So, I’m the member who dropped off the ledge and bent the brackets on the EVO carrier, as others have mentioned the carrier itself was fine and nothing else was damaged.
I had the crawler Concepts carrier on my other Jeep and was happy with it for the most part, had no issues that warranted me contacting the Crawler Concepts so i have no experience with their customer service.
When i was in the market for a tire carrier i really wanted the Teraflex one because of the design and ease of use and didn’t seem bulky, but then I read about them breaking and teraflex in general, so the Crawler Concepts was the closest thing out there that looked strong and was made in the USA. Once EVO released their carrier it was everything i had wanted in the Teraflex carrier and from a company that has a good reputation and is also made in the USA, so i swapped them out and sold the Crawler Concepts
Things i liked about the Crawler Concepts:
1)Ease of use
2)Looked clean from behind
3)The bracket that holds the tire on would tilt and not bend if the tire got hung on ledge
4)install was easy
5)separation from the talegate provided clearance from the rear window(also something i didn’t like continue reading)
Things i didn’t like about the CC:
1)the small Heim joints that link the tailgate to the carrier become noisy (spray silicone lube to fix that)
2) the actual hinges also become noisy(spray silicone line to fix that)
3) the side profile, the tire looked like it was hanging off Jeep and wasn’t exactly straight up and down
4) if you tightened down the hinge bolts enough to keep the adjusting cam washers from moving the gate was difficult to open and if you left them a bit loose so that the gate could open easily you would have to adjust the cam bolts every two weeks.
Things i like about the EVO:
1) ease of use
2)looks clean from behind
4) keeps the tire super close to body, really nice!(also something i don’t like, keep reading)
3)easy install
Things i don’t like about the Evo
1) the hinges will become noisy (spray silicone lube on them to fix that after every car wash)
2) if you fall off of a ledge and the tire gets hung there is no play in the brackets so they will bend and have to be replaced unless you can beat them back to normal
3) if you fall on a ledge and the tire gets hung up and you have the hard top on, the tire will probably get into the window and break it.
Both worked, both are strong, get which ever one you think looks best.
