My friends husband was in the military and recently died. She inherited his jeep rubicon. She asked me how to put the spare tire on and I don't know how. I know nothing about jeeps. It has an aftermarket rear bumper on it and something that says poison spyder where the carrier is. Please give me some options on how to mount this for her. Thanks in advance. The tire is 34.5". (315/70/17)
Need help please. I know nothing about jeeps.
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Well, you have 2 options.
1. Remove the tailgate poison spyder cover. Mount the factory spare tire carrier on the tailgate and relocate the license plate.
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2. Buy a rear Poison Spyder tire carrier for the bumper, I would contact poison spyder for the exact fitment. You will still need to relocate the plate, although the cover can stay on.
Also advertise on a local Jeep club or craigslist to offer a swap of your bumper, tailgate cover and license plate plug for a factory set up. They are guys out there who would do the work for parts. You can run a 315 on the factory tire carrier, I do as do many others.
1. Remove the tailgate poison spyder cover. Mount the factory spare tire carrier on the tailgate and relocate the license plate.
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2. Buy a rear Poison Spyder tire carrier for the bumper, I would contact poison spyder for the exact fitment. You will still need to relocate the plate, although the cover can stay on.
Also advertise on a local Jeep club or craigslist to offer a swap of your bumper, tailgate cover and license plate plug for a factory set up. They are guys out there who would do the work for parts. You can run a 315 on the factory tire carrier, I do as do many others.
Well, not really. But I have a body lift of 1 inch, that makes a little difference.
Dependes on the bumper.
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Dependes on the bumper.
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No, a swing mount for JKs is (typically) a pillar type that comes through the top of the bumper off of the passenger side frame rail.
IF she's just selling it, a stock tire carrier will work. She may need an extension to push the tire out a tad. People say the tire is too big/heavy etc (which is why people get after market carriers). If you're not wheeling, then it's not a huge issue. But if she wants to do it right, then the easiest way would be something like the Teraflex tire carrier. It replaces the tailgate hinges so that the weight of the tire is on the body, not the gate/hinges. This is fairly cheap too (~$500).
IF she's just selling it, a stock tire carrier will work. She may need an extension to push the tire out a tad. People say the tire is too big/heavy etc (which is why people get after market carriers). If you're not wheeling, then it's not a huge issue. But if she wants to do it right, then the easiest way would be something like the Teraflex tire carrier. It replaces the tailgate hinges so that the weight of the tire is on the body, not the gate/hinges. This is fairly cheap too (~$500).
You're aware that that is only the part that mounts onto the tailgate, and that it still puts the weight of the tire on the stock hinges? This isn't the end of the world - depending on how you use your jeep. But if you're going to wheel it, or regularly take it down crappy bumpy roads, you may want to consider getting their actual carrier. That's also all depending on how heavy the tires are. If you have light 33" tires, I wouldn't be worried about it.
Yeah, you shouldn't have any issues with that around town. I've been packing my heavy 33x13.5 on my stock carrier for about a year and 14k miles with no issues.
voodoojk
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I ran 35x12.5x17 on the factory mount for 2 years. So no. The tires are not too big.