spare tire mount extender

moose · **Posted:** Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:18 am

has anyone seen spare tire mount extenders like this one http://tkhfabrication.tripod.com/misc.html cheaper than $38 shipped?

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:35 am

How far do you need to extend it? Did you try flipping the factory one over? That will tilt it a little and raise it too so it isn't in the way of the hitch on the RL bumper. (for example)

Sport · **Posted:** Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:04 am

Yes, flip it. Works like a charm.

daspes · **Posted:** Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:39 am

Moose, if you do make it to Moab, I'll give ya mine I had from the TJ.

moose · **Posted:** Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:39 pm

daspes wrote:

Moose, if you do make it to Moab, I'll give ya mine I had from the TJ.

That would be great!!! The LJ will love it!

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:45 pm

Dangit. Forgot you were not asking about a KJ mount........

daspes · **Posted:** Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:54 pm

moose wrote:

daspes wrote:

Moose, if you do make it to Moab, I'll give ya mine I had from the TJ.

That would be great!!! The LJ will love it!

No problem, moved it out to the KJ for ya.

Dje Ryu · **Posted:** Tue Mar 18, 2008 2:38 pm

JJsKJ wrote:

How far do you need to extend it? Did you try flipping the factory one over? That will tilt it a little and raise it too so it isn't in the way of the hitch on the RL bumper. (for example)

Either mine was upside down compared to everyone else's from the factory, DC flipped them over on '05 Ltd's, or the original owner turned it over. Either way, when I tried flipping it over after putting the LT245/70R17 Silentarmor and oem rim on the clearance actually got worse. I flipped it back over and stuck about 5 washers on the top studs to have just enough clearance for the glass to clear the spare.

daspes · **Posted:** Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:05 pm

Thats weird, I have 265/75/16's with the carrier facing the correct direction and have no clearance issues at all.

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:11 pm

My only real clearance issue was w/ the Rock Lizard bumper and factory hitch w/ 245's. Flipped it over and all is well.

InCommando · **Posted:** Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:24 pm

Does this block the flipper glass?

daspes · **Posted:** Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:41 am

InCommando wrote:

Does this block the flipper glass?

On a KJ it shouldn't, Though I haven't needed to, the glass clears my 32's fine. For the few that the tire does catch on a couple of washers on the to bolts fixes the problem. This moves the spare up and back.

InCommando · **Posted:** Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:26 am

This may have as much to do with aftermarket rims with different off-sets than tire size, though. Do you have a different backspace, say 4", that would move the rim further from the body on the same mount? I wonder about a 32" tire on the stock 5" backspaced wheel.

daspes · **Posted:** Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:51 am

InCommando wrote:

This may have as much to do with aftermarket rims with different off-sets than tire size, though. Do you have a different backspace, say 4", that would move the rim further from the body on the same mount? I wonder about a 32" tire on the stock 5" backspaced wheel.

Good point! 16x7 4" BS.

Guest · **Posted:** Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:16 pm

Dje Ryu wrote:

JJsKJ wrote:

How far do you need to extend it? Did you try flipping the factory one over? That will tilt it a little and raise it too so it isn't in the way of the hitch on the RL bumper. (for example)

Either mine was upside down compared to everyone else's from the factory, DC flipped them over on '05 Ltd's, or the original owner turned it over. Either way, when I tried flipping it over after putting the LT245/70R17 Silentarmor and oem rim on the clearance actually got worse. I flipped it back over and stuck about 5 washers on the top studs to have just enough clearance for the glass to clear the spare.

My '02's back glass hits the mold hairs on a brand-new 245/75-16 MTR and clears the tire itself by about 1/32 of an inch

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