wibornz
Well-Known Member
- First Name
- Ted
- Joined
- Aug 3, 2018
- Threads
- 157
- Messages
- 9,796
- Reaction score
- 49,899
- Location
- lansing, Mi.
- Vehicle(s)
- JL Unlimited Rubicon
- Occupation
- Retired from Corrections....I have stories.
Fair enough. I will get with Gary and have him call and schedule it with you.If our tire mount doesn't work with your friend's setup in a way where it installs how we say it needs to be installed (tire against the carrier) I would recommend that he figures out a way to make it work correctly. If it truly is that much of a hazard (your theoretical minivan carrying a family) then continuing to use it while seeming like a threat on us, is just endangering other motorists. The tire is meant to press against the carrier, not dangle freely. Our mounts are set up to accommodate a MINIMUM of 5" of distance between the wheel mount surface and the outside of the sidewall. So that's right around 3.5" to 4" of actual wheel backspacing. If your friend's mount does not have this capacity then it's somehow incorrect and I would be happy to send him one.
My team says we did offer you a different tailgate mount as well as giving you an updated license plate/camera bracket when you stopped here. Did that not get resolved?
On the metric argument. SAE fasteners are more widely available in America, in more grades, and head styles. We don't do enough volume to source custom fasteners like an OE, so we use primarily SAE and use metric on interfaces to a vehicle where we have to. Most of our install instructions list hardware, so it's not like we are hoodwinking people about this.
How about this, have your friend leave the Jeep at our shop for the day, and I will personally make sure everything is properly installed and replace/fix whatever I need to to make it happen.
~Daryl
Update, he is traveling over the holiday weekend and will get with you next week.
Sponsored
Last edited: