Bigger Tire = Spare won't fit
08-11-2008, 01:22 PM
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Bigger Tire = Spare won't fit
Does anyone know where to get an adapter at a reasonable price to move the spare up and out a few inches? Also is it safe to do so with a 36" tire on a stock JK Spare mount?
08-11-2008, 01:23 PM
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Thats a ton of weight on your tailgate...I would be concerned about warping when running offroad.
08-11-2008, 01:29 PM
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teraflex makes an adapter.. check them out here on the sponsor section or just go to northridge4x4.com
http://teraflex.biz/products/terafle...n-bracket.html
and youll need this
http://teraflex.biz/products/terafle...n-bracket.html
http://teraflex.biz/products/terafle...n-bracket.html
and youll need this
http://teraflex.biz/products/terafle...n-bracket.html
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08-11-2008, 01:40 PM
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i dont recomend a 36" tire on the spare at all. i would not run past a 33". use the search bar. there a re a number of people who cannot close there tailgate due to the extra weight pulling on it over time.
08-11-2008, 02:25 PM
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I used a spidertrax spacer and sold the other one because they came in a pair. Not a big deal, I run a 97 lb tire/rim combo offroad and the rubber bumpers are not touching the tire. I will use the daystar bumpers eventually but jeep says you can add 50 lbs to the tailgate for bikes and such,
That would mean you could safely run 74lbs plus 50lbs so about 125 lbs would be max for the tailgate in the shut position!
That would mean you could safely run 74lbs plus 50lbs so about 125 lbs would be max for the tailgate in the shut position!
08-11-2008, 02:36 PM
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I used a spidertrax spacer and sold the other one because they came in a pair. Not a big deal, I run a 97 lb tire/rim combo offroad and the rubber bumpers are not touching the tire. I will use the daystar bumpers eventually but jeep says you can add 50 lbs to the tailgate for bikes and such,
That would mean you could safely run 74lbs plus 50lbs so about 125 lbs would be max for the tailgate in the shut position!
That would mean you could safely run 74lbs plus 50lbs so about 125 lbs would be max for the tailgate in the shut position!
I wonder what a stock wheel/tire combo weighs.
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08-11-2008, 02:41 PM
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I used the one in the link below until I bought new tires. I spoke with the people at Expedition One, and the pic of the Jeep in the link is running a 37" tire on it.
http://www.expeditionone.biz/JKsparetirebracket.htm
http://www.expeditionone.biz/JKsparetirebracket.htm
08-11-2008, 02:45 PM
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I've seen stock tailgates become warped after a few months with a 35 on it... sounds like you've been lucky so far, but I would be weary about putting that much weight on my tailgate.