Our front bumpers mount to the standard 3 hole mounting pattern on the front of the UniFrame, this is the stock bumper mounting location and provides plenty of support for on-road driving and LIGHT vehicle recovery while off-road. The weakness of this mounting system is not the bumper brackets or the bolts themselves, it’s the ability of the bumper to tear the holes in the front of UniFrame out with a front or side pulls.
For those whom are looking for more recovery options off-road we offer UniFrame tie-in brackets. (Because hey, we all get into situations we never thought we would)
These brackets sandwich between the bumper mounting brackets and UniFrame (using the standard 3 hold bolt pattern on the front of your XJ) and continue 14.5” down the UniFrame. Along the way (on the driver side) they brace all three of the steering box bolts, and run through the large sleeved hole about 12” from the front of the frame. The passenger side bolts directly to the sleeve in the frame, and includes provisions to drill three more holes for even more support if you desire.
Not only do these brackets distribute the forces you put on our bumper on a larger area, they brace the steering box by stiffening the UniFrame in that location, while also stiffening the whole front end of your Jeep.
All of our Cherokee winch bumpers come standard with the tie-in brackets, but they are options on all other Cherokee front bumpers.
Price includes 2 brackets and bolts for both sides (except extra passanger side bolts for non-factory drilled holes), also included are 3 new grade 8 steering box bolts.
