Tomkin Rear Bumper

[Flyfisher]

OK...I've got a Tomkin front bumper for my '89 XJ...looks and works great, and for a lot less $$ than some others out there. I'm looking at their rear bumber with the tire carrier. It's a lot of $$, but if it works, it's worth it.

Anyone out there with experience with this? I need to get my 33" spare out from inside to make room, and still want to have the 2" receiver hitch.

Any experienced comments will be appreciated!

Thanks!

 

[NHextremeXJ]

I bought one 3 years ago. rec. hitch puts tons of torque on bolts of bumper. Paint bubbled and bumper started to rust after a year. Pivot for tire carrier wore out after a year of use with a 32in tire. so......the steel it is made of is strong, but you'll have to remedy all the other problems with the bumper to be satisfied. Hope this helps. - Nate

 

[RichP]

I've had one for 3 or 4 years now, it needs a yearly sanding and repainting, their finishes are crap, mine started to bubble after the first year. I'm gong for a JCR front one next and happily it won't have any finish on it so can paint it clean with real paint. The tomken was some kind of cheap ass powder coat that was a PIA to remove.. It is a heavy sob though, I've been hit twice in parking lots while the receiver was in it, two holed radiators on the rude drivers cars..both tuner types.

 

[Blackash132]

x2 on the PIA to remove. I have to paint it every year

 

[RichP]

I think if I ever had to do that again, remove that powder coat, I'd take the 12ga pump and about 50 rounds of 7 shot and strip it that way while it was hanging from tree. At least I could spend an hour or so enjoying myself instead of changing battery packs in the sander..

 

[xj2win]

I'd just use a sander for touch up, get a gallon of good reducer and a box of rags you could probably have it stipped in 15 minutes.

 

[RichP]

I'd just use a sander for touch up, get a gallon of good reducer and a box of rags you could probably have it stipped in 15 minutes.

For powder coat ? nope, I even used aircraft stripper and learned a valuable lesson, don't stand downwind when spraying that stuff, it hurts.

 

[bigjeepman]

I don't have one but I have seen the rear bumper. In my opinion it sits entirely to low to the ground for wheeling especially around where I wheel

 

[Blackash132]

It is a heavy sob though, I've been hit twice in parking lots while the receiver was in it, two holed radiators on the rude drivers cars..both tuner types.

I actually got mine because someone rear ended my dad's xj and totalled their car going about 40. The latch was destroyed but everything else was fine. He got a new one out of the settlement and gave me the old one. I put a new latch (cam style) on and it's great. that steel beast probably saved the Jeep from almost certain death.

 

[2001Man]

I've got a 1997-2001 Tomken Rear Bumper and corner guards that are a year old and in great condition.... $500 retail.

I will sell the set for $300 to the first response. Plenty of photos also.

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