I want to start by saying Thank You to Ryan at Extremeterrain.com for giving me the opportunity to review this product. He hooked me up with this bumper after I broke my stock tire carrier on my 2011 JKU. This is my 100% honest and unbiased review of the Barricade Trail Force HD Rear bumper and Tire Carrier.
The bumper was ordered on a Tuesday afternoon and I had recieved all parts of the order by 2pm that Friday. So they were super quick to get the order out the door and used a fast shipping method through UPS. I thought this was great. No one likes to wait a long time for new and exciting mods for their JK. UPS was a little rough with the boxes during shipping and bent the sleeve on the tire carrier. The sleeve was out of round and would not slide over the post on the bumper. This was definitely done during shipping, as the bumper/carrier seemed to be packaged well in my opinion. The UPS driver even complained about having to deliver the bumper. XTRyan sent out another tire carrier same day, no questions asked.
Installation is pretty straight forward. The hardest part is removing your stock bumper and reciever hitch ( if equipped ). I do wish better instructions were included with the packaging. You will have to download and print them from the extremeterrain.com website. Not a big deal though. A lot a people will get through the install without them. I installed my bumper alone with out any problems. The tire carrier took a lot of work to get on as it is a really tight fit on the post on the bumper. It is also a little stiff to open and close. Hopefully it will loosen up a little over time. The latch was easy to install and seems to close tight.
The quality of the bumper is good especially for the price point. It seems to be heavy duty and should stand up to quite a bit of abuse. The powder coating looks nice with the crinkle finish. The available tire carrier is fully adjustable for tires all the way up to a 37 and seems extremely solid. It does have a integrated reciever hitch, although not tow rated, should work fine for bike racks and such.
The bumper is roughly 110lbs and the tire carrier an additional 48lbs. My JKU just has a teraflex leveling kit and I didn't notice a change in rear height with this bumper. If it did lower the rear end it was negligible and well worth the better looks and added durability to the bumper and tire carrier.
PROS:
Easy install
Affordable
High quality especially for price.
3 year warranty
Excellent support from Extreme Terrain
Wrangler forum member discounts available (Contact XTRyan for details)
CONS:
Non tow rated tow hitch
No provided install instructions (Available online)
Tire carrier is somewhat difficult to open and close.
Overall I am very happy with this bumper/tire carrier. I would recommend it to anyone. For the money you get a great heavy duty bumper that looks really good. The support from Extreme Terrain is also a very big plus. I have no doubt that should you have any issues during the warranty period, Extreme Terrain will be more then happy to help.
Anyone else with experience, pics, or feedback on this bumper/tire carrier, Please post it here. Hope this helps others who might be considering purchasing this bumper.
Direct Link to website:
http://www.extremeterrain.com/barricade-rear-bumper-j20849.html
The bumper was ordered on a Tuesday afternoon and I had recieved all parts of the order by 2pm that Friday. So they were super quick to get the order out the door and used a fast shipping method through UPS. I thought this was great. No one likes to wait a long time for new and exciting mods for their JK. UPS was a little rough with the boxes during shipping and bent the sleeve on the tire carrier. The sleeve was out of round and would not slide over the post on the bumper. This was definitely done during shipping, as the bumper/carrier seemed to be packaged well in my opinion. The UPS driver even complained about having to deliver the bumper. XTRyan sent out another tire carrier same day, no questions asked.
Installation is pretty straight forward. The hardest part is removing your stock bumper and reciever hitch ( if equipped ). I do wish better instructions were included with the packaging. You will have to download and print them from the extremeterrain.com website. Not a big deal though. A lot a people will get through the install without them. I installed my bumper alone with out any problems. The tire carrier took a lot of work to get on as it is a really tight fit on the post on the bumper. It is also a little stiff to open and close. Hopefully it will loosen up a little over time. The latch was easy to install and seems to close tight.
The quality of the bumper is good especially for the price point. It seems to be heavy duty and should stand up to quite a bit of abuse. The powder coating looks nice with the crinkle finish. The available tire carrier is fully adjustable for tires all the way up to a 37 and seems extremely solid. It does have a integrated reciever hitch, although not tow rated, should work fine for bike racks and such.
The bumper is roughly 110lbs and the tire carrier an additional 48lbs. My JKU just has a teraflex leveling kit and I didn't notice a change in rear height with this bumper. If it did lower the rear end it was negligible and well worth the better looks and added durability to the bumper and tire carrier.
PROS:
Easy install
Affordable
High quality especially for price.
3 year warranty
Excellent support from Extreme Terrain
Wrangler forum member discounts available (Contact XTRyan for details)
CONS:
Non tow rated tow hitch
No provided install instructions (Available online)
Tire carrier is somewhat difficult to open and close.
Overall I am very happy with this bumper/tire carrier. I would recommend it to anyone. For the money you get a great heavy duty bumper that looks really good. The support from Extreme Terrain is also a very big plus. I have no doubt that should you have any issues during the warranty period, Extreme Terrain will be more then happy to help.
Anyone else with experience, pics, or feedback on this bumper/tire carrier, Please post it here. Hope this helps others who might be considering purchasing this bumper.
Direct Link to website:
http://www.extremeterrain.com/barricade-rear-bumper-j20849.html