Would you want a rear bumper WITHOUT a heavy tire carrier?

Boiler · **Posted:** Thu Feb 11, 2010 11:41 pm

As many of you know I'm currently working on a rear bumper design. One area where I'm having an issue is maintaining clearance for the stock tire mounting. In order to simplify and strengthen the design, as well as providing better aesthetics, I'm contemplating making the swing out tire carrier a standard required part of the design. The stock tire carrier is just too low and requires jacking with the bumper to allow its use.

These prices are hypothetical: If you were in the market for a high quality rear bumper setup, would you prefer to spend $800 for just the rear bumper with lights and recovery points, or would you spend $1200 for a fully loaded bumper with a swing-out arm equipped with a high-clearance spare tire carrier, jerry-can & hi-lift mounts? The jerry-can and hi-lift mounts could be opted out for a small savings.

I just hate to make the fully loaded bumper design less awesome, to accomodate an option that maybe nobody would want. Your opinions and votes would be greatly appreciated.

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Fri Feb 12, 2010 12:15 am

+1 on your tire carrier vote as I would have purchased a bumper with a tire carrier had one been available before I went with the TR

tommudd · **Posted:** Fri Feb 12, 2010 12:24 am

Sorry Boiler
BUT Not sure how you could say you wanted to buy one without seeing it before. I know some will jump in and say yes but I like to see things first.
Do you have anything fully drawn up yet?

WolverineFW · **Posted:** Fri Feb 12, 2010 12:25 am

I vote with the tire carrier.

Boiler · **Posted:** Fri Feb 12, 2010 12:48 am

tommudd wrote:

Sorry Boiler
BUT Not sure how you could say you wanted to buy one without seeing it before. I know some will jump in and say yes but I like to see things first.
Do you have anything fully drawn up yet?

Boiler wrote:

As many of you know I'm currently working on a rear bumper design.

Nope, not fully drawn up, considering I'm still working out details, hence the thread. :lol:

Just pretend you really like a bumper and plan to buy it. Do you go with the $800 recovery bumper, or the $1200 fully loaded recovery bumper with tire carrier and other mounts? I'm not asking for preorders...I'm asking what kind of bumper people would be looking for. Oh, and for arguments sake, pretend it is steel and that ARB is selling it. That help? :-)r

Would love to hear some thoughts from those that would not want a tire carrier.

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:39 am

if it didn't have a tire carrier, it would have to have somethin else other than the bumper and a hitch to bite my interests

recessed aux backup light holes.. either external or internal to the bumper, plus the hitch

are tail light guards an option?

Boiler · **Posted:** Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:43 am

JeepinJarhead03 wrote:

if it didn't have a tire carrier, it would have to have somethin else other than the bumper and a hitch to bite my interests

recessed aux backup light holes.. either external or internal to the bumper, plus the hitch

are tail light guards an option?

I hadn't planned on light guards.

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:45 am

roger that!

wasnt sure what manner you planned to hang the tire carrier, often some manu's use part of the tail light guard tubing to become function of the high anchor point for the carrier

501 · **Posted:** Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:57 am

I like the rear tire on the KJ where it's already at. So no, I wouldn't want the tire carrier. Also, I hope you could come up with something more in the $500 range for the rear. I do like the idea of recessed aux backup light holes.

riptricket · **Posted:** Fri Feb 12, 2010 2:14 am

i have a rl... and am glad that i did not get the tire & jerry/hilift swing gates. i open my back gate too many times and undoing them would get old

durangotang · **Posted:** Fri Feb 12, 2010 2:30 am

The full setup is pretty gangster though....

CRD Joe · **Posted:** Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:30 am

With respect, that RL Kamoto rear bumper is the doo doo. Make one like that and youll be doing fine.

jeepmedic46 · **Posted:** Fri Feb 12, 2010 7:46 am

I like the idea of a tire carrier with the gerry can and hi lift attachment. :JEEPIN:

tommudd · **Posted:** Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:42 am

Boiler wrote:

tommudd wrote:

Sorry Boiler
BUT Not sure how you could say you wanted to buy one without seeing it before. I know some will jump in and say yes but I like to see things first.
Do you have anything fully drawn up yet?

Just pretend you really like a bumper and plan to buy it. Do you go with the $800 recovery bumper, or the $1200 fully loaded recovery bumper with tire carrier and other mounts? I'm not asking for preorders...I'm asking what kind of bumper people would be looking for. Oh, and for arguments sake, pretend it is steel and that ARB is selling it. That help? :-)r

Would love to hear some thoughts from those that would not want a tire carrier.

You're funny I hear Conan is looking for someone to hang out with.
Arguments sake, doesn't matter who makes it and want its made of. Over the last 35 years I have seen a lot of companies/people come out with bumpers,some were good and some really looked bad after they were done. So who makes it does not matter at all.
What would I want? Well with a tire rack ( sort of ) looks cool to me its a huge PITA. I use the rear of any vehicle I own and the extra time it takes to open, the rattles with ill made ones over time etc is not worth it.

Boiler · **Posted:** Fri Feb 12, 2010 10:20 am

Great input so far guys, thanks!

InCommando · **Posted:** Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:01 pm

If I were in the market, a bumper with a rear tire carrier that worked & did not detract from departure angle would interest me.

Boiler · **Posted:** Fri Feb 12, 2010 2:07 pm

InCommando wrote:

If I were in the market, a bumper with a rear tire carrier that worked & did not detract from departure angle would interest me.

A carrier should improve it as it will raise the tire up.

dgeist · **Posted:** Fri Feb 12, 2010 2:24 pm

The factory carrier can be flipped over to provide additional clearance as long as you're not going REALLY big (in which case, you probably have the tire on a roof rack or something to keep the weight off the tail end).

I'm for no carrier. Not that I don't think both would be cool, but it would just bug me always having to open TWO things for getting in the back on those normal mundane trips, like to the grocery store.

Dan

03CDKJ · **Posted:** Fri Feb 12, 2010 10:12 pm

Change your avatar and I will answer! :shock:

Boiler · **Posted:** Fri Feb 12, 2010 10:45 pm

03CDKJ wrote:

Change your avatar and I will answer! :shock:

No way! That's my EQ2 Bruiser...who was aptly named "Boiler"!...

Soon enough! You change yours!

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