MR.Ty
Token East Coast Guy
None so far. I do five tire rotation with every oil change and I always check the tail gate for sagging and the carrier for cracks. So far there are neither.
Stock Tire Carrier Questions
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None so far. I do five tire rotation with every oil change and I always check the tail gate for sagging and the carrier for cracks. So far there are neither.
MR.Ty
Token East Coast Guy
Happy to help. If you do decide to got this route I cut the pipe long enough to where it's kind of difficult to get the tire on to the carrier. That way when it's all tightened down the tire is nice and snug.
Dopey84
New member
I'm going to give this a try ... Ive got extra pvc laying around so couldn't hurt.. However I think I'm gonna see if the rubber stoppers for a cane/ crutches would fit over the pvc tight enough
Dopey
dirtdonthurt
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Definitely need to fill the gap on the tailgate and new offset rims. Tailgate issues seem to be pretty popular. What's scary are all the dealer builds with 35's on 18 inch wheels and no additional tailgate bumpers.
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GearHead71
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I just extended my isolators today with some washing machine hose from home depot.
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USMC Wrangler
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Cool. Probably not isolated correctly.
MR.Ty
Token East Coast Guy
Good to know. Welcome to WAL.
Or rear ended,
or a 40" was hung on it
or hit with a fucking sledgehammer. :crazyeyes:
notnalc68
That dude from Mississippi
USMC Wrangler
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I think an elephant sat on it personally. :yup:
It was "found". No further explanation needed. All stock carriers must be garbage. :naw:
Dopey84
New member
Although an aftermarket tire carrier would be nice the money just isn't there so I'm trying to make sure I don't need any extra adapters/ spacers other than extending out the isolators I'm putting on my new wheels and tires after work tomorrow so I'm trying to be prepared so I can run my spare tire
Dopey
Dopey
notnalc68
That dude from Mississippi
I'd consider supporting the bottom of the tire, if I were you. I did the PVC thing, on my last Jeep, but it rattled a lot on washboard roads.
Here's something in it from SEMA.
http://wayalife.com/showthread.php?40860-SEMA-2016-Recap-the-Good-the-Bad-and-the-Ugly
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Here's something in it from SEMA.
http://wayalife.com/showthread.php?40860-SEMA-2016-Recap-the-Good-the-Bad-and-the-Ugly
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Saharaunlmtd
Caught the Bug
I support the bottom of mine like jeeps used to come, with an additional bumpstop that isn't part of the tailgate.
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USMC Wrangler
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A 5 1/4" drop drawbar, upside down and no ball installed works great on my stock tire carrier and 35's.
I have mine isolated like Mr.Ty. He pointed me in that direction when I upgraded to the 35's and 4.5" backspace wheels. Zero issues on and off road.
I have mine isolated like Mr.Ty. He pointed me in that direction when I upgraded to the 35's and 4.5" backspace wheels. Zero issues on and off road.
Dopey84
New member
Does it hit when closing your tailgate do you remove it before opening ...? Or open and close like normal sorry if these seem like dumb questions just curious
Dopey
notnalc68
That dude from Mississippi
OP, you have two threads running, with the same question. I merged them. Don't take this the wrong way, because we are all trying to help you, but all the answers you need, are already contained in this thread. Try one out. PVC is cheap. An upside down drop hitch is cheap.
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Dopey84
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It will open and close with the draw bar installed, but it is difficult. So I do remove the draw bar as I'm opening the tailgate and insert it while closing.
I've only used this on the trail, just to be clear. I don't feel it's needed on pavement because my isolators are extended and very solid.
I did remove the tire carrier from the tailgate to cut the factory third brake light stuff off. When I reinstalled it, I used loctite on the carrier to tailgate hardware. It's 3-4 pages back from the end on my build thread I believe.
Hope that helps!
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