They make great products.Metalcloak
I went with the Mopar stuff. Ask your dealer for a 20% discount on the parts. After that, pretty reasonable!Hey guys im new to the forum and the whole Jeep community. I am replacing the stock tires and wheels from my 2018-4 door JL Rubicon with 37 inch tires on 17X9 Fuel wheels. What do you guys recommend for the tire carrier? Thank you for your time.
Hey guys im new to the forum and the whole Jeep community. I am replacing the stock tires and wheels from my 2018-4 door JL Rubicon with 37 inch tires on 17X9 Fuel wheels. What do you guys recommend for the tire carrier? Thank you for your time.
Which fuel wheels did you go with?Hey guys im new to the forum and the whole Jeep community. I am replacing the stock tires and wheels from my 2018-4 door JL Rubicon with 37 inch tires on 17X9 Fuel wheels. What do you guys recommend for the tire carrier? Thank you for your time.
Thank you for taking the time. I really appreciate the feedback. Sounds like I have some research to do.Welcome
Three common options are
A re-enforcement for the tailgate sheetmetal combined with a replacement for the factory tire carrier that lifts the tire to allow for more space
A replacement carrier that also replaces the factory tailgate hinges
A bumper mounted tire carrier option on an aftermarket bumper
I went for the bumper mounted option and use an LOD rear bumper w/tire carrier
Love your setup.I went with the Metalcloak Sportgate tire carrier. It basically combines tailgate reinforcement with a whole new adjustable tire carrier. It does include a provision for the back-up camera but does not include a third brake light. Metalcloak offers a third brake light separately, but I went with an LED ring inside the spare tire.
This tire carrier has been and is rock solid, at a much cheaper price than the MOPAR and others. It allows for a lot of adjustability (in/out and up/down) so you can get the backside of the spare tire firmly against the stock spare tire bumpers.
The only negative (if you can call it that) is you can't use stock wheels with it due to the stock offset.
I've had it on for the last 5k miles and been over many trails and there is no rattling or shaking from the tire. Metalcloak rates the Sportgate as being able to support 150lbs. It is a very easy install too.