Tailgate Fail!
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JK Junkie
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Tailgate Fail!
ok....so ppl always warn me about weight on my tailgate...
and others ask if it hurts my gate to carry that huge 20 with a 36" meat.
I always say Ive had no problems.
GUESS WHAT!!!
My slow hunt for a tire carrier has become an emergency.
I shut the tailgate yesterday, and it rattled....
I grabbed the wheel/tire push and pull to see what was loose.
Turns out its the entire tailgate!
When I wiggle the spare, the whole tailgate moves around 1-1.5" in either direction. Time for some shopping, I guess.
Tomorrow Im gonna check the bolts that hold the gate to the hinges, and see if I can buy some time....if not, Ill be running spareless until I get a new carrier.
Too bad I cant find the ones I like in stock anywhere.
and others ask if it hurts my gate to carry that huge 20 with a 36" meat.
I always say Ive had no problems.
GUESS WHAT!!!
My slow hunt for a tire carrier has become an emergency.
I shut the tailgate yesterday, and it rattled....
I grabbed the wheel/tire push and pull to see what was loose.
Turns out its the entire tailgate!
When I wiggle the spare, the whole tailgate moves around 1-1.5" in either direction. Time for some shopping, I guess.
Tomorrow Im gonna check the bolts that hold the gate to the hinges, and see if I can buy some time....if not, Ill be running spareless until I get a new carrier.
Too bad I cant find the ones I like in stock anywhere.
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JK Jedi Master
Uh huh, gotcha Crash, if you really had money, you'd had a tire carrier by now! So we know how you did so good on a wife now! HAHA Oh, nevermind, forget I said anything.
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JK Junkie
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but no....im not financially wealthy.
compared to some.
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A friend of mine was running just a 33" tire and his tailgate started popping in and out...
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I picked up the full tire carrier, swing away bumper
here's what your looking for...
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/jk-bumpers-armor-114/hanson-tire-carrier-nj-82640/
here's what your looking for...
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/jk-bumpers-armor-114/hanson-tire-carrier-nj-82640/
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JK Junkie
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That would work for hinges, but would not help the fact that the gate is just too thin a piece of sheet metal to hold the weight.