mounting a 32" spare

[njhcx4xlife]

I am going to need to get a new spare soon when the lift goes on next week but am not sure how to mount it. i have heard that the $50 bracket that just mounts up to a 33" spare is crap and will ruin my hinges on my tailgate....anyone have this? I think it is by olympic. My other question is that I have a warn rear bumper so can i mount the warn swing away tire carrier to this or are there 2 different wanr rear bumper models for a tj?

[orangeyj]

Hey man for the longest time i ran the stock tire holder off my tail gate for my 33 in tire. I never had tail gate issues, but then again i did not leave the tail gate open for long periods of time to allow it to sag or break teh hinges. But i also went with the warn tire carrier swing bumper cause i got a great out of the box deal on it. Mine was actually made for a CJ, but i mounted up perfectly to the YJ. The trick here is warn sell them separetly or as one. I actually bought the cj warn made bumper and then when i got a little more cash i ordered up the tire carrier. For your Tj i beleive if u already have the warn bumper and you have the top pin sticking up to mount the tire swing then you are allset just by the tire swing and put it on there. IF you bought just the warn bumper with no tire swing attatchment then u are in some trouble.
check out warns fit chart
www.warn.com/truck/mounting-systems/rock_crawler_rear_bumper_app.shtml
and if your bumper that u have now is tire carrier acceptable then just order up the tire carrier
www.warn.com/truck/mounting-systems/tire_carrier_rockcrawler.shtml
hope that helps you out a bit man and it is a sweet set up when all said and done, looks sweet and very easy to install.

[njhcx4xlife]

I have the warn bumper without the top pin so I am screwed for that idea but did you say you had a 33 mounted right to the stock carrier? Is it possible for me to mount a 32" spare on a stock jeep steel wheel right to the carrier or would i need to get a different wheel for the back spacing?

[chrometj]

same problem here vince, u need the special warn bumper to add the warn carrier, I ran into this same problem when considering the spare idea....i bought the bracket youre talking about but with advice from many of the guys on this forum and others I sent it back and spent some more money on the besttop carrier, no problems here...i just didnt want my spare falling off, the stock hinges suck

[XfaCtoR]

im running my 33 on the stock mount, its been like that for 5 months now. and the door works fine

[njhcx4xlife]

what wheel are you using? I am thinking my 32 won't fir on the stock jeep steelie i have as a spare because of the back spacing. and are you running the spare on just the stock carrier or that bracket too?

[mikeswrangler]

I had a larger tire mounted as my spare on my YJ and it dented and cracked my tailgate. It is alot of weight to be holding when offroading, even tho the door is closed.

[JeepFan555]

Spend the money on the bestop carrier or sell your warn bumper and get a new one.

[jps4jeep]

I ran a 31" spare for a couple years, ya it sags, takes a lot longer than 5 months. and doesn't matter how often you open the raer tail gate, just bounching around on the street will do it. IMHO, the olympic unit if a larger POS than that thing my neighbors dog left in my lawn the other day (had one and sold it about two days later) your best bet would be to sell the rear Warn bumper (If it fits a CJ I might take it for the right price but I don't think it will.) and start from scratch.

[njhcx4xlife]

The bumper will go on any wrangler i'm pretty sure but I guess this is something that needs to go on hole because I am out of cash...even if i sold it i wouldn't be able to afford another bumper and swing away

[jps4jeep]

Check ebay, lots of back woods fabricators are selling home made rear bumper and tire carriers for a lot less than a name brand. I have seen them sell for as low as $299

search these words

Rock crawling bumper
tj rear bumper
spare tire carrier
jeep rear bumper

Good luck!