Rugged Ridge 11585.01 Spare Tire Carrier Mount, Heavy Duty; 87-06 Jeep Wrangler YJ/TJ,Black

A few little touch ups and bang like new. Great product and better price. It was already put together for me

I’ve got a 01 TJ with 33 12.5 X 15s on it. The previous owner ran with the stock mount and an extended plate adapter, as well as an extended bolts and spacers for the third light to be visible over the spare. I ran with this set up for about 3 years in urban, suburban, and off-roading situations until the metal of the original mount was starting to shear off at the extension plate. Not only was this going to cause catastrophic failure but having a 33 fall off and bounce down the highway into some poor old grandmas windshield was not a comforting thought. I took off the spare and got this and I couldn’t have asked for a better mount.Pros:-Easy to install (You don’t need new hardware, just use the original bolts from the mounting plate unless they are rusted or damaged, then get some new ones.)- Sturdy construction. This thing looks like it can take a beating, plus the metal is covered with a textured surface- Didn’t need the extended bolts and spacers for the third brake light to clear the tire.- Looks Great…- Easily accepts my 33s without problem.- Total install time including tailgate cleaning before remounting about 1 hour and 10 min.CONS:-Pictures in the instructions were grainy and sometimes hard to see what was being done.-Should have done this long ago…I’ve ridden with this now for over 5,000 miles since installation over light off-road trails, suburban and heavily pothole laden urban landscapes. This mount is great. No squeaks, no groans, no bouncing spare tire in my rearview. My only concern is what will a heavy mount and a heavy tire do to my tailgate, but only time will tell. For now there has been NO difference in my tailgate at all, and for that I took the timeout to write a review. This product is worth the money, I highly recommend it.Tip: When connecting your third brake light back to your tailgate, shut the tailgate to have the circuit completed. I stressed myself out for about 15 minutes thinking that by disconnecting my light, that I killed it somehow.**** Edit for fun update: it is 2023, and this mount has outlasted so many other parts it’s ludicrous lol.Other than some accumulation of dirt after off-roading sessions (so clean your machine people) there is absolutely nothing that has gone wrong with this mount.I cannot recommend this mount enough! At this rate it’s going to seriously outperform and outlast the TJ itself!I’d give it 12/5 stars if I could! :D

Thank god, it does exist. A tire carrier that is heavy duty and doesn't angle your tire forward or backwards. I paired this with the Rugged Ridge Heavy Duty Spartacus hinge and it works great. I have a 33x12.50r15 with a 8" wheel with 3.75" backspacing. This fits perfectly. Unfortunately this is not the tire carrier that comes with the Spartacus Heavy Duty tire carrier kit. That one holds your tire at an angle. I presume they angle them so they will hold a larger tire without hitting the rear bumper. I can confirm this is fine with a 33". I believe a 35" would be fine too but your wheel offset could effect that.

Use with HD hinge set up. Works great, no rattle. Check reviews on the hinge carrier system. Works great. Be sure to heat the torx bolt with small propane torch or you will break them.

Clean looking, good option to replace rusted OEM, I only wish they did it for standard size, factory tires as well