Rugged Ridge XHD Rear Bumper, 76-06 Jeep CJ & Wrangler - Manual (Page 4)

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8. Attach the drivers’ side CJ lower frame bracket to the bottom of the frame rail using the bolt saved from
Step 1 (Figure 13). Check for hole alignment of bracket and crossmember (Figure 14). Do not tighten bolts at
this time.
Figure 13. Figure 14.
7. Using a cut-off wheel, remove the existing lower mounting tab (Figure11) from the sub-frames (Figure 12).
This is necessary in order to avoid interference with the leaf spring hangers.
Figure 11. Figure 12.
Figure 9. Figure 10.
6. Remove the rear bumper from the vehicle leaving the rear crossmember exposed (Figure 9). Save the
lower frame mounting bolts (Figure 10) as these will be reused in the installation of the new bumper.