Dodgeman70592
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- First Name
- Jared
- Joined
- Jul 22, 2018
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- Location
- Maurice, LA
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- 2020 JTR, 2011 Challenger SRT IE #94, 2023 392XR
I have both Mopar pieces, and they work great....to an extent.
The reinforcement plate helps distribute the weight of the spare over a broader area, essentially utilizing the whole gate instead of the very center (which is also reinforced btw). I had the Smitty bracket and the RC bracket, and both still allowed for too much movement (wobble) for my taste. I have -12mm offset wheels with 37's so the weight is stuck out a little further.
The riser part does exactly that, gets the tire up away from hitting the bumper. I only am using the riser pieces, not the spacers that come with the kit, to keep my spare as close to the gate as I can, this helps negate the negative offset wheels.
The two pieces together have worked the best for me, it has stopped almost all (~90%) of the vibrations that the other brackets caused. Only flaw for me is that there is still a tiny bit of sag on the gate from the weight of my combo, which is seen at the door striker latch area. The body lines of the gate and the tub don't line up exactly (the top part of the gate sticks out maybe a 1/16" of an inch different than the tub)
I will post a pic or two shortly to show the sag.
I've had this on for around 5k miles now, and really can't complain.......price kinda sucked though
The reinforcement plate helps distribute the weight of the spare over a broader area, essentially utilizing the whole gate instead of the very center (which is also reinforced btw). I had the Smitty bracket and the RC bracket, and both still allowed for too much movement (wobble) for my taste. I have -12mm offset wheels with 37's so the weight is stuck out a little further.
The riser part does exactly that, gets the tire up away from hitting the bumper. I only am using the riser pieces, not the spacers that come with the kit, to keep my spare as close to the gate as I can, this helps negate the negative offset wheels.
The two pieces together have worked the best for me, it has stopped almost all (~90%) of the vibrations that the other brackets caused. Only flaw for me is that there is still a tiny bit of sag on the gate from the weight of my combo, which is seen at the door striker latch area. The body lines of the gate and the tub don't line up exactly (the top part of the gate sticks out maybe a 1/16" of an inch different than the tub)
I will post a pic or two shortly to show the sag.
I've had this on for around 5k miles now, and really can't complain.......price kinda sucked though
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