I'm wondering the same thing. I don't know if you have seen this or not, but they have a few pages of info on PDF about the tire carrier. What do you think about it? It doesn't look like it ties into the bumper at all. It looks like heavy hinges and reinforcement at the gate. I bought the winch mount and hoop at their shop and saw the prototype on their Jeep, but I didn't get to look at it long.
From the PDF drawings and photos I'd say it does tie in to the bumper. Pages 4 & 5 show the part mounted to the Jeep in blue with the ball in gold. If you look at page 14 you can see it clearly hooks to the bracket to open and close with the Jeep door.
Looks pretty sweet, be curious to see a final product.
Page 15 and 16 looks like the tube doesn't go through the bumper and to the frame, that's what I meant by tied into the bumper. It looks like everything is held on by the door and hinges.
The carrier attaches to the side pillar via a pivotal hinge sharing only the mounting points with the tail gate hinges. There is absolutely no load on the hinges or tail gate. The only connection to the tail gate is a spherical joint tie rod to allow it to move/articulate with the tail gate opening and closing.
The wide span between the top and lower hinging allows for greater load distribution resulting in a structurally stiff and robust assembly with no vibrations or rattles.
Here are some test fitting pictures showing the kinematics of the system.
The carrier attaches to the side pillar via a pivotal hinge sharing only the mounting points with the tail gate hinges. There is absolutely no load on the hinges or tail gate. The only connection to the tail gate is a spherical joint tie rod to allow it to move/articulate with the tail gate action. The wide span between the top and lower hinging allows for greater load distribution resulting in a structurally stiff and robust assembly with no vibrations or rattles. Here are some test fitting pictures showing the kinematics of the system. Coming very soon. Just sit tight and stay tuned. LTG
Maximus-3 received a lot of input, comments, suggestions from the Jeep community, 10A Facebook Group and several Jeep Clubs in the evolution of the Maximus-3 Tire Carrier.
The Maximus Tire Carrier leverages the existing hinge points for execution. All load is removed from the rear gate skin.
No rear bumper interaction.
The tire carrier is designed to handle up to 40 in. tires.
The Sport package allows the user to expand the base tire carrier into multiple configurations. Attach are some of the brackets enabling the modular concepts. Maximus-3 continues to receive input from the Jeep community regarding expansion to the Tire Carrier. We welcome your input !
There will be no badging on the carrier other than the Maximus logo. The Tire carrier is a JK concept.
The carrier will be sold as kits. All configurations will be priced separately. Pricing will be released early next week.
Orders will be accepted after price release.
Expected ship dates is 3-4 weeks out.
Manufacturing and material specs are defined. Formed steel construction: steel tube (2" OD, 0.125 wall thickness) and heavy gauge steel bracketry. "Detroit Hustles Harder"
I went another route before this came along but am quite impressed. There is a great amount of engineering put into the M-3 products.
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