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Old Oct 10, 2010 | 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by VaNomad0530
Is it me or do these pictures look kind of funny? They almost look photo shopped. Not to mention the second pic is bugging me out...it looks like the tire carrier is angled as if it is swinging to the left when the hinge is on the right side? Unless they have the highlift and other stuff mounted on the outside of the tire.... I gotta stop taking those crazy pills.
It looks like they have different tire mounting setups. The first one has 2 swingouts. On the left is the tire and the right is for the gerry can (why would you need that to swing out is beyond me). The second is of a pic of the left side of the Jeep with the carrier open. The third is a tire mounted center of rear.
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Old Oct 10, 2010 | 02:09 PM
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If you react to what you think you see you won't see the truth.
Picture #1 clearly shows this as a dual setup spare and jack swings left and the jerry can swings right.
Picture #2 show a different configuration with a single center mounted spare.
Picture #3 shows the drivers side assembly and the left side taillight. The perspective can fool you.
This is a sweet setup but I would eliminate the stock tail lights for a cleaner look. BTW if you go to the link it becomes even easier to see, no photoshop, no conspiracy.
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 06:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Holyroller
If you react to what you think you see you won't see the truth.
Picture #1 clearly shows this as a dual setup spare and jack swings left and the jerry can swings right.
Picture #2 show a different configuration with a single center mounted spare.
Picture #3 shows the drivers side assembly and the left side taillight. The perspective can fool you.
This is a sweet setup but I would eliminate the stock tail lights for a cleaner look. BTW if you go to the link it becomes even easier to see, no photoshop, no conspiracy.
First level thinking? "If you react to what you think you see, you won't see the truth." Thanks for the words of wisdom there Holyroller.

Right, I saw that they had two different setups for this. As for the pictures, looking at it again I realize they took the second picture (the middle one) from the very back straight on. I thought they took it from the passenger side at the rear instead. They Just didn't show the entire rear. Some of the pictures just look funny to me. The background or something just doesn't look right. All perception and how you look at it I guess. That's why I thought the tail light looked like it was photo shopped to the side. They're just bad pictures imo.
Just trying look out for others so they don't get taken advantage of.
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Old Feb 22, 2013 | 08:47 PM
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So has anyone actually tried one of these yet?
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Old Feb 22, 2013 | 11:02 PM
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I had a Kaymar bumper/swing-away tire carrier on my old FZJ80 Landcruiser. It was a decent product, but there wasn't anywhere near as many options as there are for Jeeps... It was the only option I had at the time. It is essentially the same design, just the bumper is made to fit the JK. The latch for the carrier is very secure and doesn't rattle. The down side is you might as well have just bolted a Volkswagen to the rear; it is heavier than hell but at least it balanced out the weight in front. The dual pivot is a great concept until you want to get something from inside the cargo area, then you're cursing ever having bought it and that was with a fold down tailgate; I can't imagine have to do that with a swing-away tailgate like ours on any kind of incline. I had a huge ding in my rear quarter panel for the same reason guys get them from the mirrors.
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Old Feb 23, 2013 | 03:32 PM
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I bought my JK with a Kaymar already installed on the rear, I dont mind it. Very strong (probably heavy too), and zero squeaks/rattles with a 35" spare, slimline LED taillights integrated into the bar is a nice touch. Only thing that annoys me is the strut sometimes flings my 35" spare out & when it hits the stop you get a loud metal bang (stop is metal on metal), one day I'll attatch some rubber to the stop.
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