Say goodbye to bulky bolt-on bumpers. Our JL Rear Frame Chop Bumper is engineered for serious trail use—with a design that requires trimming your JL’s rear frame rails to dramatically improve departure angle. It’s one of the tightest-fitting bumpers available for the 2018+ Wrangler JL.
Using the included cutting jig, the frame chop process allows this bumper to sit high and tight—tucked in closer than any bolt-on design. This provides critical clearance for technical descents, ledges, and those tight rock trails.
Choose from 3/16" aluminum for weight savings, or 3/16" steel for extra durability. Regardless of body material, every bumper includes laser-cut, 1" thick steel recovery points that bolt directly into the JL frame.
At Next Venture Motorsports, we understand the demands of true off-road enthusiasts. From our early days of conception in the rocks of Southern Arizona, to product testing across the country and even Ultra 4 test vehicles, our product development team lives and breathes motorsports on the rocks.
Every bumper is laser-cut, CNC-formed, and welded in Colorado, USA. We don’t stamp our armor overseas or compromise material thickness to cut costs. We use premium raw materials, proven design principles, and trail feedback to evolve every part we make.
Whether you’re wheeling hardcore trails or just want protection from daily wear and tear, this is armor you can trust. Built for off-road abuse. Designed to look right. Made to last.
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This bumper by default comes with the more subtle "Eagle" logo; not the full name cutout. Some of the photos in here display prototypes and early demo bumpers that were meant for show vehicles and brand awareness.
The full logo cutout is available upon special request however.
Grab a cut off wheel and your grinder, some touch up paint for your frame, any coating you wish to apply for your bumper, and grab your hand tools.
Once you've got all of that ready, unbolt your old rear bumper, and get ready to use the included cutting and marking jig for the frame rails!
Plan to take your time when doing your frame chop! The installation usually takes only a couple of hours however.
No, however we do offer the Baja S2s on our site!
No. If you have back up sensors from the factory, you'll be losing that feature. We recommend the Tazer for the JL in order to disable this feature and any warnings from it's removal.
Unless your frame has been modified or damaged, you should not have any issues coating this prior to a final installation. If the frame has any previous modifications or damage, than it's likely you'll want to test fit prior to coating anything.
No. These ship bare metal!
Products are shipped bare metal unless otherwise specified. Bare metal products may have scratches or surface imperfections as a result of raw material handling, manufacturing, and fabrication. However, these imperfections are easily covered up with a textured powder coat finish. Additional finishing, sanding, and prep work may be required if you wish to also have them finished with a smooth powder coat or paint.
If you opt for aluminum, these are 5052-H32 alloy that measures 3/16" thick.
If you opt for steel, these come in ASTM A36 mild steel alloy that measures 3/16" thick.
Recovery points are 1" thick steel regardless of material choices for the body.
★★★★★After this go around with Moab and Holy cross, the diff skids did their job and protected my Jeep. My rear aluminum bumper performed phenomenally on the trail!
Rennato Lopez
Colorado Springs, CO
★★★★★Can’t say enough about Dan and his ultra skilled team! Dan was able to get us in for a skidplate with UHMW & sliders for our JKUR. The fit, finish and quality are just out of this world! Can you say “stacked dimes”? Absolutely gorgeous welds…
Lance Wende
Montrose, CO
★★★★★2 years later I'm writing this review. I've beaten the crap out of this thing hitting rocks, winching, draging it down obstacles, and now exposed to the Florida elements. The bumper looks like it did the day they sent it. You will not find a better company to work with that cares about their clients and their products!
Kelly Colwell
Panama City, FL
★★★★★My rear Next Venture diff skid takes a beating! Best rear diff skid available. Well done!
Lee Bower
★★★★★Without a doubt, Next Venture Motorsports is my first stop for epic Jeep parts. Their JL aluminum front and rear featherweight bumpers are solidly built, easy enough to install, and crafted to perfection. I can't wait for more products for my 2 door JL!
Michael Collette
Kimberly, WI
★★★★★They invited me and my whole crew in for a tour of the facility on our way to Moab. These guys not only produce amazing armor for your Jeep, they are really good people. So, I’ve been running their rear diff skid for 9 months and it has easily held up to everything I’ve thrown at it.
Gary Swogger
Felton, DE
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Next Venture Motorsports Parts are Designed, Laser Cut, Precision CNC formed, and hand welded in Grand Junction, Colorado
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