Spare Tire Carrier

[tmellon]

I am debating on either purchasing a cheap, generic spare tire that mounts to the tailgate. (I would be mounting a 33/12.5 size tire. Or I am looking at aftermarket bumpers that come with the carrier on a swinging mount. I am on a budget, and I also would be buying a matching spare wheel and most likely 4 new tires and keeping one of the old ones for a spare.

I also may want to switch to a 35" tire in the future.

Shoot me some thoughts guys, it would be much appreciated.

 

[Mike_H]

Look at the Bestop tire carrier or the Morryde one. Both mount to the tailgate so you retain the factory tailgate functionality (without having to first swing a tire away) and the both reinforce the tailgate and tub area to support a heavier tire better.

Not sure if its still going on, but I got a real good deal on the Bestop tire carrier (135 bucks) a while ago. Its worth checking out.

 

[tworley]

X2. Bestop or Exogate/Moryde are going to be the best options that keep the tire as close to the body as possible and allow you to use the tailgate without operating a swing out first. The Bestop is now discontinued (as of November). They had a big sale to get rid of them. That's not to say they aren't available somewhere.

 

[Justin Homan]

I run the Crawler Conceptz one, theyre expensive new but got a screaming deal on mine used. Its a nice tire carrier and at least in my opinion looks better than most. One of these days id like to do the Genright swing out though as i feel its the best looking on the market.

 

[dbbd1]

X2 on the Bestop.