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Towing/Hitch/Tire carrier question

Old 01-03-2014, 10:40 AM
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Default Towing/Hitch/Tire carrier question

Looking for some advice from you experts.

I have an 11 JKUS that I have added 35" tires and a 3" lift. As you know, these are decent sized/heavy tires and the shop owner told me that I should invest in a tire carrier/bumper combo to help with the weight for offroading.

I use my JK to tow a boat, so my questions/ask for advice are:

1) If I get an aftermarket bumper/tire carrier, are there any that will allow me to keep my stock 2" receiver?

2) If not, is there a bumper/tire carrier combo you would recommend that includes a 2" receiver that would work for towing? I've only seen a few with the receiver integrated but they had disclaimers that said "not for towing, for use with accessories only." That won't help me

Thanks!
Old 01-03-2014, 10:44 AM
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My Poison Spyder rear bumper leaves space to use the stock hitch
Old 01-03-2014, 11:07 AM
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The GenRight also allows you to retain the stock hitch.


As far as- "Not for towing", it's a simple liability thing that they don't want to invest in the research and testing that's needed. It's not that it won't pull your trailer safely.
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