This DV8 off-road RS-1 rear bumper and tire carrier is for those of you that have a 2007
to 2018 JK and are looking for a way to get a big, heavy spare tire off the factory's
spare tire mount and onto something stronger.
If you have a larger than factory spare, you're gonna run into a couple of different issues.
One could just be size.
It might physically not fit on that carrier, but maybe, more importantly, is weight.
If you have a big, heavy spare on that factory spare tire carrier, it can torque around,
move, flex, bend, and eventually break the metal of the carrier itself.
It can separate the welds on your tailgate and it can wear out the hinges of the tailgate
as well.
So, if you're looking to solve those problems, you really have two different options, one
being a tub mounted tire carrier and the other being a bumper mounted carrier like the one
we're talking about today.
This is going to be something that installs very easily onto your Jeep.
Definitely a one out of three wrench install.
And we'll talk a little bit more about that in just a second.
Now, it is important to note that DV8 has two different versions of the RS-1.
This is the first version.
The second has a bearing in this area here.
So, there's a bearing that goes on the spindle.
That's going to ensure that the tire carrier continues to move freely, it doesn't end up
rusting on you or otherwise wearing out.
Now, if you're in an area where it's very dry, you don't have a lot of rust, you can
probably save yourself into a couple of dollars and go with this version.
But if you live in an area that gets a lot of rain, maybe you do a lot of wheeling in
wet environment, maybe you're in an area where they use a lot of salt on the road in the
winter time, if that's the case, I would probably recommend spending a little bit more and going
with the RS-1 that does have the tapered bearing.
And that's gonna be a little bit more expensive.
This version here, a little bit less expensive and it falls right in the same area as a lot
of other bumper and tire carrier combos that are pretty similar.
So, obviously, you're getting two different pieces when you purchase this bumper and tire
carrier.
Let's talk about the bumper first.
It's going to be a steel bumper, a textured black powder coat finished on it.
Looks pretty good, in my opinion.
It has a little bit of detail on the corners here.
It does wrap around the tub, offering a little bit more protection.
Overall, it's a pretty good looking piece.
Here you have a tow receiver that can be used as a recovery point, as well as two D-Ring
mounts, and this does come with the D-rings as well for additional recovery points.
You have a nice, deep cutout in the center of the bumper here to allow you to mount your
tire as low as possible.
That'll give you maximum viewing out the back window of your Jeep.
And we're gonna talk a little bit more about that when we talk about the tire carrier in
just a second.
Then, of course, you have the spindle down at that end and the latch mechanism down at
this end.
Now, talking about the tire carrier itself.
I mentioned I have this cutout here to get that tire as low as possible.
This does have up, down adjustability.
You can see all the holes that are drilled here.
So, you can really move that tire down, giving you maximum viewing and get it tucked right
down in this curve, which is a nice feature.
But maybe, more importantly, is the in and out adjustability that this tire carrier offers
you.
So no matter what wheel width, no matter what tire width, no matter what wheel backspacing
you're running, you can get your tire nice and tied up against the carrier, so it's not
moving and torquing around every time you hit a bump on road or off-road.
So, that's very important.
As we said before, this is the more simple setup as far as the spindle area goes.
There's no bearings in there.
This is just a slip fit that pinches over top of the spindle along the bumper.
Very, very simple.
The catch mechanism also very, very simple.
The latching mechanism that goes on this side, pretty traditional.
Something you see on a lot of different options out there in this price range.
This bumper and tire carrier come in at $675.
I think that's a pretty good deal for what you're getting, especially when you consider
it compared to a lot of the other bumpers on the market.
They're gonna be right in that same range.
Of course, you can step up to something that has additional features, even within DV8.
As we talked about, having the tapered bearing here or maybe having a one-handed operation
where the carrier attaches onto the tailgate.
It has some other options.
They're gonna be more expensive.
You can go do aluminum, different materials.
They're gonna be more expensive.
But for a steel bumper that is set up the way this one is, there are a few different
options on the market and they're all gonna be priced right around this area.
So, I do think this is gonna be a pretty good buy.
And now, I'll have a member of the install team show you how you get this bolted up to
your JK.
We're gonna begin disassembly by removing our spare tire and our factory tire carrier
off the rear of our Jeep, and then, we're gonna go ahead and move on to removing our
factory rear bumper.
So, using your lug wrench or impact gun, go ahead and remove your spare tire from the
tire carrier.
Next, we're gonna make sure our third brake light is unplugged, then, we're gonna use
a 13-millimeter and remove our stock tire carrier from our tailgate.
Now, that our factory tire carrier is off, we're gonna go ahead and get to our rear bumper
using a 15-millimeter socket and ratchet.
You're gonna remove both bolts on either side of the rear bumper connecting it to the frame
rail.
Now, with our factory bumper unbolted, we're gonna carefully remove it, keeping your feet
out of the way in case you drop it.
