Thanks guys,
I was being summoned to dinner by the wife last night while finishing the pop a lock and tail gate portion of the bed rug. I made the wise decision to quit before I had to go sleep on the boat for the night.
I removed the rubber bumpers this morning and it works fine. Now if the winch bumper would just jump up and install itself I could see myself rarely using the Rubicon again. The Jeep has it uses and while I will never be without a Jeep it just doesn't compare to the Raptor. I wish I didn't feel the need to mod every vehicle I own but it sure is fun to do.