Best option for tire carrier
07-19-2013, 04:51 AM
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OR FAB isn't a horrible ass pain to install. Just take your time drilling. I've been happy with mine. I was worried about the tire sticking out, but to my knowledge I've not hit anything with it. Great for camping. You can strap a few fold up chairs to it, a tent, recovery gear, etc... And I liked being able to run any bumper I wanted to. And you can put your plate in the middle, as with most carriers. Just ran a few bolts through the T handle and added a light.
07-20-2013, 04:46 PM
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I forgot to get a pic of the plate install, but it's easy. Two 1/4 -20 bolts (can't remember how long), two flanged nuts, and two nylock wing nuts. Just drilled through the T handle, 7" on center I believe is what plates are, and ran the bolts from the the back of the T handle to the front - Or in other terms, bolts face rear. I put the flange nuts on backward so that the flat flange faces the rear and gives a little bit of a flat spot for the plate. Then wing nuts to hold the plate on. For the light I got the ORO plate light from NR4x4 and used a quick disconnect so I can easily remove it. Works great and looks good. Previous my plate was being held on with zipties after several offroad trips and rubbing trees and such.
07-29-2013, 08:03 AM
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I've pretty much ruled out the teraflex carrier, I think I want something that really stands out. At this point it's between the or-fab carrier and the Paramount Styling rear bumper with swing out carrier, just not sure of Paramount's quality because of the low price
