We used 3/8 to be safe and give it some beef
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Nice job. :thumb:
We used 3/8 to be safe and give it some beef
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It never gave. I actually bent my hitch once lolNice job. :thumb:
This is what we made and I ran on my jk back when I carried a spare (ya I'm one of THOSE people). Also not intended to derail
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Will it have to be removed to open the gate? I've seen them made both ways and I'm curious what direction you are going.
The white, black and red JK beginning at 5:27... Ouch.
I was going to make one, but seeing how fast I move, that could be 2025 [emoji51].... so sure, I’ll support the forum.. bare or black is fine... either way. Design/bends are same for the JK right?
Yup, that'd be the idea and I'm making them adjustable so that it'd work with different applications.
I understand why you would want one if your spare is tailgate mounted. I am curious if LoD, RockHard 4x4, Evo Mfg, etc designed their frame mounted carriers specifically to withstand this situation, making the stinger redundant.
Got a link to that video?
IMHO, no chance. You will at minimum rip off the studs on the carrier, and if somehow your studs could survive, you’ll roll the tire off the wheel, however I’m pretty sure you’ll leverage the tire enough with the full power of the engine to not only rip it off but put it through your back window. Now, you’ll have to catch it pretty well, but watching eddies recent moab video, I think a few of those situations would have caused some good damage.
Interesting. The last time I was I moab I saw a jk drop off a ledge pretty harshly, and he ripped his tire off his bumper carrier. Now, the carrier broke at the steel, not at the studs, and honestly I have no idea if it was a POS eBay bumper/carrier, but it did rip right off. Now of course, this is just a single anecdotal example, and IMHO, while a stinger may not be nearly as necessary on a bumper carrier mounted spare, I still think it’s great insurance.
Side note, as someone that runs an expedition one carrier and bumper setup, which is a very stout setup, I remember in your previous moab video the guy was running the same setup, the the twin 4 gallon rotopax units, and clipped them on a ledge, smashing in his rear window. If I remember correctly, I remember thinking to myself “if only this guy had a hitch slider he could have saved himself a massive headache.” So sometimes, it may not even be the tire that needs saving.