .025" or however thick it is, longer to fully engage the nut plate.

Very nicely built. The welds look good and strong. The only downside was that the nuts didnt line up with the factory holes. I used a dremel to wobble the holes on my jeep and make it work. I also had to open up a few of the 4 holes on the bracket that line up with the factory bumper mounting holes.

I would have thought they would have extended into the frame rail farther like the brackets used to attach a tow hitch