Reviews for TACTIK 12052.0010 Adjustable Spare Mount with Hinge Reinforcement for 07-18 Jeep Wrangler JK

Easy Install, looks great and so far no sag with the heavy M/T tire hanging on it!

As stated above, this a very strong piece. I have had this installed now for about 20 months. It still opens and closes smoothly and I have not experienced any rattling or noise from this. My only complaint is that the heads of the mounting bolts began to rust recently. After cleaning them up and a quick coat of paint this unit looks new again. Four stars due to the fact that I feel the hardware could be of better quality.

Quality and strength are great.. But once I bolted it up to Jeep it would not close. After further inspection I determined the hinges to frame pivot area was not relieved enough. This was causing the hinge to not fit correctly. I have to remove from jeep and take a grinder to heavy frame assemble, at hinge pivot area and relieve it so hinge could operate correctly.. Once completed it fit perfectly, and no rattles, rock solid.. Kinda disappointed machine work had to be performed..

Well, its a solid mount but, this thing is making a lot of racket back there. Tried tightening the bolts several times and they're tight. There is some slop up and down at the hinges. Seriously thinking about taken this thing off and purchasing a rear bumper with tire mount. What a waste of 450 bucks. Tactic needs to come up with a fix.

Definitely strong, but rattles from two different points, one being VERY loud
This was strong enough to support a friend completely on top of my 35" BFG KO/2 mounted to the carrier (I was stuck up to the bumper, he was hooking a tow rope to the point and didn't want to get muddy) but the downfall is that over every bump in the road bigger than an inch it loudly rattles when the tire is on. I think it's coming from somewhere in the bottom hinge. Very annoying when I'm trying to drive in the dunes because it's all I can hear at speed

All the hardware is rusting

I'm on the second set of hardware and both have rusted leaving rust stains on my bumper. It also rattles and every bolt is secured as tight as possible. I would not waste your money, go with a better known brand.