EAG Bumper Review

Just installed an EAG front bumper on my LJR. Once I realized the third top hole was NOT meant accommodate the swaybar bolt, the installation was very straight forward and took about an hour and half to hook up the winch also. I like the reinforcement mentioned in an earlier post. The welding appears to be second rate on my bumper. Given the price, appearance, D ring holders, D rings with rubber padding, and bolts for the install I am pleased with the purchase. 4 star rating that would have been a 5 with better welds.
 
The third hole certainly appeared to be for the sway bar bracket bolt on mine.
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It looks like you had a plate to raise the bracket to that it would be the same height as the sway bar bracket tab. Did you also have a hole through the bracket to allow you to use the sway bar bracket bolt to act as a 3rd top bolt to hold the bumper at the top? It appears so in the photo.
 
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Jcraig said:
It looks like you had a plate to raise the bracket to that it would be the same height as the sway bar bracket tab. Did you also have a hole through the bracket to allow you to use the sway bar bracket bolt to act as a 3rd top bolt to hold the bumper at the top? It appears so in the photo.
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You are correct on both accounts. We were a little confused until we found those plates in the bottom of the shipping container. Then it all made sense. Those plates were not in the instructions or parts list.
 
Evidently the hole config in these bumpers are not necessarily the same. I bought mine through amazon prime with free shipping for $199. Perhaps that may be a factor.
 
EJD said:
I have the exact same bumper set! Love mine so far and they have held up pretty great on the trail. I have to say EAG is one of the few who actually has decent customer service and is based out of California. I had some scuffs on my bumpers corners from shipping and they made it right. Anyway, good buy and I would buy again from this company. (I also have their winch plate).

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Is that the Rampage front euro guard? If so, what do you think of it? Mostly tree lined where I am. If not, what is it? And do you like it?
 
Goatman said:
Is that the Rampage front euro guard? If so, what do you think of it? Mostly tree lined where I am. If not, what is it? And do you like it?
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That is the Rampage Brush Guard.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EBO1AK/?tag=wranglerorg-20
I have had it on there for a good 2 years now and I like having it on there. I'll admit for the most part I haven't driven through crazy enough brush to really put it to use but I have recently been getting some good use out of them here in MT. I also did a chop in the center to be able to fit the Warn M8000-S on there. Overall I really like it and its good in the forest, has had no rust issues or paint chipping either so i'de recommend it.
 
I just installed one of their rear bumpers to get a tow hitch. It may rust, but likely not as bad as a Jeep TJ frame or the OEM bumper. :) I've repainted the rear tow hitch on my Toyota Highlander after every winter due to the rust on it because, if you use it, you'll scrap paint off and get rust. So I expect this bumper to follow suit and required regular maintenance.

I drilled 4 extra holes and installed all 10 bolts for the extra security. I didn't bother with their lock nuts since everyone complained the bolts were too short to get to the locking part. I just picked up 4, 1/2" lock washers and I already had nuts that worked. I used the lock nuts from the original bumper on the outer bolts. I'll tow something then inspect them all to see if anything is loose.

The previous owner installed 32" tires and the tire was rubbing on the back bumper when I closed the door. I had to pick up on the tire some and force it in to close the rear gate. The cut out on the bumper fixed that. I did have to take off about 1/4" of the lower tire bump stop with my belt sander to make room for the bumper height.

I installed these spacers cut from PVC pipe to fix the brake light issue at the top of the larger spare.

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Irishguy said:
I was going to post something about these bumpers in the other thread where a poster is asking about bumpers, but I thought I would just post my thoughts and a small review of these bumpers here for future reference for those searching for similar recommendations.

Here's the bumpers I purchased and installed this past weekend:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CV6F9VK/?tag=wranglerorg-20

They were $322 including shipping for both bumpers and arrived in about 3 days.

First off both bumpers were packaged extremely well and arrived with no scratches, dings or dents. Upon opening the package I noticed a very nice wrinkle black finish that looks to be very durable. I am a structural steel designer, and one of the many things I do as part of my job is to inspect steel structures, welds, etc... for the power industry, so I play close attention to the way things are built and I can assure you that these bumpers are built very well and are structurally sound. They are 3/16" thick steel and all the welds look to be well made with plenty of penetration.

