Since I just purchased and installed an Exogate the ORFab carrier should be out in a week or two!
How much do you want for the exogate
Since I just purchased and installed an Exogate the ORFab carrier should be out in a week or two!
Oh absolutely. I honest to god waited to order an Exogate until I couldn't put it off any longer in hopes the OR-FAB carrier would be back as an option. When he told me the timeframe I think he could see the utter disgust mixed with disappointment on my face. He then offered me a DV8 t-shirt as a consolation prize which I promptly took so I could wipe the tears from my eyes and blow my nose with it......
How much do you want for the exogate
Hah, you guys don't waste any time! I'm actually really happy with the Exogate as it holds my spare very close to the body and flat out works. Will I get an OR-FAB carrier if they come out? Maybe, but it'd be hard for me to come up with a reason not to purchase this Exogate again.
Hah, you guys don't waste any time! I'm actually really happy with the Exogate as it holds my spare very close to the body and flat out works. Will I get an OR-FAB carrier if they come out? Maybe, but it'd be hard for me to come up with a reason not to purchase this Exogate again.
The only reason I needed either was that I'm running the rear Mopar Rock Crawler bumper which calls for a body mounted spare.
From what he told me, the guys at OR-Fab were simply selling themselves short. They were building exceptionally well made products, but not making enough profit margin to pay the overhead and stay afloat. They liked to "party on weekends" (and by that I mean go out and do some serious 4x4'ing) and weren't focused enough on running the business side of it or putting some of the profits back into business.
They decided to shut down and then got purchased by another company (I believe it was Trans-American he said) with the intention of outsourcing the OR-Fab products to China. Apparently China couldn't even figure out how to use a ruler (his words), and the test products they were turning out didn't fit worth a damn, so ultimately they scrapped the idea and just shut OR-Fab down altogether.
He told me that he happens to have a lot of OR-Fab parts, but they're all JK parts, or front bumpers, the one piece he can't find is the rear tire carrier, which he needs in order to reproduce the rear.
Now I'm kicking myself as there was an OR-FAB TJ tire-carrier for sale on CL here in Orange County about a month ago. The seller didn't know what it was and wanted $150 for it. He said it was available that night. I didn't drive out since it was raining and it was sold the next day. I am currently running one that had to be re-welded in several places and gussets installed as it had failed. Wishing now that I would have made the drive. I could use a spare or could have lent it to them...
Yes that's the Holy Grail, you have the awesome pretty much bulletproof OR-Fab carrier.Not sure if this is one or not. Mine has re inforced metal brackets bolted inside the tail gate..View attachment 71789
Yeah I'm lucky that's what I have, that's definitely preferable to the jerry can version that sticks out so far. When I ran the jerry can version I had to remove my spare for some crazy-hard terrain trails so it wouldn't drag on the terrain. Fortunately I was able to buy the non-jerry can version swing-out part and replace it. Even more fortunately the non-jerry can version was still available when I bought my present TJ....If the non-Jerry can version comes back I'll need to give some serious thought to getting rid of my current carrier.
Rokmen is still in business but mostly producing parts for others. I was in the shop a few months back.They don't have prints? Gosh, I read these stories about Rokman, and now this...A guy with a decent head on his shoulders about business should be able to make money. Go out and buy some designs from these Defunct companies, and start making parts...Wonder what the market really is....
The only review is not stellar.
I just bought my Jeep and it came with this carrier. Mine sags as well. Can you point me to the instructions so I can adjust it?? Much appreciated.. RRThat's because the guy is complaining that the swing arm sags below the latch. He apparently didn't bother to read the part of the instruction manual that specifically tells you how to solve that problem, or he read it and was too lazy to act.
I own the OR-Fab tire carrier and can vouch. It's not a device you bolt on and are immediately ready to hit the trails. There are several adjustments you need to make during the install process in order to ensure it works properly, and that means tightening and loosening bolts and nuts a number of times.
I just bought my Jeep and it came with this carrier. Mine sags as well. Can you point me to the instructions so I can adjust it?? Much appreciated.. RR