Sola_Christos
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Hey team! I just got my 35's put on my JKU and I've heard the stock tire carrier will break in a few months. So should I go brand new tire carrier or just get a spacer to fit the factory carrier?? Please advise....
Tire Carrier spacer vs NEW Tire carrier for 35's???
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Sola_Christos
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Ok...well that's two comments now about the fragility of the stock carrier... :-/
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OverlanderJK
Resident Smartass
Moochie ran a 35 on his stock carrier for 40,000 miles or so and didn't have any issues. And you have seen him in the videos for a couple years now.:thumb:
Sola_Christos
Member
Hmmmmm...that sounds promising. Especially since I won't be doing any major offloading until I upgrade my gearing.
RockyJk
Active Member
Damm 37 that's brave lol
10frank9
Web Wheeler
Don't know how I missed this. Congrats I want to see some pictures!
FeltsYouUp
New member
I'm nervous about trying to put a 35 on the stock carrier. I agree that it's just a roll of the dice, some people just have better luck than others. I'll buy the full size spare, but maybe just throw it in the back when I do some wheelin. I'll be lookin to do bumpers, tire carrier, and rock rails around the same time frame. It's gonna be expensive...:icon_crazy:
Sola_Christos
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j.house013
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From what I've seen, some tire/wheel combos just slightly hit the rear bumper. Those are the one that I've seen last without issues. I think if u can keep the tire from wiggling around at all then the issue won't compound into a break of the welds or warp in the sheet metal. I'm about to step up to 285 75 17 so I've been askin around town and online.
Toneman
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I ran a 315/75/R17 on my stock tire carrier for about 6 months. Never had any problem with it other than noise. If you hit a bump on the road and consistently off road it made a lot of noise. I switched to the Smittybilt oversized tire carrier and havent had any problems since.
Sola_Christos
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Devallee
New member
Using the smittybilt oversized tire carrier as well and haven't had any issues yet with my 35s. I have it set on the 33" setting so the tire rests on the bumper to minimize any vibrating. Have to lift the tire manually a little bit when opening/closing the tailgate but its no biggy :thumb: however I do take it off and throw it in the trunk when wheeling just for GP
What he said. The biggest factor in making it work is making sure that the sidewall of the spare is pushing firmly against the rubber isolators to prevent any jiggling. Some have been able to make the spare just sit on top of the factory rear bumper when the tail gate was closed and that helped a lot too. Ultimately, getting the spare off the tailgate is a good idea though as I have seen plenty of tail gates get smashed in from the spare catching on ledges or even the ground on steep climbs.
Atch
New member
What's funny is there is a new guy in our club that just put 35's on his jk. He installed a new rear bumper without a carrier so the tire doesn't rest on the bumper at all. I suggested adding longer tailgate bumpstops since he still has stock and he laughed at the suggestion. I can't wait to laugh when he destroys his tailgate!
