snowmonsterdude

ok so i need some ideas for a roof tire carrier..I'm getting new tires and rims soon and i dont think the spare will fit in the back of the jeep and im kind of tight on $$ so any suggestions would be great... thanx for the help

93XJRay

well, you could probably fab up some kind of roof rack cheaper than buying one... you could put your tire plus any other gear you might have.

fantic238

I used some modified ski bars and binded the tire from the iside of the rim. Easy, cheap and safe.

clayton3854

what sixe tires you getting? i got 33s and mine just sits in the back on its side and fits fine

mobilecherokee4

yeah cause when i got my new tires (33x10.50x15) i fit all 4 of them back there

muddeprived

You could make some. get some square tubing and make a ladder frame. Bolt it all together if you can't weld. Attach it to the rails. It'll be under $100.

Phil99

This isnt on the top but i fabbed a carrier out of a old bike tire carrier...

Aweber5

I modified a $25 engine stand to fab up mine.

snowmonsterdude

im getting 17s because the stupid MA lifting law is 2in lift and 2in bigger tires plus my trunk is mostly used up by the subs but i gues if u fit 33s i might be ok thanx man

snowmonsterdude

thats a nice set up i like that can you stll see outa the back or is that mostly covered? i might look into something like this i just gotta get the trailer hitch

93XJRay

where in mass are you??? i live in mass and thats certainly not the law.. i dont know where you heard that but the actual lift law in MA/RI is it cannot be measured more than 36" from the ground to your front bumper...thats why alot of guys with 7-8" lift make their own bumpers, so they can legally drive it on the road. i think what clayton meant by the tire size wasnt the rim size(you said 17) i think he meant like 31 10.5, 32...etc etc.. im not trying to be a jerk im just curious to see what youre going to do. ive been thinking of fabbing something after my bumpers finished.

snowmonsterdude

its np i kno your not being a jerk the idiot cop in ashburnham told me that.. they really r idiots i saw him one night at cumbys and asked him but yea i didnt want too much lift anyway i am just goingto do like i said before 2in lift and 17s.. thanx!!

93XJRay

my wife grew up with the chief of police in my towns son. (n. attleboro) i asked the chief personally (mr. Gould) what the law was and he told me that it has to pass inspection. in order for it to pass inspection it cant be more than 36" from the ground to the bumper.(as previously stated) i also asked him about the doorless law with xjs. he said its the same thing as a wrangler, or the offroad jeeps, it is LEGAL as long as you have one (1) rearview mirror (windshield) and wear your seatbelt at all times in the state of MA/RI. maybe in your town, like alot of other peoples, they will give you problems but the chief told me if i ever get a ticket or anything for my doors off to give him a call and he will straighten it right out. so im not worried about anything lol

snowmonsterdude

thats all good to kno i was wondering about doorless as well but never got around to asking and are wide tires are okay? I just got 17x8.5 rims so i was just wondering but no hard feelings about the whole cops are idiots thing ever since i got a ticket for 36 in a 35 that crossed the line i fought the ticket and won. thats y i was sayin that

93XJRay

lol no offense taken at all. i hate cops just as much as the next guy, i was just saying that thats what i was told by a chief that my wife knows well. it doesnt really matter how big or wide they are, its the backspacing that will make them stick out further. but as far as i know you shouldnt have any problems. i see dodges and chevys with really wide backspacing on them all the time. shouldnt be an issue..