You could also look out for one like mine. Also factory, & I have carried a 30" Revo on aluminum & a 31" BFG AT on steel spare. This one is bumper mounted with reinforcements under the bumper. I stopped using it when I went up to 32" mudder on steel tire - pretty heavy. Now the spare is on my roof, but it's no fun trying to get it down by yourself. I know I would be unable to, so if/when I get a flat, I hope 1) I'm not alone; 2) I'm not on the side of the road. I'm skinny and lack strength!

Edit: Mine will be for sale soon. I'm sick of having my spare on the roof & I want to get it down before I need it.

hey wagon loving the sticker man. Very nice.

Thanx - my video is on YouTube. Lousy quality, but still XJ yanking H1, heh, heh.

I was bored one day and decided to go to the junk yard to look at rear tire carriers. Front looking I found only one that would possibly work. The Bronco II rear tire carrier. The reason the trooper one doesn't work is because the jeep rear lift gate goes all the way out to the side of the jeep instead of stopped at the window. The only vehicle in the jy that I saw like this was the bronco ii. I almost got one to try out but didn't have room in my wheel barrel

station wagon if im correct ur selling the rear tire carrier? idk

Yes, I will be in about 2 weeks.

how much u plan 4? wait ur in new jersey sorry too far for pickup.good luck with the sell

They had a factory carrier on Ebay, but it might be gone. There is also the $300 WARN setup.

im really just trying to avoid the tire on the roof cuz it puts the center of gravity too high 4 me

The one that the guy built on this forum didnt look the greatest because the angle between the bar that came out of the hitch and the bar going up were perpendicular so the tire sat a ways away from the door but the bike carrier that i got is angled towards the door quite a bit and looks nice with it on there. i had someone hold up where the tire would be if it was bolted on and it hugged the door very well. the tire was about 4 inches from the door and looked very nice. ill post some pitchas when i get it done im doin it next weekend

thanks that is what im worried about i dont want it looking like its hanging off.

He also did not wheel.. he used his for hunting and doing some primitive camping. So in his particular circumstance the angle(and complete lack of recovery point) didn't negatively affect his use.

I have been eyeballing s10 blazer rear carriers at work wondering if they could be massaged onto my xj.

To the OP, you never actually said your budget, and I know you are looking to make one work from the jy. But Detours USA has an awesome looking set up that I am hoping to save the coin for here. For a rear tire carrier and recovery points, I think the price is great. It would save a lot of headaches from trying to make something else work, but at the same time, that's half the fun sometimes as well.

i love it but its practically 400 and me personelly got my lift for 200 so it seems kinda crazy.