Project 2004 Jeep TJ - Smittybilt SRC Classic Rock Crawler Front Bumper Installation

[@longrider188]

Wearing those silly-ass nitrile gloves and flip flops. SaFeTy FiRsT! SMH.

[@wranglerlife4ever42]

Paint the D rings ORANGE, put on some rubber isolators and rubber rings to make the D rings silent and wont bang or damage bumper. You can get a kit off Ebay for $5-$6 for isolators and rubber rings

[@samprokop]

Nice to see him wrench on his rig, however I'd go for closed toe shoes when installing anything on my jeep especially heavy metal bumpers ;-) good luck to you two.

[@ebp1234]

He makes up for it by having gloves on.

[@subaruforester5062]

Working with heavy bumpers and wearing flip flops. Great idea. Saftey first folks

[@o3djeeps]

Brad Michaud OSHA did not clear this video. :-)

[@TJ_LIFESTYLE02]

Hey I work in flip flops

[@Doberman144]

The most important upgrade a jeep can can start with is a bumper upgrade with a winch .. Why have you chosen to skip on the winch ?

[@brianjuleff9101]

Like your vids but you guys drive me crazy with all the heavy work you do wearing flip-flops on your feet.

[@albinodeer5336]

Brian Juleff afraid to see a crushed toe!

[@mattdooley8707]

I wish my dad bought everything for my jeep

[@o3djeeps]

me too!

[@5buddyro]

I probably would have made an asinine comment like that too until I became a father. It was then that I realized that you can’t put a dollar amount on time spent teaching your kids...or talking to them...or just being with them. While I’m not all about giving my kids the easy way in life with everything, I think a few hundred bucks on a bumper is absolutely a worthwhile investment.

[@JoeSmith-bj9mh]

Not every kid gets to do this with their father ! I wish I could’ve spend any time with mine but he pass away when I was 11. Your videos with your son makes me happy to watch you pass your wisdom along!

[@BKAGOSTO]

Great farther son time. Woooooweeeee

[@LightningGB93]

Great bumper up grade

[@kalbs89]

It’s a Smittybilt.... nothing will be aligned. The QC with their products is horrible. On my bumper the milled holes were off across the length by 9/16”.

[@TJ_LIFESTYLE02]

I let it set in WD40 over night and my Jeep is a 02 wrangler

[@tigermanandslick]

Still have those fog lights? Consider selling them locally?

[@MichiganWildcat]

I put an ARB bull bar and Smittybilt 8000lb winch on the front of my 2000 TJ, what a tank of a bumper! Love the look and the install is as simple as it gets

[@clydebenson7622]

nice, i'm running a barricade bumper with LED's on a 04 tj rubicon

[@stevel2407]

Good video , shame about the fit up to the sway bar cover and mounting holes on top , always wondered what the quality was like with smittybilt as we don't see much of it in Australia

[@JoeSmith-bj9mh]

V

[@willcarlton3373]

Put anti-seize on those bolts next time. And re-using those torx bolts was stupid. Should've replaced them with hex bolts. Rookie mistake.

[@brandon.lamson4670]

I have the same T55’s on my Jeep front bumper, but mine are stripped. What would you use or need to get them off?

[@o3djeeps]

That sucks. Can you get heavy duty vice grips around the heads? You could also look at grinding a little notch on the edge of the head, and use that with a chisel and hammer to try and rotate it. Once it's broke loose there are some easier options. Heat may help. Just some thoughts I'd look at.

[@brandon.lamson4670]

o3djeeps [ OVERCLOCK3D Jeeps ] what size vice grip would I need. I can get them just don’t know what size.

[@o3djeeps]

@@brandon.lamson4670 Big. It would need to clamp on that head with a lot of force, and preferably one you can put a breaker bar on the handle to get some leverage.

[@brandon.lamson4670]

o3djeeps [ OVERCLOCK3D Jeeps ] alright I appreciate your help! 🤙🏻

[@JoeSmith-bj9mh]

If all fails try to drill them out. That’s what I had to do with the rear bumper when I took of that plastic ends

[@half_cocked]

Something I need to do myself... invest in a lithium impact driver 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@o3djeeps]

money well spent! I had no idea how much I would value my battery powered tools. It took me a while to get used to it... I often would reach for the ratchet out of habit, but now I use power tools unless I can't!