My Buddy ran the CavFab steering on his xj. Nailed a boulder at 30 mph while wheeling in the snow in Big Bear last year and had no issue. I'd trust their product for sure! Small business too, so don't expect it too fast haha!
We appreciate that!
Do you supply shims with yours?
We do not, you may have seen an older video where shims were needed but we have since updated our design to eliminate the need for shims. We have shipped around 100 of these and have customers running them on anything from a 35 to a 40 and have no reports of anyone needing any shims or additional adjustments to prevent sag, etc.
Question on Rusty’s tire carrier. Does it have positive stops on the hinges so as not to break the tail light whe you fully open the tailgate?
i believe the Rusty’s maintains the same stops as the factory for the Jeep. It also comes with an addition adjustable one you can install with nutserts. Nutserts are included.
Rusty’s has basically a lanyard to stop it, Cavfab has a stop welded into the hinge. I’ve used both and Cavfab is a much better carrier, better built. It seems like every time I buy part from Rusty’s it has an issue and they refuse to do anything about it because their perfect in their minds. Sorry, but in this competitive market I’d rather buy from a company that appreciates my business and will accommodate me if I have an issue, Not tell me how long they’ve been in business
The factory stops are built into the hinges,, If I remember correctly his extends and stops when it hits the hinge, pretty much just like the factory. He does include a thin cable that you can attach with nutserts, but it’s not adjustable
It has been a while since I installed the rustys. I like it. I would change a few things, but my comments above are going off of my install 6-7 months ago. I also went with the rustys for the plate mount or lack therof, I have the factory steel bumpers, wanted to keep the plate where it is. The camera mount on the rustys is nice and the finish is pretty good as well. I personally have never put my hands on the cavfab one, but have heard nothing but good things from forum members.
Do you still have to disconnect/unplug and remove the camera when taking off the spare? This is the one issue that keeps steering me to the Rusty's carrier.Not sure if @CavFab_mfg website shows it yet, but they have updated some things that made some good improvements. The factory brake light can be added to the top of the plate mount. The camera mount is also changed slightly so that you don’t see the mount on the screen like the video on YouTube. And I’m not sure how they did it, but no shims needed and it works great! Love mine.
