i'm going to be running 37x13.5r17 rubber on beadlocks.
After a long time of searching for the perfect tire carrier i realized a few things.
A) Most people with larger than stock tires go bumper mount
Pros - Strong, usually can mount extra goodies
Cons - Added weight, you get what you pay for, and in the end most tend to rattle or fatigue/fail in some way shape or form
B) Body mounted carriers look sweet and fix most of the issues found with bumper mount.
Pros - looks cool, less likely to fail or rattle, call it a draw for weight (unless you go aluminum), and you still can mount goodies to it.
Cons - usually expensive, cant mount as many goodies to them like bumper mount,
C) why isnt there a tailgate tire carrier for big tires (there is one actually). Beef up your hinges, accept that you wont carry a tool box of gear on the carrier and keep it simple.
https://www.rustysoffroad.com/jeep-...ys-tire-carrier-1997-2006-tj-lj-wrangler.html
Pros - less added weight, less room for rattling and failure (provided install is quality), single handed operation
Cons - You cant carry all your gear (shovel, jack, axe, spare fuel cans, your mother inlaw when she complains about the bumpy roads), if something fails its gonna be big (body panel carnage)
i dont like bumper mount because of probable 2 hand operation, things rattle and if you dont buy something bomb proof it will fail or leave you wanting more. (quality in = quality out)
Body mounted look cool but Genright and Poison carriers cost a mint and you still most likely have to use 2 hands to manipulate it.
talk me into or out of a tailgate mounted carrier...... that Rusty's one has potential....
After a long time of searching for the perfect tire carrier i realized a few things.
A) Most people with larger than stock tires go bumper mount
Pros - Strong, usually can mount extra goodies
Cons - Added weight, you get what you pay for, and in the end most tend to rattle or fatigue/fail in some way shape or form
B) Body mounted carriers look sweet and fix most of the issues found with bumper mount.
Pros - looks cool, less likely to fail or rattle, call it a draw for weight (unless you go aluminum), and you still can mount goodies to it.
Cons - usually expensive, cant mount as many goodies to them like bumper mount,
C) why isnt there a tailgate tire carrier for big tires (there is one actually). Beef up your hinges, accept that you wont carry a tool box of gear on the carrier and keep it simple.
https://www.rustysoffroad.com/jeep-...ys-tire-carrier-1997-2006-tj-lj-wrangler.html
Pros - less added weight, less room for rattling and failure (provided install is quality), single handed operation
Cons - You cant carry all your gear (shovel, jack, axe, spare fuel cans, your mother inlaw when she complains about the bumpy roads), if something fails its gonna be big (body panel carnage)
i dont like bumper mount because of probable 2 hand operation, things rattle and if you dont buy something bomb proof it will fail or leave you wanting more. (quality in = quality out)
Body mounted look cool but Genright and Poison carriers cost a mint and you still most likely have to use 2 hands to manipulate it.
talk me into or out of a tailgate mounted carrier...... that Rusty's one has potential....