The factory bumper is not that heavy, but you can still get hurt.
Now that we have our Jeep all apart, we have our spare tire out of the way, we have our
factory rear tire carrier off and our rear bumper off of it, we can go ahead and start
the installation of our new DV8 rear bumper.
This is a great time for you guys at home to go ahead and do a little rust protection
on the rear of your frame.
You can come in here, clean it up and spray it with some spray paint, stop any rust from
forming.
This all depends on where you live.
Now, let's get started with the installation of our DV8 bumper.
We're gonna begin by sliding in the nut plates on the inside of the frame rails.
These are the plates that are gonna secure our bumper to the frame, using bigger bolts
than what the factory came with.
When inserting your nut plates into the frame, you're gonna make sure that the flat side
is to the outside.
When you install your bolts, you're gonna be installing from the outside in.
Then, you repeat this for both sides.
Here we have our new bumper that we're gonna be installing.
Now, this is heavy, so you're gonna wanna bring a friend in to give you a hand with
this.
I don't recommend trying to do this by yourself.
Now that we have our new bumper up in place, we got a few bolts in to hold it in place.
We didn't tighten it down yet though.
Now, there's a reason for that.
Right.
I just wanna get back to the nut plates.
When inserting your bolts, you're gonna wanna do that carefully that you don't move the
nut plates out of the way, because then, you're gonna have to pull your bumper back off and
realign them up.
Now, for our next step, we have four bolts underneath that are gonna secure our bumper
to the crossmember that's built into your frame.
This is to secure the bumper a lot tighter and help it when you're towing anything behind
your Jeep.
Okay.
We're down here underneath of our Jeep.
We're gonna go ahead and get our reinforcement plate with our four long bolts.
We're gonna go through the back of the frame into the bumper and secure them down.
Now, it's time to tighten our bolts.
We're gonna be using an 18-millimeter wrench on the bolt side and a 19-millimeter wrench
on the nut.
Now, there's not much room in here to get an impact gun, so we're gonna have to do this
with two wrenches.
You're gonna wanna repeat this process for all four bolts.
Now, that we got our four through bolts secured, tightened down into place, this helped us
with the alignment of our bumper.
Now, we can go ahead and get our side bolts tightened down and then we can move on to
putting our tire carrier on our bumper.
Now, using an 18-millimeter socket, go ahead and tighten up the sides.
I'm gonna be using an impact gun.
You can also just do this with a ratchet.
Now, we're ready to get our tire carrier installed on our rear bumper.
We're gonna go ahead and lift it up and slide it down over the swivel pin.
If you use a dead blow hammer, this will make it a lot easier to get it slid down overneath.
You don't wanna use...a steel hammer will distort the metal and then cause damage to
your brand new tire carrier.
Now, that we have our tire carrier down in place, we're gonna go ahead and put the pinch
bolts in on the end of our tire carrier.
You're gonna wanna use the shorter bolts with the lock nuts on the back.
Now, using a 16-millimeter socket and wrench, go ahead and snug them up.
Next, we're gonna go ahead and just get our grease fitting installed.
I'm just gonna go ahead and snug that down with an 8-millimeter socket.
You wanna make sure you don't crank down on that too hard, they will snap easily.
Next, we're gonna go ahead and get our snap ring installed.
You wanna carefully do this and make sure you hold it in place.
These can fly off and they become dangerous.
Next, we're gonna go ahead and get our stopper plate in.
This keeps your tire carrier from opening too far.
And go ahead and tighten them down using the supplied Allen key that comes in your kit.
Next, we're gonna go ahead and get this aluminum latch installed.
Just slide it into the end of your tire carrier, using the supplied hardware, secure it down.
Go ahead and make sure you use the washers that come in your kit, slide your bolts in,
make sure you use your lock washer.
Using your 16-millimeter on the bolt side and your 17-millimeter on your nut side, go
ahead and snug these down.
Okay.
Now, we got our tire carrier itself mounted to our bumper.
We're gonna go ahead and get our tire holder mounted to the carrier.
You're gonna use the four bolts supplied in your kit, use your washers and lock nuts on
those also.
Make sure you pick the right adjustment for the size tire you're running.
I'm gonna do the second hold down for my top mount.
That should clear our 35 just fine.
Now, to tighten these up, you're gonna use a 18-millimeter socket on the bolt side and
a 19-millimeter on the nut side.
Now, the final piece for our tire carrier is the tire mount itself.
Now, this is adjustable in and out for a wider tire.
You can go ahead and slide that into the other mount and secure it with the two supplied
bolts and washers.
And you can go ahead and snug this down with an 18-millimeter socket.
Last thing you got to do now is go ahead and mount your spare tire up to the back of it.
It comes with supplied lug nuts, so go ahead and get that mounted up and enjoy your new
heavy duty bumper out on the trail.
That was the installation of our DV8 off-road RS-1 rear heavy duty bumper with tire carrier.
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