Wanted JK OEM tailgate hinges

[Hickey]

I'm going to pull my spare tire and Teraflex hinge off of the tailgate to lose some weight. Anyone have some OEM's kicking around?

 

[mbryson]

there’s a set at the landfill. I knew I shouldn’t have chucked those

 

[Hickey]

there’s a set at the landfill. I knew I shouldn’t have chucked those

I did the same.

 

[Hickey]

Bump

 

[Skylinerider]

I'll check when I get home. There's a chance I may still have them kicking around.

 

[Bart]

Please let me know what you're going to do with the Tera kit. My son is thinking about one.

 

[Hickey]

Please let me know what you're going to do with the Tera kit. My son is thinking about one.

I can't decide if I want to let that go. I should, but I would kick myself if I changed my mind later.

 

[Shawn]

I'm wondering as to why? Is the weight that big of a deal, I mean I get it for a dedicated rock crawler, but isn't your jeep a daily driver also? I have seen a few jeeps that have done this and wondered why.

 

[Hickey]

I'm wondering as to why? Is the weight that big of a deal, I mean I get it for a dedicated rock crawler, but isn't your jeep a daily driver also? I have seen a few jeeps that have done this and wondered why.

It's a lot of small reasons combined.

With the short wheelbase of the 2 door, the front end gets pretty light pretty fast when you are climbing a steep obstacle. All of that weight behind the rear axle has a cantilever effect.

Removing the bumper is a bunch of weight, but it's also departure angle. I drag that bumper a LOT.

If you remove the bumper, the spare is at risk of getting hit. You can really mess up a tailgate if you hit that spare tire, and the Tera hinge won't help you there.

The spare will go in the tub laying flat. I'll build a platform above it for my pups. And cooler tie down. This will shift the center of gravity forward and slightly lower.

I'm currently sitting right at 5k lbs with me in the Jeep and no back seat. It used to be 4,800 with me and the seat in the Jeep. Most of the weight I have added is at the rear of the Jeep.

 

[Pile of parts]

I'm currently sitting right at 5k lbs with me in the Jeep and no back seat. It used to be 4,800 with me and the seat in the Jeep. Most of the weight I have added is at the rear
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I had a good Thanksgiving too...

 

[Jinx]

The spare will go in the tub laying flat. I'll build a platform above it for my pups. And cooler tie down. This will shift the center of gravity forward and slightly lower.

20 years ago I did something similar with a CJ5, Adjusting the weight around really made things stable, but I lost my wheelie bar and ended up going over backwards in that rig... silly 83" wheel base...

Rear tire carriers tend to be catch old CJs from going over backwards. Where I rolled I am pretty sure the spare tire wouldn't have saved me.

 

[Hickey]

20 years ago I did something similar with a CJ5, Adjusting the weight around really made things stable, but I lost my wheelie bar and ended up going over backwards in that rig... silly 83" wheel base...

Rear tire carriers tend to be catch old CJs from going over backwards. Where I rolled I am pretty sure the spare tire wouldn't have saved me.

The JK tailgate is such thin metal, I don't know that it would even make the Jeep hesitate as it went over backwards.

 

[xj4moab]

Are you still looking for some stock hinges?

 

[Hickey]

Are you still looking for some stock hinges?

I actually got some hinges, but I could still use the plastic trim if you have it.

 

[xj4moab]

I should have them I’ll look look for them tomorrow and let you know.

 

[xj4moab]

Hey sorry to waste your time, I thought I knew were all of the trim pieces were. I could only find the tailgate sections and one of them is damaged.