Rugged Ridge XHD Rear Bumper, 76-06 Jeep CJ & Wrangler - Manual (Page 5)

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9. Place drivers’ side sub-frame against the crossmember, making sure to place the CJ lower frame bracket
inside the sub-frame, and line up the outer CJ mounting holes with crossmember holes. Insert the supplied
M12 x 35 bolts and washers through the sub-frame, crossmember, and CJ side-frame bracket. Place washers over
bolts and thread 2 M12 nuts onto bolt (Figure 15). Do not tighten at this time.
10. From under the vehicle, insert a nut plate into the back channel of the crossmember. Insert 2 of the
supplied M12 x 35 bolts and washers through the CJ lower frame bracket, sub-frame, crossmember, and thread
into the nut plate (Figure 16). Do not tighten bolts at this time.
11. Repeat step 8 through step 10 for the passenger side of the vehicle.
Figure 15.
Figure 16.
12. Place the bumper over the tops of the sub-frames, and visually line up the holes of the bumper and
sub-frames (Figure 17).
If you purchased the optional XHD Tire Carrier, Part Number 11546.42, please refer to the installation instructions
at this time to complete the installation of the bumper and tire carrier.
Figure 17.