I'm sorry i totally forgot about that

All we did was losen it and "tuck" it inside the bracket. It was weird, it was the perfect thickness to compensate for the "dip" the bracket does to the frame. I'm not sure why the bracket does that, or if they all do.......but it was an exact fit. There were even holes in the frame for the rear bracket to bolt into.

I'm thinking jeep did this on purpose for a reversal........thats my story and I'm sticking to it.

You can kinda see the "dip" in this pic.