Tires on the roof rack

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Apr 14, 2012 | 05:58 PM
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Yay curious what everybody's technique for gettin oversized tires on and off their roof racks and lifted xjs. I just finished my rack and throwing the new 33x12.5 spare up there was a task.
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Apr 14, 2012 | 06:07 PM
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One word... *****!
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Apr 14, 2012 | 06:07 PM
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Try it with a 40.
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Apr 14, 2012 | 06:24 PM
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i do it all the time with my 32in spare. but i also lift weights a lot so being strong helps
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Apr 14, 2012 | 07:20 PM
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Yeah good old man power helped but it was no fun
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Apr 14, 2012 | 07:24 PM
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Quote: Try it with a 40.
Lol
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Apr 14, 2012 | 10:08 PM
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when my bias ply 36 with beadlock was up there in the basket, i always said if i ever got a flat, i would just call caa. lol.

but really, it just takes some grunt to get it up, as for lowering it, i just slid it off once, but it bounced down the trail and off in the trees. wasn't fun. so after that, i just used a ratchet strap that i had it tied down with, and hooked that into the tire and lowered it down dragging the strap over the top rail of the roof basket. that seemed to work great.

but now it's on a swing out mount, which seems even harder to get on there.

so i still have caa.
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Apr 15, 2012 | 07:40 AM
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I throw it on the hood and then jump on the hood and roll it over the windshiels onto the roof. Needles to say not everyone will be interested in my method for cosmetic reasons.
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Apr 15, 2012 | 08:33 AM
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Quote: I throw it on the hood and then jump on the hood and roll it over the windshiels onto the roof. Needles to say not everyone will be interested in my method for cosmetic reasons.
Yikes. Ha ha
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Apr 15, 2012 | 09:42 AM
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I can tell ya one thing. I'm never going through an automatic car wash again...
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Apr 15, 2012 | 09:45 AM
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Quote: I can tell ya one thing. I'm never going through an automatic car wash again...
i drove through one before and forgot to take my cb antenna off..needless to say it looked like a lightning bolt afterwards

but anywho i used to roll mine up the back window. like sit it on back bumper then just push it up, not too hard
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Apr 15, 2012 | 01:44 PM
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Just throw it like they do the kegs on world strongest man. Just don't throw it too hard
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Apr 15, 2012 | 02:37 PM
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Quote: Just throw it like they do the kegs on world strongest man. Just don't throw it too hard
Or not high enough and it goes into the side of you jeep
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