Mopar Spare Tire Kit and 37’s Tested.

Chris Gearhart

Member

• Apr 4, 2018

• #1

For anyone interested, the Mopar kit does indeed fit a 37” tire (Cooper STT 37”x12.5”).

If you install,

-Oversized Spare Tire Carrier Bracket Kit &
-Tailgate Reinforcement Kit

It handles it nicely. Personally, it feels like the reinforcement kit is a no brainer, despite the magnesium of the gate. It just increases the reach of the gate hardware to extend farther to the center of gravity of the gate.

I also installed the brake light relocation kit. Not sure if the stock light will extend high enough, but I didn’t want to have the windshield occluded any more.

I’ll add some pics in a bit.


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OverlanderJL

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• Apr 4, 2018

• #2

Any pictures of it installed?


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Chris Gearhart

Member

• Apr 8, 2018

• #3

Oops! Almost forgot.



Note the last pic. I took one of the nobs off the bump stop, but left it long. They bend pretty badly, but I didn’t want any movement so I left it as is to see how they do.


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Last edited: Apr 8, 2018

Chris Gearhart

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• Apr 8, 2018

• #4

Oh, and the reinforcement kit:






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Chris Gearhart

Member

• Apr 8, 2018

• #5

The Oversized Tire Bracket kit includes an offset bracket that raises the bolt assembly of the back by a couple inches.



The reinforcement plate then bolts over the hinge brackets and then again into tailgate farther in, increasing the reach of the hinge support.



There are two layers of spacers to push the offset bracket out from the body. I used one layer for the 12.5” STTs.




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Last edited: Apr 8, 2018

Chris Gearhart

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• Apr 8, 2018

• #6

Wheeled with it today with no movement that I could discern.


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OverlanderJL

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• Apr 8, 2018

• #7

Looks good on there!


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Chris Gearhart

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• Apr 8, 2018

• #8

I’m offended and am leaving this forum forever.


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• Apr 8, 2018

• #9

Chris Gearhart said:

I’m offended and am leaving this forum forever.

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:cheesy: Lookin good and thanks for posting this up :thumb:

 

OverlanderJL

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• Apr 8, 2018

• #10

Chris Gearhart said:

I’m offended and am leaving this forum forever.


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:cheesy:


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JTCO

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• Apr 8, 2018

• #11

Chris Gearhart said:

I’m offended and am leaving this forum forever.


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:cheesy: :beer:

 

cliff538

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• Apr 8, 2018

• #12

Great info, thank you!

 

Bearded_Dragon

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• Apr 8, 2018

• #13

Does the tire rest at all on the bumper? Looks pretty close.

 

Chris Gearhart

Member

• Apr 8, 2018

• #14

Close, but doesn’t touch it.


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cliff538

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• Apr 8, 2018

• #15

Price quote for reference:

 

cliff538

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• Apr 8, 2018

• #16

Chris, you don't see any problems with a STT Pro 37" x 13.5" tire do you? I can't imagine it would make a difference but wanted to check.

 

BillArnett

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• Apr 8, 2018

• #17

cliff538 said:

Chris, you don't see any problems with a STT Pro 37" x 13.5" tire do you? I can't imagine it would make a difference but wanted to check.

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I was wondering that, too. That wider tire will be 1/2 closer to the tailgate. So maybe the rubber spacers will have to be shortened a bit more?

 

Chris Gearhart

Member

• Apr 9, 2018

• #18

The rubber would be shortened, and it comes with two spacers. I only used one (maybe 1/4”). But if you have the 13.5”, presumably you’d have a rim with bigger back space, which also would help. I think it’d fit personally.


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cliff538

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• Apr 9, 2018

• #19

Chris Gearhart said:

The rubber would be shortened, and it comes with two spacers. I only used one (maybe 1/4”). But if you have the 13.5”, presumably you’d have a rim with bigger back space, which also would help. I think it’d fit personally.


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Thanks Chris!

 

BillArnett

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• Apr 9, 2018

• #20

Thanks. I guess I’ll find out soon enough. If my JL ever gets out of Ohio :-( In any case, we can always use Eddie’s hockey puck solution