Rear Spare tire bump stops

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Swamps

New member
HI All,

Just got my JL (previous JK owner). The car was bought used and I've noticed that the tailgate bump stops don't touch the wheel (running Dirty Life DT1).

I'm guessing it's not good to run it like this.. but how quickly do I need to get this fixed? am I ok to drive it on road until I can get something sorted?

Thanks
 
WJCO

WJCO

Meme King
Swamps said:
HI All,

Just got my JL (previous JK owner). The car was bought used and I've noticed that the tailgate bump stops don't touch the wheel (running Dirty Life DT1).

I'm guessing it's not good to run it like this.. but how quickly do I need to get this fixed? am I ok to drive it on road until I can get something sorted?

Thanks
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We've been driving ours with a 35inch spare with a gap between the tire and bump stops for about three years and 22k miles on pavement. No issues at all that we've noticed. But, it's on our procrastination list to get to and we do plan on addressing it.

Easy way to do it:

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bobfriesenhahn

bobfriesenhahn

Hooked
Swamps said:
HI All,

Just got my JL (previous JK owner). The car was bought used and I've noticed that the tailgate bump stops don't touch the wheel (running Dirty Life DT1).

I'm guessing it's not good to run it like this.. but how quickly do I need to get this fixed? am I ok to drive it on road until I can get something sorted?

Thanks
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It would be good to fix this before driving on rough roads. You would not want to damage your tailgate or the hinge area.
 
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Swamps

New member
agreed, defiantly not planning on any off road until it's rectified, but was hoping freeway and standard roads would be OK.
 
GP NOIR

GP NOIR

Hooked
As a temporary fix, I bought a couple of handball sized balls and wedged them between the bump stops and the tires. It thoroughly amused the crew at Discount Tire whenever I had the tires rotated.
 
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