Install went smooth and pretty quick, I did not have the metal extension coming out of the bumper bracket so no sawing was necessary and everything lines up perfectly. It swings very freely so definitely a strut is needed which I am going to work on for sure, just need to work out where it attaches to on the bumper then swing lengths, etc. Overall super happy that I can get my tire up out of the dirt and I can get a full size spare now.