{"id":82252,"date":"2024-11-26T07:22:48","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T15:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/?p=82252"},"modified":"2026-02-12T09:53:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T17:53:09","slug":"jeep-wrangler-tj-rear-bumper-replacement-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2024\/11\/jeep-wrangler-tj-rear-bumper-replacement-video","title":{"rendered":"Jeep Wrangler TJ Rear Bumper Replacement Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper fourthree\" title=\"Jeep Wrangler TJ Hooke Road Rear Bumper Swap Black Friday Cyber Monday #jeepwranglertj #jeep\" style=\"width:420px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_wzIyoLruvb8\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FwzIyoLruvb8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wzIyoLruvb8\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT7M43S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-11-24T05:00:45Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_wzIyoLruvb8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FwzIyoLruvb8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Jeep Wrangler TJ Hooke Road Rear Bumper Swap Black Friday Cyber Monday #jeepwranglertj #jeep<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/wzIyoLruvb8\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FwzIyoLruvb8%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Jeep Wrangler TJ Hooke Road Rear Bumper Swap Black Friday Cyber Monday #jeepwranglertj #jeep\" width=\"420\" height=\"295\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this video I will show you how I remove the original rear bumper and install the Sponsored Rear Bumper from Hooke Road. Take only a few minutes and a couple of tools to install. The rear bumper shown in the video is equipped with a 2&quot; hitch receiver and D-rings. The bumper used in the video will fit from 1997 - 2006 Jeep Wrangler TJ. Head over to their website for some great Deals. As an Amazon Associate, i earn from qualifying purchases. This is the upgraded version of the bumper I used in the video. The upgraded adds a license plate mounting bracket. https:\/\/amzn.to\/3RYUr5e Website\u00a0Link: https:\/\/www.hookeroad.com?ref=SocialHR Product\u00a0Link:\u00a0 https:\/\/www.hookeroad.com\/products\/different-trail-rear-bumper-with-2-hitch-receiver-for-jeep-wrangler-yj-tj-bxg1009?ref=SocialHR @FreeAutoMechanic\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:420px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-jeep-tj-rear-bumper\">Jeep TJ Rear Bumper<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Removal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Remove bolt attaching bumper to frame rail.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On models equipped with tow hooks, remove Torx\u00ae bolts that attach tow hook (3) to bumper (2), and remove tow hooks, Fig. 1.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On models equipped with rear fog lamps, disconnect rear fog lamp harness electrical connector.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remove nuts attaching bumper to rear frame crossmember.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remove bumper from vehicle.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Installation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Position bumper on vehicle.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Install nuts attaching bumper to rear frame crossmember and torque to 57 ft. lbs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On models equipped with tow hooks, position tow hook on bumper, install Torx\u00ae bolts that attach tow hook to bumper and torque to 80 ft. lbs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Install bolt attaching bumper to frame rail and torque to 57 ft. lbs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On models equipped with rear fog lamps, connect rear fog lamp harness electrical connector.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2024-11-26_103124.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2024-11-26_103124.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2024-11-26_103124.jpg 717w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2024-11-26_103124-300x288.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeep TJ Rear Bumper Removal Installation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":82253,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-jeep"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.0 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Jeep Wrangler TJ Rear Bumper Replacement Video - FreeAutoMechanic Advice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Remove bolt attaching bumper to frame rail. 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