Anybody got any pictures of their Cherokee with'em? I'd like to see the rear one with the tire carrier. As of right now my XJ has a 2" lift with 30 9.50 tires and I've got a 235/75 spare in the stock spot behind the seat. Eventually I'm gonna go with a 3 1/2" lift and 31 10.5s and I don't believe that size spare will fit back there no more. Also would be interested in seeing pre '97s with an XRC front bumper if you have them, looks like the fenders and flares need trimmed up, I think I can make it look clean but would like to see it. Google has been no help

 

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f46/96...06140/index25/ and look at the next few pages.

 

Sticks out there farther than I thought.. Thought about getting that bumper myself but that may have changed my mind.

 

Its made in china and some reviews are not 100% happy on the fit of it.But its one of the cheaper tire carriers with out dealing with some shady bumper company.

 

I have the spare tire (31) in the stock location. Fits easily with little mod

 

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f51/ho...7-01-a-210836/

 

Hearing that it's China made has pretty much turned me against either one... front or rear. Probably gonna go with M.O.R.E

XJwonders I might have to give that a try, kinda wanna keep it in the back if at all possible.

 

Another option is jcr offroad they make a nice bumper you can add the tire carrier to later on if you want it.Take a look at http://gunscarstech.com/2014/08/09/s...-installation/ i know its the front bumper but you can see the welds are iffy and its marked made in china on the box and a sticker on the bumper.

 

Damn sure not going with Smittybilt... That's just terrible

Those JCR bumpers are pretty nice, like a lot of their stuff actually. I like the M.O.R.E stuff too plus they're Colorado company

 

I have had a 35" tire on mine for a while now. I am happy with it. It has held up great. The tire does stick out a ways which for me means you have to raise it pretty high. I don'y think any with a Jerry Can are going to be any closer for you. JCR uses the rotopax cans which are cool but also a bunch of $$.

It comes with the hi-lift mount, jerry can mount, and the lower rocker panel armor- all included in the price. The price point is so far below all the others, (got mine for 700$ shipped) I could not resist. When I first put it on, i had the tire too low and banged on it all day on a pretty rough trail (alot of steep climbs/descents). It never popped open or broke anything. I havent towed anything too heavy, just a boat with it. It did fine. It does not really have a designated place to mount your trailer harness. I did not have any trouble mounting it up...

One downside/upside is that it does use a massive bracket to mount and so while it is incredibly strong, you cant use most gas-tank skid plates. The only style that will work is one like the Tomken which bolts to the hanger bolts (works great as well- have had theirs on a few different jeeps).

Plenty of pics in my album... my internet is garbage today and I don't want to spend 3 hours posting them

I will also add that JCR is a great company. My sliders/front bumper came from them. But 500$ cheaper made it a no-brainer for me.

 

Here is a write-up on the install by another guy- https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f59/sm...191099/index2/

 

Probably gonna go with the M.O.R.E set up front and rear. They look a little cleaner to me than the JCR, not fond of the light holes and I like the way the tire carrier is slightly off set to one side. Plus they're made right here in Colorado I will probably be getting some skids and sliders from JCR though