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Originally Posted by John Bernard
Thanks for the feedback. Interesting about the seats but no...its definitely the
tail gate. It must have over 5 -10 mm of movement at the latch end courtesy of the few mm of play at the hinge side. Put a spare tire on it and it just bangs away the whole time. No tire... no noise. I've removed the rear seats and installed a frame and flat floor to which DRIFTA fit a full length draw system for me. Very nice unit too. I dont want the tire up any higher than it sits now and preferably lower..so some adjustment in the mount itself would be nice. I believe Teraflex and Smittybilt do this..but not the Rugged Ridge ? None of them are cheap but clearly the Teraflex comes in as the most expensive. I've tentatively placed an order but delivery time currently is anyones guess. As is often the case here its 'take whats available'. The Smittybilt should be about $250 plus cheaper but it also looks a lot heavier overall and I dont want more weight than I need. What the actual difference is in kg I dont know. Thanks again.
J.B.
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Dont do what plenty of other people do and sell your rear seats. You might need them in the future if it needs to be sold and reregistered ! The only annoying thing, I found, is a suitable storage place because they are quite large and heavy.
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