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Snug? I have my 35" spare on the floor out in the back of the XJ
With the seat up? How?
Originally Posted by CurrySoSpicy
Yea, I'm just not a fan of roof racks and the tire carrier stuff is so expensive. I like the idea of having it in the back.
Same here. More weight up top just means higher rollover risk. I might do a roof basket eventually, but just for lighter weight stuff.... not heavy *** spare tires.
Thanks man. Honestly, since the tire is off to one side, I can still see out the back enough to keep the mirror.
Can you post a picture of the view out the back? I honestly love the rear mounted tire look and would love to get one. But the one xj I drove with a center mounted tire really sucked. Couldnt see anything. Dont know if being offset would help enough or not.
Edit - you have 35s and I have 31s. That would free up 4" of window if I could move the mount down. Not bad.
Can you post a picture of the view out the back? I honestly love the rear mounted tire look and would love to get one. But the one xj I drove with a center mounted tire really sucked. Couldnt see anything. Dont know if being offset would help enough or not.
Edit - you have 35s and I have 31s. That would free up 4" of window if I could move the mount down. Not bad.
Yeah I can get you one tomorrow. Mounted the highlift and CB antenna tonight. Tomorrow hopefully I can do a mini photoshoot.
lol... didn't say it was overpriced, just said it was expensive. I'm the sole provider of a household of 5, man. The newest vehicle in my driveway is 17 years old... I don't have a lot of money for "upgrades". That's why the majority of my build is homebrew stuff, things that I've gotten a helluva deal on, and things that I got really lucky with and were given to me by a generous member of the Jeep community.
You mean 2" of window. The part straight back behind your head won't make a difference lol
No I meant 4". 35-31=4 right? Again, this is assuming I move the mount down 2" to get a 31 to sit on the bumper like Shoops 35s do. If the mount didnt move, then yes 2".
No I meant 4". 35-31=4 right? Again, this is assuming I move the mount down 2" to get a 31 to sit on the bumper like Shoops 35s do. If the mount didnt move, then yes 2".
My mistake, I didn't understand what you meant by that.
For anyone not following, I thought he was simply doing 35-31=4" difference. But of course you have to divide that by two because the 4" difference will be split equally on each side of the hub where the wheel mounts. 2" to the left and 2" to the right.
But if he also moves the mount 2" lower, it would give him a total of 3.696" of extra usable window space
Last edited by NewKindOfClown; 08-01-2017 at 02:13 PM.
The newest vehicle in my driveway is 17 years old... I don't have a lot of money for "upgrades"
Same boat brother. My newest vehicle is a 93 XJ and my MJ is 1986. Sole provider of 4 and when I have to take time off of work for the Military, that's the cash I use to buy my parts with.
07-31-2017, 10:36 PM
