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Homemade
Jeep TJ 3rd Brakelight
Relocation Spacers
Now
that you've got your new 31x10.50, 32x11.50 or even better ,33x12.50
somehow mounted on your Jeep TJ stock tire carrier, what do you do
about your 3rd Brakelight? Well, in states that don't require one,
I suppose you can just yank it, but for the rest of us this will need
to be raised so that the tire will fit and the guy behind you can
see it. There are a few companies out there that sell relocation brackets
but they cost upward of $79 on up!! That to me was just ridiculous,
so here's what I did for a budget of about $5 and change.
What
You Need
• 4 - 5/16" Bolt (1/2"
Head) x 2" Longer Bolts
• 4 - 1" Nylon Spacers with
5/16" Center Hole
• 16 - 5/16" Washers
• 1/2" Socket
• Ratchet
Installation
1. Remove your spare
tire from the tail gate mount.
2. Using a 1/2"
socket, remove the 4 bolts securing your Jeep TJ 3rd brake light to
the tire carrier.
3. Now, place 1 washer
onto each of the 4 new bolts you picked up from the hardware store.
Then, slip the bolt and washer through the top mounting surface of
the 3rd brake light.
4. One by one, slip
a washer, nylon spacer and then another washer on to the bottom of
each of the bolts and thread them into the tire carrier by hand. See
diagram to the left.
5. Now, fasten all the
bolts using your wrench and when all is said and done, you should
have something that looks just like the photo above.
6. Re-install your spare
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