spare tire extender

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 03, 2009 7:13 pm

anyone know where I can get a spare tire extender similar to the one that RRO carries

I had ordered one from RRO a week or two ago, called to check on it to see where it was cause it hadn't showed up yet and was told they didn't have anymore and that it would be a few weeks before they'ed have anymore

LibertyFever · **Posted:** Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:24 pm

Is this what you were looking for?
http://www.rocky-road.com/tirespace.html

Just why do you need a spare tire extender? Is your spare hitting the bumper/window?

I was able to flip my stock spare tire 180 degrees to clear the bumper & trailer hitch. Y'know you could always buy a 1.5" wheel spacer (about $50). Other people I know simply use a few washers.

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:29 pm

that would be the one i ordered a few weeks ago, which i was just told today after i called to find out where the hell it was.. and was they wouldn't have anymore for 3 or 4 weeks..

so i had them cancel the order, now im lookin for one from elsewhere

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:31 pm

I know what he is doing and it will need more than a few washers or flipping it, one spacer may work,

but I think you are going to have to wait and see just how much its going to need before you buy something then be not enough or too much :wink:

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:32 pm

http://www.rocky-road.com/kjtirespace.html

this was the actual one.. i don't know what the difference is

if there's no difference I guess i could use one from a TJ which are actually super common

i figure if it's not enough someone else can use it

if it's too much..
well.. it'll just get bolted onto a hanger and bolted to the rack

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:37 pm

I think you could weld one up would not take that much to do

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:39 pm

i hate welding

drilling = yes
grinding = yes

welding = Boooo

oddball · **Posted:** Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:46 pm

Jarhead, what size tires you runnin'? I have BFG AT ko LT255/70R/16 including my spare and the RRO extender is overkill. Not sure why the original owner bought it? Man I could park a bicycle between the tire & door. :shock:

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:52 pm

still got 235-70-16's

the tire size isn't the particular issue problem is other clearance issues

oddball · **Posted:** Wed Jun 03, 2009 9:30 pm

JeepinJarhead03 wrote:

still got 235-70-16's

the tire size isn't the particular issue problem is other clearance issues

Huh? Clearance issues on the rear door with stock tires?

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 03, 2009 9:39 pm

Something like that

the details don't really matter, simply need a extender

maybe i want to mount a hi-lift behind the spare across the gate?

oddball · **Posted:** Wed Jun 03, 2009 9:49 pm

I considered that option as well. There is certainly enough space. But in the end, I decided I want to weld my RRO extender to the roof rack I plan to buy one of these days. Hi-Lift too.

LibertyFever · **Posted:** Wed Jun 03, 2009 9:50 pm

JeepinJarhead03 wrote:

http://www.rocky-road.com/kjtirespace.html

this was the actual one.. i don't know what the difference is

if there's no difference I guess i could use one from a TJ which are actually super common

i figure if it's not enough someone else can use it

if it's too much..
well.. it'll just get bolted onto a hanger and bolted to the rack

I've got one of those in my garage somewhere. I bought it for my YJ but managed to snap the studs off of it :cry:

Cobalt-60 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:16 pm

JeepinJarhead03 wrote:

Something like that

the details don't really matter, simply need a extender

maybe i want to mount a hi-lift behind the spare across the gate?

No, no, no, JJH.... you can't put a pintel-mount M240 on the rear door for your tail-gunner!!! :lol:

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:22 pm

but i can weld it to the cargo floor, just have to drop the tank and put in 2 pieces of angle iron trusses and a 1/2 inch plate ontop of the floorboard and itll be good enough for a mk19

Cobalt-60 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:32 pm

JeepinJarhead03 wrote:

but i can weld it to the cargo floor, just have to drop the tank and put in 2 pieces of angle iron trusses and a 1/2 inch plate ontop of the floorboard and itll be good enough for a mk19

40 Mike-Mike??? Very nice... :wink:

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:36 pm

only for use with signal flares of course! ...

a 40mm starburst flare would do wonders to get someone off your tail

daspes · **Posted:** Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:46 pm

JeepinJarhead03 wrote:

http://www.rocky-road.com/kjtirespace.html

this was the actual one.. i don't know what the difference is

if there's no difference I guess i could use one from a TJ which are actually super common

i figure if it's not enough someone else can use it

if it's too much..
well.. it'll just get bolted onto a hanger and bolted to the rack

TJ one will work.

http://www.4wd.com/productdetails.aspx? ... rtID=12004

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 03, 2009 11:44 pm

thanks daspes, i thought some of the TJ stuff would work, expecially the ones that have multiple mounting options

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