Anyone have a 35" on the stock spare mount?
01-24-2010, 08:13 PM
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I think the secret to having 35's on the stock carrier is to NOT use one of those relocation brackets if at all possible.
If you have a 35 mounted on a wheel with the correct amount of backspacing then it will probably fit just fine without one. Then all you need to do is get the Daystar tailgate bump stops to make good contact with tires (you can cut them down to the correct length). This combo will keep the spare in close and tight to the tailgate providing much less leverage on it and the tire should just clear the rear bumper. That's how I have mine set up and I think it will last me quite a while until I get my rear bumper with a tire carrier so I can run 37's.
If you have a 35 mounted on a wheel with the correct amount of backspacing then it will probably fit just fine without one. Then all you need to do is get the Daystar tailgate bump stops to make good contact with tires (you can cut them down to the correct length). This combo will keep the spare in close and tight to the tailgate providing much less leverage on it and the tire should just clear the rear bumper. That's how I have mine set up and I think it will last me quite a while until I get my rear bumper with a tire carrier so I can run 37's.
01-25-2010, 03:54 AM
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i had a 35 x 12.5 on the stock carrier. when i first put it on it rattled with the soft top more than the hard top. the rattle started to get less and less. think i was bending the tailgate
. i just picked up a rear bumper and tire carrier.
. i just picked up a rear bumper and tire carrier.
01-25-2010, 06:43 AM
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I am running a 315/75/16 with 4.25" backspacing on my stock tailgate with no problems yet....but its only been 2 months.
As soon as tax check comes its new bumper/carrier time
As soon as tax check comes its new bumper/carrier time
01-25-2010, 06:43 AM
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I'm running a 35x12.5x16 on a 5" BS wheel back there. The tire sits flush ontop of the rear bumper and therefore I had thought that I'd be able to live without a tire carrier due to there being minimal strain put on the gate.
Well.. it's been about 7 months and I now have to lift my gate up for it to close properly. I'll be going with either an XRC of XHD, just trying to figure out which is the better bang for the buck.
So to those of you who have their tires supported by the stock bumper, it's only a matter of time until your gate begins to fail.
Well.. it's been about 7 months and I now have to lift my gate up for it to close properly. I'll be going with either an XRC of XHD, just trying to figure out which is the better bang for the buck.
So to those of you who have their tires supported by the stock bumper, it's only a matter of time until your gate begins to fail.
01-25-2010, 06:56 AM
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I'm running a 35x12.5x16 on a 5" BS wheel back there. The tire sits flush ontop of the rear bumper and therefore I had thought that I'd be able to live without a tire carrier due to there being minimal strain put on the gate.
Well.. it's been about 7 months and I now have to lift my gate up for it to close properly. I'll be going with either an XRC of XHD, just trying to figure out which is the better bang for the buck.
So to those of you who have their tires supported by the stock bumper, it's only a matter of time until your gate begins to fail.
Well.. it's been about 7 months and I now have to lift my gate up for it to close properly. I'll be going with either an XRC of XHD, just trying to figure out which is the better bang for the buck.
So to those of you who have their tires supported by the stock bumper, it's only a matter of time until your gate begins to fail.
I've been working on the tailgate installing a rear view camera and when you see in detail what it is made of and how it is supported, it becomes painfully obvious that the tailgate is not up for the task in the long run.
The tailgate is also adjusted to accommodate the load of the spare because if the spare is not mounted you actually have to push down on it to get it to close smoothly.
01-25-2010, 07:23 AM
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I don't get this. My Rubi has 32's stock and it sounds like eventually it will fail due to the weight. I can't believe Jeep doesn't have some kind of fix for it.
01-25-2010, 10:34 AM
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I'm thinking about having a metal plate and support bracket fabricated (similar to the photo below) to take the flex out of the tailgate. Hanson makes a carrier for $500 that is basically the same idea, but a major rip off in price. What do you think of this idea? It looks like it might help quite a bit.
01-25-2010, 07:59 PM
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http://www.4wd.com/productdetails.aspx?partID=45001
I put this on with the MBRP beef up kit to keep my tailgate happy. I love the setup, and get no wiggle because of the design of the smittybilt tire carrier. It doesn't use rubber bumpers to support the tire. It just uses steel bumpers for a solid fit. We'll see how it lasts.
I put this on with the MBRP beef up kit to keep my tailgate happy. I love the setup, and get no wiggle because of the design of the smittybilt tire carrier. It doesn't use rubber bumpers to support the tire. It just uses steel bumpers for a solid fit. We'll see how it lasts.
01-26-2010, 06:59 AM
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http://www.4wd.com/productdetails.aspx?partID=45001
I put this on with the MBRP beef up kit to keep my tailgate happy. I love the setup, and get no wiggle because of the design of the smittybilt tire carrier. It doesn't use rubber bumpers to support the tire. It just uses steel bumpers for a solid fit. We'll see how it lasts.
I put this on with the MBRP beef up kit to keep my tailgate happy. I love the setup, and get no wiggle because of the design of the smittybilt tire carrier. It doesn't use rubber bumpers to support the tire. It just uses steel bumpers for a solid fit. We'll see how it lasts.