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PostPosted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 7:13 pm 
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what is the biggest tire you can fit on the tire carrier and still be able to use the glass flipper? will a 245/75 clear it? or would you need to buy a spacer for it

if you have 245/75 and could post a pic or two of it that would be great!

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I will take some pics when I get home. I have 245/75/16 BFG AT and they are close but still A-OK.

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Depends on the wheel and tire size. I have more space now with a 31 than I did when I had the stock spare on.

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I have a 245 75 MTR on a Moab and have all kinds of room yet

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Like incubusmike and tommudd experienced,when I ran my spare on my rear gate I had plenty of room with 265/75's mounted on 16x8(3.75" BS) and 16x7(4.5" BS) rims.Just be aware that the rear gate will start to sag after a few months from the added weight since,at least in my '02 manual,the rear tire carrier is only rated for 50lbs.


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I haven't noticed any sagging in my door yet and I have my hi lift on there as well. I am sure it will eventually though. Gravity always seems to win.

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incubusmike wrote:
I haven't noticed any sagging in my door yet and I have my hi lift on there as well. I am sure it will eventually though. Gravity always seems to win.
It took about 6 months before mine started sagging with the 100lbs MT/R and street lock rim combo.


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I have had the spare on there for that long already but not with the hi lift too.

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I have a 245/70R17LT Silentarmor on a 17" Limited alloy rim. I had to add about 7/16" worth of spacer (washers) to make mine clear. The added backspacing of a Moab or even a Cragar Soft 8 would eliminate the need for a spacer. Also, no sagging on my rear door, yet, either... Had the LT on for over a year now.

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tommudd wrote:
I have a 245 75 MTR on a Moab and have all kinds of room yet


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Somebody in another thread also mentioned that if you turn the carrier upside down, you get a little more room between the glass and the tire.

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I have my carrier mounted upside down.

Is there anyway to beef up that rear gate so it can support more weight?

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Sport wrote:
I have my carrier mounted upside down.

Is there anyway to beef up that rear gate so it can support more weight?


NO basically you have two hinges and thats it , no real way to beef it up UNLESS you would build a whole new internal framework etc. Just a lot of weight to be swinging out there 5 to 5 foot

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I have mine upside down as well. That is how I fit my hi lift in there.

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I had LT235/85R16 on stock rims on and shimmed out the carrier with washers to get the glass to open. Now I have LT265/75R16's mounted on Moab Rims could take all the washer's out and have plenty of room yet. :wink:

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Sorry took me awhile to post.

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I have about 1/8" clearance with the BFGs.
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I saw a product at Rocky Road Outfitters that extends and raises the spare tire mount to accomodate larger tires and still be able to swing the rear glass open


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I saw a product at Rocky Road Outfitters that extends and raises the spare tire mount to accomodate larger tires and still be able to swing the rear glass open


You are correct. I think it is around....$30 for it. You just have to stop and think about the sagging too though. I am not sure how long it would take before it really became an issue but once it did it could be a fairly costly one to remedy.

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I flipped the spare mount and shimmed it with a few washers in order to clear my 245/75s.

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Here's the clearance gained by flipping the carrier.
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i have a 265/75/16 on my stock renny wheel hanging back there... i shimmed it out with a lot of washers (4 between gate and carrier.. and 3 between carrier and wheel) and the glass still hits.. but the tire no longer hits the bumper on the bottom.

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