Any consensus on which tailgate reinforcement has performed best?

[Turn Offroad]

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[Turn Offroad]

Personal opinion here, but I won't be timerous because having any counter opinion must be silenced on these digital pages. It would be very difficult to put the IAG as a top performer due to the quizzical choice of using cast aluminum.

No doubt it will work when new, but cast aluminum is far too ductile, and is an extreme risk of stripped threads just by the materials used. You won't be chasing threads in cast aluminum.


That @Turn Offroad solution is looking excellent and just shot to the top of my list! Will need to see how they incorporate a 5 gallon Wavian jerry can mount to know if it's for me.

Based on Turn's design I'm assuming that something like the @Mountains2Metal Range limiter will be required if you had a Jerry on there. Not a problem personally as I already have their product!

They haven't shown a diagram or close up of the brass pivot bushing, and it will wear very well for a very long time, but eventually it will need replacement. Probably somewhere around the 30-year mark though. Having rebuilt suspension on classic cars a few times, chowdered brass bushings are a thing, but they are the superior material to use, much kinder than steel on bushings.

Thanks for the input! We will be making a Jerry Can mount for the tire carrier. It should be released in the next couple of months along with Jack Mount, Rotopax mount etc etc. If you have any other questions please let me know!

 

[Turn Offroad]

Love my Hammerbuilt.

Nice looking rig!

 

[Snacktime]

I went with Hammerbuilt with Raptor hinges.

I will second that @NORCALGXP has fully tested his combo a few times. Like when you yell your about to hit a tree and whack.

 

[Rkgzx9leftcoast]

I have the hammerbuilt with a 37 on it. I have been really happy with it. When I was in Sand Hollow last fall, I forgot to air the spare down and I came down off an few obstacles and hit the bottom of the spare pretty hard a few times, and dont have any damage to the tailgate....

 

[Roofus]

I love my RTR that replaces the hinges as well. Super stout for my 37's and I did the accessory mount for a gas can too. Really pleased with it all.

You have a link for that?

 

[Roofus]

Personal opinion here, but I won't be timorous because having any counter opinion must be silenced on these digital pages. It would be very difficult to put the IAG as a top performer due to the quizzical choice of using cast aluminum.

No doubt it will work when new, but cast aluminum is far too ductile, and is an extreme risk of stripped threads just by the materials used. You won't be chasing threads in cast aluminum.


That @Turn Offroad solution is looking excellent and just shot to the top of my list! Will need to see how they incorporate a 5 gallon Wavian jerry can mount to know if it's for me.

Based on Turn's design I'm assuming that something like the @Mountains2Metal Range limiter will be required if you had a Jerry on there. Not a problem personally as I already have their product!

They haven't shown a diagram or close up of the brass pivot bushing, and it will wear very well for a very long time, but eventually it will need replacement. Probably somewhere around the 30-year mark though. Having rebuilt suspension on classic cars a few times, chowdered brass bushings are a thing, but they are the superior material to use, much kinder than steel on bushings.

Excellent explanation. Thanks for that. Going to check out Turn.

Where are folks getting the Raptor hinges? From flip?

 

[NORCALGXP]

Part Number​	Part Name​	Price​	Quantity​	Total​
N2DZ-7842900-A​	Hinge Assembly Rear Door​	$194.67​	1​	$194.67​
N2DZ-7826800-A​	Hinge Assembly Rear Door​	$194.67​	1​	$194.67​

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[omi205]

I went with IAG. I like their design. Instead of the tailgate taking the load of the tire, IAG replaces hinges to heavy duty allowing the brace to take the load of the tire and tailgate. Price was good too

I really like the iag design but I am not understanding how it actually does what it says. The only reason I say that is because the tire dosnt actually bolt into the reinforced bracket (like the other products). The bracket goes around the inserts where the tire carrier already goes. Which is straight into the tailgate, like it is today. So basically you have all that metal to the right of the tire and covers the hinges on the tailgate but then on the other side where the tires screws into the tailgate, their is no reinforcement. Atleast when I reviewed their design. Please correct me if i am wrong.

 

[IAG Off-Road]

I really like the iag design but I am not understanding how it actually does what it says. The only reason I say that is because the tire dosnt actually bolt into the reinforced bracket (like the other products). The bracket goes around the inserts where the tire carrier already goes. Which is straight into the tailgate, like it is today. So basically you have all that metal to the right of the tire and covers the hinges on the tailgate but then on the other side where the tires screws into the tailgate, their is no reinforcement. Atleast when I reviewed their design. Please correct me if i am wrong.

The spare tire carrier is bolted to the tailgate still but bolted through the X-Brace. So that force is then spread across the x-brace that would normally be imparted directly to the tailgate sheet metal. That functionally works identically to many of the other braces and tailgate reinforcements that are on the market. Where ours goes further is where the force spread across the brace goes. On most of the braces, that additional force is transferred into the factory hinges. On ours, that force goes into a much beefier steel hinge and stainless pin.

 

[luvmybronco]

I really like the iag design but I am not understanding how it actually does what it says. The only reason I say that is because the tire dosnt actually bolt into the reinforced bracket (like the other products). The bracket goes around the inserts where the tire carrier already goes. Which is straight into the tailgate, like it is today. So basically you have all that metal to the right of the tire and covers the hinges on the tailgate but then on the other side where the tires screws into the tailgate, their is no reinforcement. Atleast when I reviewed their design. Please correct me if i am wrong.

The tire carrier does bolt through one side of the X-Brace. That’s all that is needed. I bet if you used bolts and nuts, and bolted the carrier to the Brace you could leave the tailgate off and the brace would still hold the weight of the tire/carrier assembly. The key is the hinges. That’s where only a few tailgate supports companies are replacing the hinges to a stronger hinge. RTR, IAG, TC3-M1 & TC4-M1 are a few that changes hinges. Cool video on TC3&TC4
Other companies that make a brace are just equalizing the weight from stock hinges to the carrier but does nothing to beef up the load on the hinges.
With IAG’s set up, the tailgate is taken out of the load equation and all weight is on the carrier-brace-and hinges. Tailgate is there to latch and lock

 

[85crawlrunner]

You have a link for that?

https://www.rtrvehicles.com/collections/bronco-rtr-parts/products/bronco-rtr-tire-carrier
https://www.rtrvehicles.com/collect...rry-can-mount-21-bronco-w-rtr-accessory-plate
https://www.rtrvehicles.com/collections/bronco-rtr-parts/products/bronco-rtr-accessory-plate
I don’t love the tailgate stop they offer and had to have one warrantied for bending in on itself so I didn’t include that link.

Also the Jerry can they offer is also available on Amazon and elsewhere and wasn’t in stock when I ordered the rest from them.

Pretty stout system and I love the look and strength of it.

 

[PWillette]

My Nittos on Blackhorn wheels weigh in at 97lbs, for me Hammerbuilt's simple/effective design on the OEM hinges is all I need...the thing is SOLID. Price is hard to beat, best bang for your buck IMO.

 

[TEAMSLO]

If there’s any questions I can answer let me know!

On my jeep, i have a very heavy duty tailgate reinforcement but also can swap at anytime to the tire delete kit.

My question is, for the bronco with your kits, is it the same way?

 

[Turn Offroad]

On my jeep, i have a very heavy duty tailgate reinforcement but also can swap at anytime to the tire delete kit.

My question is, for the bronco with your kits, is it the same way?

Hi there! Thanks for the question. Yes the mounting pattern on our TC3-M1 HD Tire Carrier Reinforcement is the same as the OEM mounting pattern so a tire carrier delete will bolt right up to it the same as if it was on the factory tailgate.

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