How was the install on the tire carrier? Mine is getting shipped this week. I used to be a big proponent of the door-mounted carrier until my door started rattling. Come to find out, some of the spot welds on the inside of the door have popped. This looks like the best economical solution.
First, I bought mine used without instructions. Some things were put together already, so that saved me time.
Also, this is my first tire carrier.
However, JW Offroad has the install instructions on their web site and they are pretty good. I also watched a couple of YouTube videos on installing the swingout tire carrier on a GX460. I say do the same…read the instructions and watch YouTube to get a feel for it.
I had to buy one of those step drill bits for metal to make a hole in the stock metal bumper, I had to buy a big socket for the bolt and nut on the hinge (need 28mm but I could only get a 1 1/8” socket; instructions say 36mm but that’s way too big of a socket) and 1 1/8” = 28.5mm socket worked perfectly for me.
Other than that…I had everything else including tools to cut the plastic bumper and rubber trim to add along the edge of the bumper where I cut.
So, go over the list of tools needed and have them all ready.
It’s just tedious to bolt and align everything, but I’m a 1 banana mechanic and I was able to do it!
If you have any issues, you can always reach out to me.
Josh at JW Offroad is very helpful if you buy it new from him. He tried to help me because I had the main welded/attached bolt on the swingout about 1/2” too short. He was going to send me a fix, but never did. Keep in mind that I bought used, so he didn’t have to talk to me. I figured something out myself that’s kinda half fixed to add the nut to the too short welded bolt. He recognized the issue and said he had a fix.
Good luck with the install. It took me a couple of weekends because of my hesitation to cut the plastic bumper and trying to figure out my issue with the short welded bolt.
