Rusty's Tire Carrier - 2007-2018 JK Wrangler

When the team at Rusty's started to work on the design of a unique tire carrier, we knew the number one thing was to keep it simple. Among our requirements was that a woman with a child in her arms had to be able to open and close it with one hand, and it had to be able to support a 40-inch tire. We've never been a fan of the bumper-mounted tire carriers that rattle and sag over time, in some instances in just a few months. Unlike other Jeep models the JK has reinforcements where the JK tail gate mounts, so we decided to do a much stronger tail gate mount, making the tire carrier a part of the hinge. The new Rusty's 1/4-inch formed steel hinges bolt to the body with six new stainless steel mounting bolts. The 3/16-inch steel fabricated tire carrier and tail gate mount is attached to the tailgate with the 8 spare tire mounting holes as well as the 4 for the factory hinges, where we also use stainless steel hardware. We use stainless for corrosion resistance and because the factory Torx