Reviews for Teraflex IT 4838150 HD Hinged Carrier & Adjustable Spare Tire Mounting Kit for 07-18 Jeep Wrangler JK

Love it!

Love it. Looks awesome. The Hinged carrier was Easy to install. The spare tire mount was difficult. But A must if you’re running bigger tires. The spare mount was complicated because the 3 big lug nut screws need to be pressed in or hammered in, the one that goes in the middle was hard to hammered in since there’s no room to use the hammer so had to figure it out. I have 35 inch tires but I chose the Top first set of holes for 37s just in case I go bigger later on. After all it looks good. No rattle, no complaints so far.

This is a great tire carrier. The design is rugged and has no problems handling my 35" MT Tires. I have concerns with the material construction quality. I've owned this product for nearly 5 months and surface rust is beginning to show in areas near the hinges. I live in the salty northeast, and with this product seeing its first winter, I have concerns with how this will hold up. Rust is not preventable, but it's disappointing paying for a premium product, and then seeing it occur so quickly.

Bought little over a years ago. Easy to install and looked great. Now after two winters in wi the spare tire mount is completely rusted and falling apart. Not just all the paint has peeled off but 1/8 inch of metal. Called teraflex and they said yes salt does that, no warranty. I keep my vehicles quite clean with at least weekly wash or more in winter. My aev bumpers on the same vehicle have 0 rust. For the cost this is NOT a good investment unless you want to blast it and paint it yourself!