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Jeep Wrangler YJ
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<blockquote data-quote="machoheadgames" data-source="post: 431084" data-attributes="member: 18789"><p>Unfortunately I have nothing to add as soon as I read "won't cost a small fortune"...I've had a few from Smitty and Rampage. The Smitty was better than Rampage but still seemed too expensive for the quality (or lack of). It did hold a tire, but just felt pretty cheap and really was not smooth operation and rattled like crazy unless you can build a contraption to put some preload on it when it's latched to shut it up.</p><p></p><p>I ended up going with ARB and spent WAY too much but I did finally get the results I wanted so.....anyways, I really hate the YJ tire carrier options, they are awful. The few good ones are way too expensive, everything else is mediocre at best in my experiences.</p><p></p><p>I was really close to ditching the spare altogether but I don't like that look and there is always the what-if factor in case you do ever need it. I don't trust my patching skills near as much as I trust my ability to unbolt 8 lug nuts and swap the tires out. So for that reason I still carry one and spent way too much to do so. It is what it is at this point.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="machoheadgames, post: 431084, member: 18789"] Unfortunately I have nothing to add as soon as I read "won't cost a small fortune"...I've had a few from Smitty and Rampage. The Smitty was better than Rampage but still seemed too expensive for the quality (or lack of). It did hold a tire, but just felt pretty cheap and really was not smooth operation and rattled like crazy unless you can build a contraption to put some preload on it when it's latched to shut it up. I ended up going with ARB and spent WAY too much but I did finally get the results I wanted so.....anyways, I really hate the YJ tire carrier options, they are awful. The few good ones are way too expensive, everything else is mediocre at best in my experiences. I was really close to ditching the spare altogether but I don't like that look and there is always the what-if factor in case you do ever need it. I don't trust my patching skills near as much as I trust my ability to unbolt 8 lug nuts and swap the tires out. So for that reason I still carry one and spent way too much to do so. It is what it is at this point. [/QUOTE]
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