The front bumper uses the original bolts from the OEM bumper and recovery hooks. 6 bolts all together which are plenty strong for this application. I did not reinstall the tow hooks because, of course, I now have shackles Which brings me to the shackle brackets. There are slots cut in the bumper for each and they are welded both outside the bumper and inside the bumper and on the back side the attachment locations where they stick through the bumper is reinforced with a channel type gusset plate on either side. You should have no problem towing your Jeep out of a mud hole with this bumper. If the original shackles were meant for recovery, then the shackles will perform just as well if not better.

It took me about 1 beer to install this bumper, with the biggest hassle being removing the OEM bolts that had been on there for 20 years. The only other issue I had was the bottom brackets were misaligned and I took a 3 pound hammer and bent both inward toward center of the bumper a little to get the holes to line up with the mounting holes on the bottom of the Jeep frame. I think the only improvement I would make would be to slot the holes in these brackets parallel to the bumper instead of perpendicular to the bumper.

Long story short: I love the bumper. It looks great on the Jeep, it has a nice clean appearance, and is plenty stout enough for recovery or to later mount a winch on it if I want. Two thumbs up!

What got all this started is that my Jeep didn't have a receiver hitch, so I bought a "Hidden Hitch" brand used off or Craigslist, but it sat too low for just about any type of off-roading. I need a hitch to pull my utility trailer and possibly a small skiff in the future. So I started looking all over for a bumper/hitch combo and eventually settled on this one. I strongly considered other American made bumpers, but they weren't coated and I would have needed to rattle can them. Did I say the finish on these were great?

The first thing I noticed about the rear bumper was that it in fact had the eyelets welded to the receiver for my trailer safety chains. Perhaps earlier models didn't have them. The next thing that I noticed was that it was fabricated and welded very well. The receiver is reinforced, completely welded and gusseted by the safety chain eyelets. The bumper is slotted for the shackle brackets and they stick through to the inside and are completely welded on the outside and the inside. They also have gusset plates fully welded to the inside of the bumper on either side of the shackle bracket locations to reinforce the bumper at those load points. There are shelf brackets that bolt to the frame with 4 bolts each. They are reinforced with gusset plates as well. The bumper bolts to these brackets with two larger bolts and then also bolts to the bottom of the frame with two OEM bolts from the original bumper. It is all very well thought out and constructed. Mine fit perfectly and took about 1 beer to install. Less than an hour.

Bottom line: The bumper looks great. It has a nice finish with nice clean lines. I would not hesitate to tow anything with this bumper that the Jeep could safely tow. My bumper had a sticker on it that stated it was rated for 5000#. All in all 2 thumbs up. I am super happy with this purchase and would buy again in a heartbeat.

I'm sure there are better bumpers out there for a TJ, but if there is a better set of bumpers for this price I would like to see them.
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Thank you for the detailed review. What is the brand of the bumpers? The link is no longer active.
 
Irishguy said:
I was going to post something about these bumpers in the other thread where a poster is asking about bumpers, but I thought I would just post my thoughts and a small review of these bumpers here for future reference for those searching for similar recommendations.

Here's the bumpers I purchased and installed this past weekend:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CV6F9VK/?tag=wranglerorg-20

They were $322 including shipping for both bumpers and arrived in about 3 days.

First off both bumpers were packaged extremely well and arrived with no scratches, dings or dents. Upon opening the package I noticed a very nice wrinkle black finish that looks to be very durable. I am a structural steel designer, and one of the many things I do as part of my job is to inspect steel structures, welds, etc... for the power industry, so I play close attention to the way things are built and I can assure you that these bumpers are built very well and are structurally sound. They are 3/16" thick steel and all the welds look to be well made with plenty of penetration.

The front bumper uses the original bolts from the OEM bumper and recovery hooks. 6 bolts all together which are plenty strong for this application. I did not reinstall the tow hooks because, of course, I now have shackles Which brings me to the shackle brackets. There are slots cut in the bumper for each and they are welded both outside the bumper and inside the bumper and on the back side the attachment locations where they stick through the bumper is reinforced with a channel type gusset plate on either side. You should have no problem towing your Jeep out of a mud hole with this bumper. If the original shackles were meant for recovery, then the shackles will perform just as well if not better.

