If this tire thing becomes a major PITA for you, then I would go ahead with the replacement idea. You could always sell your current bump on YT.

Besides, that way you'd be fully protected once you installed your sliders of course.

Doug M.

 

I think I'll probably take the bumper off, and add a few things that will make it stronger, and at the same time see if a tire carrier is even an option... if not, the tire will probably stay off, until i go wheeling.

 

HOJU-

Just in case you have'nt seen it already, sdastg1 has his old tire carrier for sale:

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f180/rear-tire-carrier-55040/

 

I wish steve s would weight in on this, I wanted to get a rockware bumper and e-mailed him since I remember him not feeling very good about carrying the tire on the rear bumper, something to do with cracking or eventually warping the frame. i not really a wrench guy but that was enough to scare me off. however, I wonder if the story is different with the hitch mounted carrier, that thing looks pretty nice.