That's a nice way to do it, man! Cool rig! My '93 XJ 2-door just got new bumpers with a rear tire carrier. I didn't have a trailer receiver, and I also needed recovery points. Keep building it and never sell it!
For what these tire carriers cost, you could just buy a rear bumper with the tire carrier already attached. And have a rear bumper that will actually protect you in a crash.
Yall are over thinking it way too much. Get a nice drill bit, drill out the back-plate on the hitch big enough to fit the socket to the bolt on the wedge-bingo.
Very nice video! I have a question... what size lift, tires and backspacing do you have? that's the look I'm going for on my current XJ and would love to know! Thanks!
It was only a 2.5” lift, and just steely wheels. I believe they were 10.5 wide tires. I wanted to keep it relatively stock looking, with a little bit of an aggressive look.
Very nice, Was wondering what caused you to choose this one over the several choices available? The original carrier is pretty cool too . . . But yes, I get that it is not very practical. I am running 31" tires as well. Any bigger just causes too many problems. Oh, and what was your final solution on the "anti floppy" thing? Did you use the amazon thing?
@@chasekinter4807 Great! Yes, me too. I appreciate thelines of the XJs. The big "rockcrawler" bumpers just don't look right, and never really fit up right either.
@@chasekinter4807 I see that. We all started somewhere keep plugging away. Do yourself a favor and don't skimp on tools. armorairbrush.com.....my shop. Check in if you need help.
I don't get it on a jeep honestly. For $1600 you can buy a rear bumper and tire carrier from almost any company... and then you have a rear bumper + tire carrier and a better departure angle.
