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Old 02-10-2010, 03:43 PM
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Default New tailgate design?
Can anyone answer for sure about why the tailgate vent got changed for the 2009-2010 JK? It's shorter and wider than the previous years. Does anyone know if the tailgate got a structural change or anything like that? I took the vent out of my 2010 JK and felt around inside. It looks and feels really solid. There's a lot of reinforcement where the spare tire carrier bolts in to.
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Old 02-11-2010, 06:19 PM
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I have not heard anything about the tailgate being redesigned. That does not mean it did not happen. If it were redesigned, I wish the tailgate would come from the factory, ready to hold a the weight of 35s
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Do you have pictures?
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Too bad they don't fold down.
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Too bad they don't fold down.
That would be cool but then how do you mount a full size spare to a fold down tailgate?
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That would be cool but then how do you mount a full size spare to a fold down tailgate?
It would have to come from the factory with a bumper/tire carrier.
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Do you have pictures?
I'll take one tomorrow and post it.
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It would have to come from the factory with a bumper/tire carrier.
That would make too much sense... it would be nice though
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Originally Posted by JPSquad
It would have to come from the factory with a bumper/tire carrier.
Id's be down with that. Of course, why would DC give us what we want from the factory?
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Originally Posted by IMFletch
Id's be down with that. Of course, why would DC give us what we want from the factory?
So true!!!
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