Have a question, new to this forum so not sure now to search it on my phone, anyway I have a 2013JKU with 35"tires. The question is will the stock tire carrier and tail gate handle the extra weight, seems to be struggling on the hinges. I know my 98 wrangler handled it fine back in the day. Thanks

 

Your probably gonna get mixed answers on this, there's a lot of people that do it but over time the welds will more than likely break. Once you figure out how to search you'll find lots of info about this, I remember seeing where someone posted pics of the welds breaking. If your not going to be really offloading it will be fine for a while until you get a tire carrier.

 

Ya, guess I'm getting tire carrier than, normally hit some kind of trail every weekend even if its just a quick trip to palomar with the kid so the wife can have her quiet time

 

My 35" tire bent my tail gate .

 

How long did it take, and what kind of driving were you doing? Curious because the wife seen me grab the jeep magazine now and just said NO so got to ensure and emphasize the importance.

 

If the $$ is the reason from the wifey. A cheaper way would be the tf hinge upgrade 499.99

 

Ya she thinks I spend to much money on it already, don't know where she got that idea from

 

JEEP - Just Empty Every Pocket.

My wife feels the same as yours and I have a wish list of around $5000 so far, sigh. Get used to it LOL. To the OP, I like the idea of the TF kit as it keeps it on the tailgate. I don't like the idea of having to swing a carrier out of the way just to open the tailgate. As stated, I have a financial hurdle in which I am married to and cannot get the latest and greatest rear tire carrier. My other alternative was the eBay bumper sold by eautogrills. I have their Smittybilt XRC stubby knock-off and absolutely love it. Perfect fit and finish. Good luck.

 

I run 35s and off-road frequently. For reliability at cost, Smittybilt XRC rear bumper with tire carrier swing arm. $1000.

 

I ran my 35 on the stock carrier for around 11000 miles. I hated every minute of it, because I could see it bounce around when I hit the bumps in the road, and it rattled to no end. Put the TF carrier on, and everything is great again.