Like many other XRC tire carrier owners, I have long been dissatisfied with aspects of my Smitty Built Tire Carrier on my Jeep Cherokee. I address two of the major issues in this video, the extra weight in the largely unoccupied space between the tire and the trunk. And the free floating retention bolt for the carrier arms.

This is part one in a series of videos on improving this tire carrier in lieu of replacing it outright. If you want me to continue this series; have thoughts or suggestions for how I could have done this differently/better, comment down below!

This is not a sponsored video (obviously). I purchased this product with my own money and my statements reflect my opinions from my personal experience with ownership of this product, not that of any business.

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