Anyone put their spare tire on their roof rack?
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Anyone put their spare tire on their roof rack?
Just curious... How does it look? I was thinking if I put mine up there, I wouldn't have to spend money on a tire carrier....and it might make the Jeep look more impressive. What should I do with the stock carrier/3rd brake light assembly? I'd still like to keep the 3rd brake light.
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Just curious... How does it look? I was thinking if I put mine up there, I wouldn't have to spend money on a tire carrier....and it might make the Jeep look more impressive. What should I do with the stock carrier/3rd brake light assembly? I'd still like to keep the 3rd brake light.
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Looks fine but Id hate to lug that thing off the roof when Im already irritated after getting a flat. Id have to use a few extra #@%$&### words when getting it off the roof.
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I thought about doing this, but my primary reason for putting the rack on was to have extra storage capability when traveling. Putting the tire up there defeats the purpose, IMHO.
Plus. I definitely don't want to kill myself trying to get a 80+lb tire off the roof...
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Originally Posted by ke5rto
Only a few??? I would wear them all out!
I thought about doing this, but my primary reason for putting the rack on was to have extra storage capability when traveling. Putting the tire up there defeats the purpose, IMHO.
Plus. I definitely don't want to kill myself trying to get a 80+lb tire off the roof...
I have a write up on here about it, and I has totally helped me out storage wise. The rack also acts as a grab handle so that is just a bonus!!
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Originally Posted by isshinryu28
And y would it kill MPG weight is weight I would think
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Thanks for the replies. Just looking through some older threads and came across this... There are some pics of the spare tire on top. Looks pretty cool I think, but you guys might be right about the mpg thing.
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...p-3rd-row-seat
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...p-3rd-row-seat