What did you do with your spare?

[EricStanley]

Xtrusion Overland XBRS with Metal Cloak spare tire mount. 38x12.5. Works great.

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[Doug Punches]

Can you still see out?

 

[EricStanley]

Can you still see out?

Got a rear view mirror full of spare tire… but I don’t miss it. Backup cam and side mirrors are fine.

 

[Gray Matter Jeep]

I have 37x12.5 Mickey Thompson Baja Boss and the spare fits under the bed, but I did have to bend out the lower edge of the heat shield in places because it was catching on the tread blocks as I was trying to crank the spare up.

One thing not mentioned so far is that a swing away tire carrier is going to increase the length of the vehicle. No idea if it would be an issue for you, but our JTR wouldn't fit in our garage in Phoenix if it was another 18" in length.

What I use / have bought to make 5 tire rotations as easy as possibly for me (not screwing up my back is priceless) is the following:

Lower the spare tire onto a furniture dolly. Way easier to get the spare under / out from under the truck that way.

One of these: spare crank tool so that don't have to get the OE one out from under the rear seat.

A fifth center cap for the spare, so don't have to remove / reinstall the center caps on each wheel.

A pair of these: Summit Racing wheel dolly.

A set of these: wheel alignment pins.

And finally this bottle jack with extensions because it always seems that the wheels of my HF Daytona floor jack get stuck in the expansion joints of the garage floor when jacking up the front axle.

Hey Pliny,

What am I doing wrong? My 37x12.5x17 Mickey Thompson Baja Boss MT does not fit with an otherwise stock setup.

I have been thinking I need to replace my rear track bar with one that has a bend in it... There are a lot of videos out there of this "fix" but I have not found a video with my Mickey Thompson tire (and we know not all 37s are created equal).

Thanks in advance.

 

[Bandit’s Lair]

Hey Pliny,

What am I doing wrong? My 37x12.5x17 Mickey Thompson Baja Boss MT does not fit with an otherwise stock setup.

I have been thinking I need to replace my rear track bar with one that has a bend in it... There are a lot of videos out there of this "fix" but I have not found a video with my Mickey Thompson tire (and we know not all 37s are created equal).

Thanks in advance.

Clayton’s rear track bar with the bend is solid. It was my first mod to the Jeep and has given me no issues whatsoever. 37” Patagonia MT fits right up in there. Quick, easy fix that didn’t need reinventing the wheel to do.

 

[Pliny]

Hey Pliny,

What am I doing wrong? My 37x12.5x17 Mickey Thompson Baja Boss MT does not fit with an otherwise stock setup.

I have been thinking I need to replace my rear track bar with one that has a bend in it... There are a lot of videos out there of this "fix" but I have not found a video with my Mickey Thompson tire (and we know not all 37s are created equal).

Thanks in advance.

I have the Clayton rear track bar.

 

[Gray Matter Jeep]

I have the Clayton rear track bar.

Thanks. Somehow I missed that.

 

[JTdiRtyD]

Hey Pliny,

What am I doing wrong? My 37x12.5x17 Mickey Thompson Baja Boss MT does not fit with an otherwise stock setup.

I have been thinking I need to replace my rear track bar with one that has a bend in it... There are a lot of videos out there of this "fix" but I have not found a video with my Mickey Thompson tire (and we know not all 37s are created equal).

Thanks in advance.

It might be the difference the AT vs the MT. I have brand new Baja Boss AT 37x12.5 and it fits, but its tight. I clear the factory track bar fine, but I have to re-adjust a few times as I'm reeling it up because it drags on the heat sheild.

 

[JasonL83]

I was in the same mindset on this, BTW the 35 will fit underneath the bed, it’s tight but it fits. i went this way and love it.

Dude, you're almost complete blocking one tail lamp in addition to complete obscuring your CHMBL!

This can't be legal....

 

[JasonL83]

This is me

I mean, it's cool. But how is this legal?! You're complete obscuring the passenger tail light! At least you have the CHMBL on the cap, unlike the other dude!

Also, I like that wheel design.

 

[ChadM]

I was in the same mindset on this, BTW the 35 will fit underneath the bed, it’s tight but it fits. i went this way and love it.

What timing. I just posted, asking about this bumper - or maybe a knock off of it? What bumper is that?
https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/...r-bumpers-fuel-carrier-and-spare-tire.106750/

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