I'm wondering if anyone has found a body mounted spare tire that is fully compatible with the Savvy TJ Stainless Steel Tub Rub Rails (iow no required cutting of the rails themselves)? I have a 2000 TJ w/ 35" tires (not going any bigger), stock tailgate, Savvy corner armor, and of course the Savvy tub rub rails. Plans include adding the Savvy taillights which take up a bigger footprint on the corner than the stock lights. Not sure if y'all need more detail?
I previously had the Bestop HighRock 4x4 Oversize Tire Carrier installed before adding the Savvy corner armor and this carrier will require cutting the rub rails. I also have the MORryde Tailgate Reinforcement Kit (same as Exogate) but the larger hinges will interfere with the rub rails and require cutting. I reached out to GenRight and they confirmed that the rails will need to be cut for their carrier as well. Lastly, I reached out to Savvy and they said: "I'm being told GenRight is your best option." I responded for clarification on why so I'll update this thread/edit this post when I get more detail.
Some posts I've found with cuts in the rails to accommodate a spare tire carrier (might be an older version for Jerry Bransford's jeep but I'm not 100% sure. My rails look like the ones in the 1st link below):
Hopefully someone out there knows something that I don't (on this subject
) and can share for both my benefit & others in the future. Thanks!
I previously had the Bestop HighRock 4x4 Oversize Tire Carrier installed before adding the Savvy corner armor and this carrier will require cutting the rub rails. I also have the MORryde Tailgate Reinforcement Kit (same as Exogate) but the larger hinges will interfere with the rub rails and require cutting. I reached out to GenRight and they confirmed that the rails will need to be cut for their carrier as well. Lastly, I reached out to Savvy and they said: "I'm being told GenRight is your best option." I responded for clarification on why so I'll update this thread/edit this post when I get more detail.
Some posts I've found with cuts in the rails to accommodate a spare tire carrier (might be an older version for Jerry Bransford's jeep but I'm not 100% sure. My rails look like the ones in the 1st link below):
- Exogate (MORyde carrier) on SuperWade2's jeep here which show the required cuts: https://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f9/who-has-exogate-tire-carrier-1491566/index33.html
Original ORFab carrier on Jerry Bransford's jeep (looks like more cutting): https://www.wranglerforum.com/f282/bumper-with-tire-carrier-851322-2.html
Pretty much every other picture that I can find w/ the rub rails is of a Jeep without a tire carrier
Hopefully someone out there knows something that I don't (on this subject
) and can share for both my benefit & others in the future. Thanks!
