Detours Offroad Hardware

XJ / MJ Backbone Bumper System™

Detours is very happy to introduce a new concept in front recovery for your XJ or MJ. We call it The BackBone Bumper System, in other words, it gives your rig the BackBone it takes for winch mounting and recovery. Fabricated & formed from 5/16" steel plate, your winch will rest firm and secure on its platform complete with fare-lead mount. Below that, there are two 3/4" thick 'D' ring mounting areas welded into place for recovery. Mounting your BackBone Bumper System has been made just as rugged with plate steel that extends back to your steering box bolts which acts as a steering box brace, in all, up to 12 bolts can retain the system. Once mounted, your original bumper skin gets modified and reused to conceal the system using our adjustable bracket system which mounts to stock holes already located in your stock bumper skin.

Detours BackBone Bumper System is an easy install for most, all hardware is provided, 91' and newer XJ's the system simply bolts right on, 1990 and older XJ's require 2 holes to be drilled. As for modifying your stock bumper skin, if you or a friend can read a tape measure and cut a straight line, your as good as done! Perhaps you want to build your own custom front bumper & don't know where to start, the BackBone is an excellent platform to build from, all the hard work is done, bolt it up and get creative!

The BackBone Bumper System also allows you to add to it as time goes on by later purchasing the simple light bar or bolting up the Pre-Runner brush guard designed for 96' and prior bumper design which truly beefs up your stock bumper skin. This new approach to putting some BackBone in front of your rig is not only strong, its clean crisp design will leave more than one fellow XJ owner scratching their head on the trail!

Here's a look behind scenes.

Side view showing steering box mounting points.

Standard setup.

Front view.

Winching

Custom add-on.