My buddy put 35" tires on his LJ and used one of the spacers that look like this to allow the OEM spare mount to fit his oversize spare:
The ones like that I'm finding for sale all specify 33" tires max. I think I see why because on his LJ the upper edge of the tailgate looks to be bending out away from the jeep a bit. Nothing major but I certainly don't want to do that to my TJ. He's only had it on the LJ for a few hundred miles.
So, I'm waiting for my new set of 35's to show up and of course I bought 5 of them. I'm not sure what my long term plan is for the spare but I need somewhere to haul it for now. Right now I'm hoping it'll fit in the back of the jeep(w/o the seat installed) so I can just pile my junk on top of it.
Based on the specified weights of the tire and wheel combo I bought the spare should weigh in the neighborhood of 85-90lbs.
This type of carrier specs that it works for up to 35" tires and it's cheap enough that I might buy it just till I figure out a long term solution.
Other than being thicker metal it it's very similar and connects to the same mounts the OEM one does and it would seem it would be just as likely to cause the problem my buddy is having.
Has anyone used this type w/a heavy 35" spare w/o issue? They are cheap enough that I may buy one as a temporary solution....but as I said - i don't want to damage my tailgate.
The ones like that I'm finding for sale all specify 33" tires max. I think I see why because on his LJ the upper edge of the tailgate looks to be bending out away from the jeep a bit. Nothing major but I certainly don't want to do that to my TJ. He's only had it on the LJ for a few hundred miles.
So, I'm waiting for my new set of 35's to show up and of course I bought 5 of them. I'm not sure what my long term plan is for the spare but I need somewhere to haul it for now. Right now I'm hoping it'll fit in the back of the jeep(w/o the seat installed) so I can just pile my junk on top of it.
Based on the specified weights of the tire and wheel combo I bought the spare should weigh in the neighborhood of 85-90lbs.
This type of carrier specs that it works for up to 35" tires and it's cheap enough that I might buy it just till I figure out a long term solution.
Other than being thicker metal it it's very similar and connects to the same mounts the OEM one does and it would seem it would be just as likely to cause the problem my buddy is having.
Has anyone used this type w/a heavy 35" spare w/o issue? They are cheap enough that I may buy one as a temporary solution....but as I said - i don't want to damage my tailgate.