It took me about 1 beer to install this bumper, with the biggest hassle being removing the OEM bolts that had been on there for 20 years. The only other issue I had was the bottom brackets were misaligned and I took a 3 pound hammer and bent both inward toward center of the bumper a little to get the holes to line up with the mounting holes on the bottom of the Jeep frame. I think the only improvement I would make would be to slot the holes in these brackets parallel to the bumper instead of perpendicular to the bumper.

Long story short: I love the bumper. It looks great on the Jeep, it has a nice clean appearance, and is plenty stout enough for recovery or to later mount a winch on it if I want. Two thumbs up!

What got all this started is that my Jeep didn't have a receiver hitch, so I bought a "Hidden Hitch" brand used off or Craigslist, but it sat too low for just about any type of off-roading. I need a hitch to pull my utility trailer and possibly a small skiff in the future. So I started looking all over for a bumper/hitch combo and eventually settled on this one. I strongly considered other American made bumpers, but they weren't coated and I would have needed to rattle can them. Did I say the finish on these were great?

The first thing I noticed about the rear bumper was that it in fact had the eyelets welded to the receiver for my trailer safety chains. Perhaps earlier models didn't have them. The next thing that I noticed was that it was fabricated and welded very well. The receiver is reinforced, completely welded and gusseted by the safety chain eyelets. The bumper is slotted for the shackle brackets and they stick through to the inside and are completely welded on the outside and the inside. They also have gusset plates fully welded to the inside of the bumper on either side of the shackle bracket locations to reinforce the bumper at those load points. There are shelf brackets that bolt to the frame with 4 bolts each. They are reinforced with gusset plates as well. The bumper bolts to these brackets with two larger bolts and then also bolts to the bottom of the frame with two OEM bolts from the original bumper. It is all very well thought out and constructed. Mine fit perfectly and took about 1 beer to install. Less than an hour.

Bottom line: The bumper looks great. It has a nice finish with nice clean lines. I would not hesitate to tow anything with this bumper that the Jeep could safely tow. My bumper had a sticker on it that stated it was rated for 5000#. All in all 2 thumbs up. I am super happy with this purchase and would buy again in a heartbeat.

I'm sure there are better bumpers out there for a TJ, but if there is a better set of bumpers for this price I would like to see them.
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Sorry - should have kept reading. I see they wer EAG. However, which model?
 
You won't find a lot of love for Chinese bumpers here but mine are EAG from Amazon and have served well. Check Amazon, they sell many different TJ front and rear bumpers.
 
Got my front and rear bumpers from EAG on Amazon. Both had excellent welds, good coating (some sort of thick texture paint), and fit perfectly. Both have been well tested and have held up perfectly. My Aunt drove into the rear of my TJ and took out everything up to, and including her radiator. Left a slight scuff on my bumpers paint. She has a GM SUV of some sort. They all look the same to me. I've used the front bumper to push and pull various farm implements into alignment for easier attachment to tractors. One corner of the bumper did get some paint scratched off, but I was pushing a front end loader at the time.
All in all, I think they are far better than their price point. Are there better made bumpers out there? Certainly, but for many times more $$. I plan to keep them. At least until the Golden Goose shits enough cash to afford aluminum bumpers.
 
Mike_H said:
Pictures please...

Nice review...I have eag bumpers as well, and I also feel they are well built.
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I just put my rear bumper on with the tire carrier noticed that the tire carrier interferes with the license plate bracket did you use the tire carrier also?
 
The tire carrier interfered with my license plate. Fixed it with the Rough Country license plate relocation bracket. Cant find a good picture right now but I think I bought it from Amazon.
 
Forrest said:
I just put my rear bumper on with the tire carrier noticed that the tire carrier interferes with the license plate bracket did you use the tire carrier also?
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I didn't use the tire carrier. Mine is still mounted to the tailgate. It's bad enough to get into the tailgate with a soft top. Didn't want to add another step with a swing away carrier
 
Irishguy said:
I was going to post something about these bumpers in the other thread where a poster is asking about bumpers, but I thought I would just post my thoughts and a small review of these bumpers here for future reference for those searching for similar recommendations.

