Say it isn't so :cheesy:
TeraFlex Hinged Tire Carrier Break
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Say it isn't so :cheesy:
Voodoo Actual
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I'm not saying anything for or against TF. I want to like their products. They are nice people and seem to make a nice product but....it would be hard to argue that they haven't had complaints - on more than one occasion.
The new ARB bumper with tire carrier is only a little more money and it's a better product that has been tested etc.
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Voodoo Actual
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I just spoke briefly spoke with Off Road Evolution.
Their Evolander has 37's and they are using the factory tire carrier.
Why is it that the factory carrier is holding a 37 fine but the TF products are having so many issues when they are "built" for a bigger and heavier tire?
Their Evolander has 37's and they are using the factory tire carrier.
Why is it that the factory carrier is holding a 37 fine but the TF products are having so many issues when they are "built" for a bigger and heavier tire?
That's a damn good question, isn't it? I mean, who would actually go out of their way to replace something that came with their Jeep with something that costs $700 and is in fact, inferior to it?
GCM 2
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Because it has proper spacing between the tire and the tailgate bumpstops, actually meaning there is no spacing. The tire fits tightly against it so there is zero play.
In this photo of me driving EVOLander off the ledge on the trail Steel Bender in Moab, the tire actually hung on the ledge as I dropped off. Mel said just to go ahead, it was going to break the window. I crept as slow as I could while watching the tire flex and push the third brake light into the rear window, but I cleared the obstacle without shattering the glass. EVOLander has made me a believer in the stock carrier.
Voodoo Actual
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Exactly.
I saw a picture of their Evolander playing in Moab so I called them to find out what they are using since I am having...issues...with mine.
I forgot to ask them if they are using any sort of bracket etc, to raise the spare or is it the wheels that are giving the. The appropriate spacing?
Voodoo Actual
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I get that. Which brings me back to, why is it that the factory carrier is out performing a purpose built product that is said to handle a bigger and heavier package?
Is it those ATX Slabs providing the appropriate spacing?
But really, shouldn't the question be, why are so many people feeling the need to spend $700 on something that isn't any better than stock or worse, sub-standard than stock? Just because someone makes a product that's "supposed to be better" than stock doesn't mean that it really IS.
ttfhell
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Voodoo Actual
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Agreed.
We just need Slabs, Evo shackles in the rear, and the Evo bumper up front for shackles and a winch?
IF my only options were stock or a $700 tire carrier that's not actually better, I would stick with stock. That being said, I have seen way too many buckled tailgates and broken rear glass windows to want to run either. I prefer a bumper tire carrier or a body mounted carrier like what EVO or GenRight make but, that's just me.
Voodoo Actual
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I'd rather spend less and have my tailgate break then spend a lot and have my tailgate break anyways.
Then again, it already broke.
GCM 2
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As soon as I posted that, I knew at some point one of the three musketeers would chime in
10frank9
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As soon as I posted that, I knew at some point one of the three musketeers would chime in
Who's the 3th? :idontknow:
GCM 2
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Actually, just using a random term for the Moab crew this year; DaveRoberts, OverlanderJK, ttfhell, IrishJK, Rubicrawl, and few more.....
ttfhell
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Moab Sled Team...
GCM 2
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Gold Medalist too......
OverlanderJK
Resident Smartass
Irish JK
Caught the Bug
Wrong picture. That is Chris in his jeep not EVOlander.
That's correct but I did go down next after GCM2 in Evolander so I can verify his testimony. Tire was against glass.