Icon Tire Carrier install

Dorkchop

Weekend Wheeler
Hi all, well a couple of months ago, I got rear ended and it bent my old CrawlerConceptz tire carrier a bit, so the insurance paid it off and I decided to go with the Icon Body Mount version (they are physically both the same as Icon bought out CrawlerConceptz) since I like how the tire carrier really held up over the years. Plus, there's not any rear bumper/tire carrier combo that I'm a fan of.
What you get in the box:
You get your tire carrier, brackets, hardware and license plate relocation bracket. For this I chose not to install the license relocation bracket as you have to take that off in order to get the spare tire off, and well, I'm lazy.
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Install:
Not too much to say about this as it's mostly a one person install, but where you may need help is when you install the large tire carrier piece and you need to persuade it into the brackets.
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Backing plate:
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The link that connects the tailgate to the tire carrier here, it does take some adjusting to get it right but it's not a huge hassle by any means:
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Dorkchop

Weekend Wheeler
Here's the finished product:
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Overall, I'm pretty happy with the tire carrier. Install took a couple of hours, no issues and on the upside, it works with my 3rd brake light and CB antennae mount. Also, it's great if you don't want to run a spare as you can use the tire carrier as a mount for all kinds of stuff.
 
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