Do I need to upgrade my tire carrier with a 33" tire?

[Necaise]

I just ordered new tires and wheels, 33" tires on 18's, my jeep is completely stock. Do I need to upgrade my tire carrier and bumper?

 

[BLACKJKU]

I would think that a 33" tire would be ok with the factory carrier, that's close to a stock tire.

 

[Chris]

It depends. Do you do a lot of off-roading and wheeling, or is it just driven on-road?

 

[Oscar-Mike]

I just ordered new tires and wheels, 33" tires on 18's, my jeep is completely stock. Do I need to upgrade my tire carrier and bumper?

Yes

 

[Leejeeps]

I wouldn't think so. I'm no expert, but my willys edition came factory with 32" mud terrains, and the spare mounted on the stock carrier. I wouldn't think a 33 on an 18 would be much different. Did you order steel wheels or alloys?

 

[Oscar-Mike]

I wouldn't think so. I'm no expert, but my willys edition came factory with 32" mud terrains, and the spare mounted on the stock carrier. I wouldn't think a 33 on an 18 would be much different. Did you order steel wheels or alloys?

Be my guest

 

[417Willyz]

33” tire fits fine on a factory tire carrier.

 

[RubiconFreedom]

I've upgraded our tires about 6 months ago to the Nitto ridge grapplers 34'' inch and mounted these on the rear spare tire carrier. However I can tell that the 17'' reproduction hard rock wheels and the 34'' nitto are straining the carrier or the tailgate hinges. So one can either replace the hinges with something a bit more durable or purchase a swing out carrier which was designed to larger tires. We're opting for the swing out in a few months and I'll post the installation. So a 33'' inch tire should not be an issue unless the tire is extremely wide and on a very wide rim.

 

[417Willyz]

I just ordered new tires and wheels, 33" tires on 18's, my jeep is completely stock. Do I need to upgrade my tire carrier and bumper?

No

 

[FloridaMan]

Should be fine unless it's a heavy 33 on an older rig... heavy wheeling amplifies wear on rear door and hinges. If your daily driving you should be fine

 

[Mr. Bi-Polar]

The limit as set by the factory is 33's and this is due to clearance on the third light. I was able to sneak in a set of 34'' but it's extremely tight. Then there's the issue with the wheels offset/backspacing. Although 33's is acceptable, if the wheel's offset is beyond +10 you may have to upgrade the spare mount attached to the tailgate. We elected to upgrade the tailgate hinges to the Moreryde setup. Just something to consider.

 

[MacGuyver]

You may need to upgrade the hinges eventually, but that is no matter what you do. The stock tires are 32.2" or so, so a 33" isn't that big of a bump. There is no reason to upgrade.

Take upgrades slow. Don't make changes before you need to. A stock jeep is still very capable.