Got rear ended by a small car. Everyone is OK thankfully. The hitch receiver took most of the blow by bending and pulling off the frame. So, even though the car was probably totaled, the KJ suffered no body damage other than a tiny dent in the bumper. Exhaust is bent too, whatever. The scary thing is that the receiver pushed the gas tank forward a few inches into the axle, and now the tank is squeezed between the receiver. There was a recall some time ago for ZJs and WJs catching fire in rear end collisions, blamed on a gas tank sitting in a similar spot to where it does on the kj, between the bumper and axle. I hate to think what would have happened if I were hit harder.
In any case, it looks like the receiver saved the rest of the rear end a lot more damage.