Here's the bumpers I purchased and installed this past weekend:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CV6F9VK/?tag=wranglerorg-20

They were $322 including shipping for both bumpers and arrived in about 3 days.

First off both bumpers were packaged extremely well and arrived with no scratches, dings or dents. Upon opening the package I noticed a very nice wrinkle black finish that looks to be very durable. I am a structural steel designer, and one of the many things I do as part of my job is to inspect steel structures, welds, etc... for the power industry, so I play close attention to the way things are built and I can assure you that these bumpers are built very well and are structurally sound. They are 3/16" thick steel and all the welds look to be well made with plenty of penetration.

The front bumper uses the original bolts from the OEM bumper and recovery hooks. 6 bolts all together which are plenty strong for this application. I did not reinstall the tow hooks because, of course, I now have shackles Which brings me to the shackle brackets. There are slots cut in the bumper for each and they are welded both outside the bumper and inside the bumper and on the back side the attachment locations where they stick through the bumper is reinforced with a channel type gusset plate on either side. You should have no problem towing your Jeep out of a mud hole with this bumper. If the original shackles were meant for recovery, then the shackles will perform just as well if not better.

It took me about 1 beer to install this bumper, with the biggest hassle being removing the OEM bolts that had been on there for 20 years. The only other issue I had was the bottom brackets were misaligned and I took a 3 pound hammer and bent both inward toward center of the bumper a little to get the holes to line up with the mounting holes on the bottom of the Jeep frame. I think the only improvement I would make would be to slot the holes in these brackets parallel to the bumper instead of perpendicular to the bumper.

Long story short: I love the bumper. It looks great on the Jeep, it has a nice clean appearance, and is plenty stout enough for recovery or to later mount a winch on it if I want. Two thumbs up!

What got all this started is that my Jeep didn't have a receiver hitch, so I bought a "Hidden Hitch" brand used off or Craigslist, but it sat too low for just about any type of off-roading. I need a hitch to pull my utility trailer and possibly a small skiff in the future. So I started looking all over for a bumper/hitch combo and eventually settled on this one. I strongly considered other American made bumpers, but they weren't coated and I would have needed to rattle can them. Did I say the finish on these were great?

The first thing I noticed about the rear bumper was that it in fact had the eyelets welded to the receiver for my trailer safety chains. Perhaps earlier models didn't have them. The next thing that I noticed was that it was fabricated and welded very well. The receiver is reinforced, completely welded and gusseted by the safety chain eyelets. The bumper is slotted for the shackle brackets and they stick through to the inside and are completely welded on the outside and the inside. They also have gusset plates fully welded to the inside of the bumper on either side of the shackle bracket locations to reinforce the bumper at those load points. There are shelf brackets that bolt to the frame with 4 bolts each. They are reinforced with gusset plates as well. The bumper bolts to these brackets with two larger bolts and then also bolts to the bottom of the frame with two OEM bolts from the original bumper. It is all very well thought out and constructed. Mine fit perfectly and took about 1 beer to install. Less than an hour.

Bottom line: The bumper looks great. It has a nice finish with nice clean lines. I would not hesitate to tow anything with this bumper that the Jeep could safely tow. My bumper had a sticker on it that stated it was rated for 5000#. All in all 2 thumbs up. I am super happy with this purchase and would buy again in a heartbeat.

I'm sure there are better bumpers out there for a TJ, but if there is a better set of bumpers for this price I would like to see them.
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This is a great post. I am looking for bumpers for my 98 TJ (Dad hand me down); got it lifted 4" on 33's now, and bumpers are due, and I do have a winch in a box in the garage. EAG was on my radar, and after reading your post (albeit from 4 years ago.....) they will be my go to. I also was interested to know about the welds/angles and quality of the build. I'm no engineer, but I do weld and understand strength of welds, gussets, etc. for a good product. Thank you for this post! It's helped me make a decision. All the best my friend!
- Oliver from Long Island
 
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