Give me your best ideas on how to straighten my front bumper (1 Viewer)

[ItsBavid]

I'm in the middle of installing my ARB Bumper and I was really hoping that the bumper brackets were just uneven but that isn't the case. I went to"dry fit" the bumper and there's still about a 1/2-1 inch gap on the driver's side wing of the bumper. Should I heat up the front bumper frame and Sledge hammer it? What are your thoughts? (I'm done searching after 30 minutes of wasted time btw)

 

[jemsec]

Wood blocks using a bottle jack spread to correct width. line up bolts. Remove jack. Not uncommon. no heat.

 

[ItsBavid]

Wood blocks using a bottle jack spread to correct width. line up bolts. Remove jack. Not uncommon. no heat.

Thanks. I'll try this tomorrow.

 

[Ben Ivey]

I'm in the middle of installing my ARB Bumper and I was really hoping that the bumper brackets were just uneven but that isn't the case. I went to"dry fit" the bumper and there's still about a 1/2-1 inch gap on the driver's side wing of the bumper. Should I heat up the front bumper frame and Sledge hammer it? What are your thoughts? (I'm done searching after 30 minutes of wasted time btw)

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Hard to believe this left the plant like this with the quality control at the Arakuwa ficility. Every 1FZJ80 I've ever seen has this eye catcher.