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rmoore1031

Cool idea. How much does it weigh?

cherokee85

Thanks man :-). Not that much really. But should weigh it to get a figure. :-). Shouldn't take too long to have it sorted out with the smaller things now like the ends and the paint :-)

Also going to get a tire cover too in black with jeep logo :-)

xjfirefighter

Damn that's some nifty innovation . I had all those components 2 weeks ago and sold them . Wish I seen this first!

Lowrange2

... Why am I always the one to shoot something down?

You don't think those super flimsy stock cross bars with that much leverage on them isn't going to cause the tire to bounce all over the place.

Also, why is this different than just setting a tire up there except not you have to get on the roof and actually pick the tire UP off of the studs to remove it. That'd be a pain.

Let's see it with a tire on it.

highspeed

This was my initial thought as well. I would like to see what it looks like with a tire on it mounted.

cherokee85

As I said before guys it's not finished yet. The bracket itself makes it a sturdy fit. Think about it. When your loading a push bike onto the roof or a kayak. What they going to mount to? I prefer to have a bolt on system to make it a proper fit rather than buy something that's got a long thread and giant wing nut to hold it on.

When it's finished guys I'll get more pictures up. As I said I can't fit it yet because I need to get two roof bar slider ends for it as the buttons broken. Once fitted the wheel will supply extra structure to the bracket.

Give it time guys before you judge what I've done.

Big David

I have a Wrangler carrier & was gonna do this too.But my 33 on the steel wheel weights alot.I was gonna bolt mine together but thought the X-bars were too flimsy.I also figured it would sit to high to be safe & it wouldn't look right.

I think the carrier bolted to the cargo area floor would work great.

cherokee85

Wanted to avoid actually going onto the cargo section if possible. I've only got a standard size wheel and tire so it's not that heavy. Two bars welded with a bracket is pretty sturdy even when it was sat on the ground.

cherokee85

The good thing about this idea is that your free to move the tire on the rails anywhere you wanted. Making space for other possible items. Fuel cans. Short roof rack. Sand ladders. Rather than have it fixed to one point on the vehicle.

cherokee85

Here it is. All mounted up. Happy with results.

crbnfibr

side pic... pretty cool tho

crfrider

rear wing thing wtf??? rear pic looks like its bowing down mine arch up id put something on bottom side so it doesnt sag and rests against roof. my ski racks dont feel to safe on them id never mount a tire on em

Lowrange2

Please don't take this the wrong way...

That looks stupid.

Hayden98XJ

Not for or against anyone here but can you post a pic from the rear? Cant really tell if theirs any sag in the roof rails.