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Pros & Cons
Pros
Great opening and closing single handed. Smittybilt is easy to deal with and this tire carrier is good looking to boot. Does everything a spare tire carrier should!
The tire carrier works great with the smittybilt gen 2 bumper. Installed on my 2018 rubicon recon.
Cons
The bumper is solid, but the tire carrier is terrible. As a result of this tire carrier my tailgate is now damaged, there are fatigued and cracked welds inside the tailgate that now make lots of rattling noise. Mine also bounces about 3/4 at all times... Read More
Highlights
Quality
Very well built and work with src gen 2 bumper
This thing is super strong and sturdy.
Edit after week 2:i have had to torque the tire carrier turnbuckle down to a point where i must now force the tailgate closed a... Read More
A real pain to install, most difficult was getting the carrier, bumper, and frame to align, once that was done, assembly was pretty easy.
Price
For the price point this bumper was reviewed best overall.
Purchased on amazon because i saved over $100 compared to other sites.
Shipping
Being that it's heavy it doesn't ship well so inspect the package when it arrives.
My tire carrier was damaged during transit with ups.
The company got back to me right away, apologized, and sent a replacement before the damaged one even got back to them.
Packaging/appearance
The only person that even comes close to matching your incompetence is the one-eyed freak in charge of packaging.
Packaging could be better since it had scuffs.
Well packaged product received with no damage or defects.
Competitiveness
I read a lot of reviews and while there are less expensive bumper/tire carriers out there i feel that this one with the added a... Read More
It takes a good amount of effort to open/close the tailgate compared to other tire carriers.
I bought this and the xrc gen2 bumper for my jeep at the same time.
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
great, good, rear, built and few. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 122 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jul 22 2024.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I had already previously installed the xrc gen 2 front and rear bumpers
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I bought the tire carrier to complete the package
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Smittybilt doesnt screw around when it comes to quality
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If youre installing this by yourself set aside 45 hrs
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Get some help and itll cut that time in half
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Black white blurry photos and lack of details are about all youll get
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Do yourself a favor youtube the crap out of this product
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Overall you wont be disappointed with this tire carrier
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