After waiting almost 5 months for delivery, last Tuesday my stock 2012 JK finally turned up at the dealers in England. So, it was straight off to my local garage with a van load of mods that had been shipped from the US and stored in my garage for month's. Today I noticed the 33" (285/70/17) tires on KMC Addicts (-12 offset) don't touch the rubber stoppers on the tailgate. There's a gap of about 3 inches, I'm afraid the weight of the wheel and tire will damage the tailgate. Will I need to order a tire carrier? If so is Rugged Ridge OK?

Paul

 

I don't think weight would be an issue as much as stability. I am a fan of the daystar bump stops myself. They are much longer and can be cut to fit just about any offset. That and they only run $15. But in the long run if you plan on going 35's or bigger, a carrier wouldn't hurt

Here are those bump stops. http://www.quadratec.com/products/16053_520.htm

Nice rig btw.

 

Not a huge fan of the Daystar Isolators, but I'm sure they saved my tailgate until I had a tire carrier. If you have the cash I'd get a tire carrier sooner rather than later, and if not I would order up the Daystars immediately.

 

I would do the same. Nice CRD!

 

Congratulations on finally receiving your new Jeep. It must have been torture waiting months for it to arrive. I really like that front bumper, looks great on your Jeep. Enjoy!

 

I read somewhere a while back that the max weight the tire carrier could support was around 50-70 pounds. However, I have 33's on my stock carrier. You absolutely should look into the re-enforcing kit and bump stops that will reach the tire. The re-enforcing kit is a set of steel plates that attach behind the tire carrier inside the gate. It's been about two years since I did this. Every time I rotate my tires I check for any damage. None so far. Very good investment. I've seen tailgates that the spare had rippled or just about pulled off. Don't go there. Good luck.

 

Cyberil, what bumpers are those?

Also, where do I find the tailgate reinforcing kit mentioned?

 

Rugged Ridge XHD

N my opinion the most aggressive looking bumpers out there.