Hey guys,
I am looking into purchasing a tiregate to mount my full size spare on. I just have it sitting in the back of the truck now. Does anyone own one and have any reviews? Is it worth the money? Thanks
Tire Gate?
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- DBoregon
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For that kind of money, buy a whole bumper from MDB.
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look at CBI Offroad. Hitch mounted fold down carriers, mostly.
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I wish I had the money for Bartons bumper. Another thing you could do it Curts tire carrier, I know some have modded it to fold down.
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I bought the first one available in CA through 4 Wheel Parts when they came out. Reviewed it at trailvoy. http://forums.trailvoy.com/showthread.php?t=27578 Used it for years, then finally wanted a couple of mods so I had a welder slice it in half and weld the upper part to the rear bumper inner reinforcing bracketry. But I now have a Mike Barton rear bumper on order, and if you can wait for a bit, I'll be selling this assembly.
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That's an awesome photo Bill! Truck looks so beastly!
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Have to ask are those STmaxx in the First pic?
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Thanks for the feedback! Think I am gonna order the tire rack from CBI Offroad.
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I was asking a lot of these same questions about a year ago after weeks of reading and thinking about what might work best, here's what I went with
viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2244&hilit=hitch+mounted+spare
I'd recommend it.
viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2244&hilit=hitch+mounted+spare
I'd recommend it.
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General Grabber LT285/75-16 red label. Got them the first month that size started shipping. Would replace them with a new set but they're now on backorder.Cable810 wrote:Have to ask are those STmaxx in the First pic?
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