Tailgate rubs on Bumper

Hey guys!
New owner and i bought it with aftermarket bumpers and when the tailgate is down it rests on the bumper and its scratched up, can i raise the tailgate at all or make any adjustments there? Dont really know how to go about adjusting the bumper…

total NEWB!!

Any help is greatly appreciated!!

 

Not that I am aware of. The only option would be to put a Jack under the rear bumper to suppot and loosen the bolts lower jack a little and see if there is any play or adjustments you can make that way.

 

If you raise the tailgate you'll likely screw up the latches on either side. I don't know if there's any vertical adjustment on the latches.
It would make more sense to lower the bumper.

 

I would contact the “aftermarket” supplier and ask. It wouldn’t make sense that you alone had this issue, unless your their first customer. Did you put the bumper on or did a local shop install. That issue should have been caught there. Good luck

 

This ^^^

 

Post pictures of the tailgate up and down showing the contact areas, maybe some adhesive foam strips on the bumper would give temporary relief?

 

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