Reviews for Teraflex 4838100 Alpha HD Hinged Spare Tire Carrier for 07-18 Jeep Wrangler JK
Another quality part from TeraFlex. Install is super simple. Much cleaner than a big swing-away carrier.
Very sturdy tire carrier. 35” tire does not move at all. Install was strait forward and simple with basic hand tools.
Awesome, easy install and functions perfectly
Seems that this will be a lot stronger than the stock carrier set-up. The installation was pretty straight forward and not to hard to do. You will have to take your time with the bolts at the hinges because they are hard to get started. Once those are in, the rest of the bolts are easily installed. Wish the bolts at the hinges were black to blend in with the carrier but that was easy to fix with some paint. Haven't had this carrier that long so time will tell how it holds up and if it saves the tailgate from so stress of the spare tire.
This is what the Jeep's hinge should have been from the factory. Even without a tire on the door, it feels 1000% more solid with this carrier replacing the hinge. With a 35" tire on 20 inch rims it still feels amazing, zero rattle and clank when slamming the door shut.
The people that had (and lifted) my jeep before me put the standard three inch "up and out" adapter on the stock carrier to hang the 90+ pound spare. With that, the tire didn't contact any of the stock bump stops or the bumper and so it rattled like crazy when you closed the door or while driving. I'm sure that over time it would have destroyed the tailgate. With this carrier installed and just the stock tire mount, the tire contacts the bumper just enough to provide good support.
Construction and packing quality are top notch. Instructions are great, and they even provided a T50 tool in case I didn't have one. Installation was easy.
I put this on my 2012 jeep wrangler. Ordered it Monday and installed it on Thursday very easy install solid product and know rattles on the tailgate any more. It handles my 35" 95# tire with ease.
No Buyers Remorse.
This HD Hinged Carrier is legit. Of course it supports the heavy 35 I've got on it, but the quality of fit to the jeep really impressed me. Install was a snap (watch the youtube vids), and I think Quadratec had it to me in 2-3 days. Good stuff.
When this arrived super fast I was impressed how heavy duty it was. Well constructed and great finish. Follow directions, not technical, just read them first. I have 35" spare on stock spare holder, no problem. Worth it. Save your tailgate.
Easy installation. Direction very clear. Running steel-rimmed 305/70R16 tires on my JK, and the OEM tailgate hinges were staring to "ache" under the extra load from the bigger/heavier tires.
Looks pretty sharp too! Since I am only running 33" tires, I opted to keep my OEN tire carrier (for now;) can always upgrade if it turns out the tailgate is still not happy :).
One of my favorite installs was very easy and cannot beat Teraflex quality.