Mopar Steel Rear bumper side flares - non Rubicon

[Turbo1974]

I swapped my plastic rear bumper on my 2021 JLU Willys with a 392 Mopar steel rear bumper. The side flares on the steel bumper are larger - has anyone found a solution for this? Are there smaller side flares that fit in the steel bumper?

The plastic bumper side flares have a different mounting profile and will not fit on the steel bumper.

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[Billyg73]

HEY! I did the same swap this past weekend and ended up with the same gap. Also the aftermarket 392 wheels I bought did not fit on the carrier above the bumper. Did you ever find out how to get a different plastic end cap? Thanks

 

[Zandcwhite]

You could swap your rear fender flares for Rubicon flares so everything matches?

 

[FrickinAdam]

The solution most likely is getting Rubicon Fender Flares to compensate. Also the tire carriers are different on the Sport/Willys vs Rubicon from my understanding.

 

[rcadden]

The solution most likely is getting Rubicon Fender Flares to compensate. Also the tire carriers are different on the Sport/Willys vs Rubicon from my understanding.

Also Sahara, lol.

You'd think they could standardize on something like that. I didn't realize until I'd already mounted the whole bumper and tried to remount my 33" KO2 Rubicon take-off spare that the Sahara rear tire carrier is about ~1" lower than the Rubicon one, lol. Frustrating.

I wound up pulling it all off and going back to my plastic bumper, sold the metal one and haven't figured out a new solution yet.

 

[FrickinAdam]

Also Sahara, lol.

You'd think they could standardize on something like that. I didn't realize until I'd already mounted the whole bumper and tried to remount my 33" KO2 Rubicon take-off spare that the Sahara rear tire carrier is about ~1" lower than the Rubicon one, lol. Frustrating.

I wound up pulling it all off and going back to my plastic bumper, sold the metal one and haven't figured out a new solution yet.

Exactly. I wish it was all the same, but only because I have a Sport. ha. This is one reason why I am waiting on a bumper. I would totally get a front steal bumper but an aftermarket rear.
I have 33s on the sport and the Sport tire carrier works with 33s but no way it would work with 35s.

 

[Steph1]

Well, most obvious solution would be to get rubicon flares. They open bigger, are wider and look much better.

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