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How to Install Olympic 4x4 57 in. Front Rock Bumper - Textured Black (87-06 Wrangler YJ & TJ) on your Jeep Wrangler

Installation Time

1 hours

Tools Required
  • #55 Torx bit socket
  • 1/2" or 3/8" drive ratchet wrench

OEM plastic end caps and/or bumperettes cannot be used with any of the 500-Series Front Bumpers. On vehicles with auxiliary lights, the auxiliary lights mist be relocated. You can install an Olympic 180-Aux bar or drill holes into the heavy-duty bumper for the auxiliary lights. License plate must be relocated Olympic 4x4 Products are sery bed by ourf actory. We provide answers to installation questions. We ship parts ASAP. Try us before the hassle of returning Olympic 4x4 Products to your retailer or mail order specialist. 


Contents: One of the following:

505-Rock bumper 50"

530-Rock bumper 57"

533-Rock receiver bumper 57"

543-Rock receiver bumper 50" 


Step 1. Remove old bumper from vehicle frame using #55 Torx bit, depending on vehicle y ear and /or modifications, your bumper may have diferent mounting bolts. Save the bumper bolts, they will be used to mount your new bumper.  See photos 1&2. 


Step 2. Slide your new bumper over the vehiclef rame and line up the mounting holes in the bumper with the mounting holes in the frame. See photos 3 &4. Photo 4 shows how the bumper mounts only through thef ront hole on the Wrangler. 

Step 3. Secure bumper using the Torx bt bolts you removed in step 1. See photo 4. 

Step 4. After 500 miles orf irst off-road trip, re-check tightness on all nuts and bolts. 

Note: The bumpers come with mounting holes f or TJ &YJ Wranglers and CJ's. The round holes are used when mounting the bumper to a CJ, and the oblong holes are used for mounting the bumper to TJ &YJ Wranglers (1988-present). The wrangler mounts tof ront bumper mounting holes only and does not t.se both holes Ike the OEM bumper. To re-use factory tow hooks on Wranglers install a 1/2" flat washer under tow hock before mounting tow hock over new bumper and flat washer. 

CJ owners: The CJ frame is thinner the Olympic bumper and you will want to slip the supplied 1/2"f la washers between the bottom of the vehiclef rame and the top of the lower inside lip of the Olympic bumper. 


Note: For getting unstuck in an off road situation, simply place your snatch strap intoy our receiver hitch and secure tin place with a clevis/hitch pin. You Can place a receiver D ring into the receiver htch to assist you when attaching a winch cable hock or tow strap to the bumper, simply attach the hook on the end of the cable to the back side of the receiver hitch.