A note from Kevin about front and rear bumpers and rear tire carrier design...

When deciding on a Grand Cherokee bumper for your Jeep ZJ make sure that you take into account some of the unforeseen issues. 

1) Does the tire carrier hold the tire in a way to reduce blind spots and maximize visibility out the rear?  Our carrier mounts on the driver's side, in your natural blind-spot, so that you can see both over your right shoulder AND still see out the rear view mirror, which is mostly impossible with nearly all other Grand Cherokee tire carriers on the market who put the carrier in the middle or to the right of the rear window.

2) How is the tire carrier mounted?  Can it withstand a washboard road with the weight of a 35" tire on a steel wheel mounted on it?  That's up to 150lbs in some cases...just rattling around back there on the bumper!  Our tire carrier uses a patented cam-latch, which utilizes an easy-to-open lever which puts constant tension on the latch and hasp assembly which completely eliminates rattles from your carrier.  And, you can actually lift the entire rear end of the Jeep off the ground with a forklift from OUR tire carrier...how's that for strong?

3) What sort of hinge is included?  Our ZJ bumper uses twin 3/4" Heim joints, which not only has over 12,000 lbs. of radial load capability EACH (there are two...that's 24,000 lbs. total), but are also easily replaceable if they wear over time, and you are also able to fine-tune the height of the carrier up and down by threading the heim joint in and out.  Also, you can completely remove the carrier from the bumper very easily if you wanted to. 

4) Our bumpers are built with 1/4" ultra-thick steel plate in the center sections (between the frame mounts for added rigidity) and 3/16" thick steel plate everywhere else, which is more than 50% thicker than the more well-known brands of bumper.  Have you ever seen a (well-known brand) front Grand Cherokee winch bumper BEND IN THE CENTER during a heavy winch pull?  I have, with my own eyes, and that's why we use 1/4" and 3/16" steel with fortified 3/8" thick frame rail mounts.  This bumper ain't going ANYWHERE once you mount it up, winch or no. 

5) Our ZJ Grand bumpers allow for the best approach angle and departure angle currently available in ANY aftermarket Grand Cherokee bumper manufacturer, 'cause that's how we roll, playa.

6) Our winch is inserted inside the front bumper, all the way down, so as to not give you overheating problems like some of the other aftermarket bumpers have been known to cause.