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Spare Tire Rack repair/upgrade (oem)

Question on the finer points...

When I put mine back together, I put wave washers at the top (between the body mounted brackets and the upper and lower arms of the swinging gate). My thought was that the spring force of the wave washer pushing down on the two arms of the swinging gate would reduce rattling.. by "holding them down" against the lower part of the brackets. Now I'm wondering if wave washer underneath would also have been a good idea. But at the time I liked the greater surface area provided by the flat fender washers I used on the bottom...

Thoughts?

- The OverEngineer
 
For 10 years I did that... And Utah washboard roads, and dust, and too much weight on the rack. My nylon washers came out almost as thin as paper! But they worked good while they did!
 
Mine will see an aluminum wheel, 31” BFG, and not much else.
I had thought of some cool things to do back there but in the end kept it stock. Probably wise at this point.
 
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Randyzzz said:
Mine will see an aluminum wheel, 31” BFG, and not much else.
I had thought of some cool things to do back there but in the end kept it stock. Probably wise at this point.
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Yes... Putting more weight on there can be a bad idea.. however, I wonder if these are easily adaptable to a CJ? With the extra weight not sticking out too far and close to the hinges I think I'd like to try it...(?)

 
MomoJeep said:
Yes... Putting more weight on there can be a bad idea.. however, I wonder if these are easily adaptable to a CJ? With the extra weight not sticking out too far and close to the hinges I think I'd like to try it...(?)

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I’m sure a simple mid to the bracket would work. Maybe some u-bolts and a plate? I wouldn’t want to drill the carrier tubes- not much extra meat there.
 
wjtstudios said:
I ordered that tire carrier a few weeks ago and I can't wait until it arrives. Once it arrives and I get it back from PC, I'll get some pictures of it up.
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Did you ever receive your spare tire carrier :shrug:
 
wjtstudios said:
No, not yet. Like everything they keep pushing the delivery back.
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I called today and a woman called me back. She said they are waiting on one part, that has been on order since April. She said the part was supposed to ship to them Friday, they will finish the carriers up next week, ship them out the following week. Same week as SandBlast :crazy:
 
spankrjs said:
I called today and a woman called me back. She said they are waiting on one part, that has been on order since April. She said the part was supposed to ship to them Friday, they will finish the carriers up next week, ship them out the following week. Same week as SandBlast :crazy:
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Atleast you got an answer, thanks for the update!
 
I temp installed my TNT before I ship it off to powder coat. Quality wise it is outstanding.

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The one thing I can’t get right is the passenger side is sitting around 1/4” to 5/16” low compared to the the driver.
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I know, you won’t notice it once the tires on, but short of drilling out the holes on the driver side to lower it, I can’t get it to line up any better. Any one else having a similar issue?
 
wjtstudios said:
I temp installed my TNT before I ship it off to powder coat. Quality wise it is outstanding.

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The one thing I can’t get right is the passenger side is sitting around 1/4” to 5/16” low compared to the the driver.
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I know, you won’t notice it once the tires on, but short of drilling out the holes on the driver side to lower it, I can’t get it to line up any better. Any one else having a similar issue?
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Hmm. Mine, if anything, is the other way I think.
 
If you haven't already, loosen up the hinge to body bolts and raise the hinges up. Might need to elongate those holes in the body some. If that doesn't do it, and you still want it higher, cut the studs off the hinges and weld them back on lower down.
 
bigwalton said:
Hmm. Mine, if anything, is the other way I think.
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Well, I’m trying to decide if it’s worth messing with. I may enlarge the holes in the mount on the driver’s side by and 1/8 or more and then see if I can live with it.
 
Kim Dawson said:
If you haven't already, loosen up the hinge to body bolts and raise the hinges up. Might need to elongate those holes in the body some. If that doesn't do it, and you still want it higher, cut the studs off the hinges and weld them back on lower down.
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Thanks Kim, I’ve tried loosing and adjusting and that was as close as I could get. I’ll try opening up the mount hole a bit to see if it fits a little closer
 
wjtstudios said:
I temp installed my TNT before I ship it off to powder coat. Quality wise it is outstanding.

View attachment 96506
The one thing I can’t get right is the passenger side is sitting around 1/4” to 5/16” low compared to the the driver.
View attachment 96505
I know, you won’t notice it once the tires on, but short of drilling out the holes on the driver side to lower it, I can’t get it to line up any better. Any one else having a similar issue?
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For some reason I can't find this rack on their website.. Am I missing something?
 
MomoJeep said:
For some reason I can't find this rack on their website.. Am I missing something?
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I think they removed it from their site, maybe because they are having a hard time getting some of the parts :shrug:

If you are interested in it, give them a call and ask, they are very nice on the phone :thumbsup:
 
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