The rear bumpstops have these wings that protrude right where the tire's sidewall rubs under opposite droop compression, etc.

http://xterrafirma.com/albums/TJs-X-Winch-Stuff/D_side_bumpstop_wingies.jpg

You can see where it hits above.

To address this problem, I used a BFG to smoosh the protrusion into submission, bending them up and out of the way of the sidewall.

They are actually pretty easy to bend up, a less BF H would have easily sufficed, even an adjustable wrench as a grab and pry measure would work it seems.

The odd thing I noticed was that the underside of the protrusion is covered by the same rubber as the main part of the bumpstop...and, when bending it up, the rubber tore.

I have no idea if this is an issue or not, as it looks as though the stop is securely attached, and that the rubber was more to contact a tire coming UP at it.

http://xterrafirma.com/albums/TJs-X-Winch-Stuff/D_side_bumpstop_clearanced.sized.jpg

http://xterrafirma.com/albums/TJs-X-Winch-Stuff/P_Side_bumpstop_Clearanced_front.sized.jpg

So it looks to provide another 2" of clearance for tire sidewalls, or the same clearance for a 4" fatter tire.

:D

Personally, I would have cut it off. :)

Yeah, its an option...but my sawzall wuld have a hard time fitting into there, I'd have to run an extension cord...it would have taken damn near 5 minutes of work.

I hit it a coupla times, done.

:D

I'm a cave man, what can I say.