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The attention to detail on this support is top notch, and evident throughout. The first thing you'll notice on the support is the exceptional powdercoating. This is a piece that you'll be proud to mount to your tailgate. A closer look reveals it's designed with a slight curve to fit over the hinge and behind the tire carrier. The support features 4 pulse welded threaded mounting points to add an accessory bracket (accessory bracket shown installed in pictures) which provides a mounting point to be used with Rotopax Containers and/or RotoTrax traction boards. The pulse welded threads allows the accesory bracket to be installed or removed without the need to remove the entire tire support bracket, and this add on bracket is adjustable to accommodate 35 and 37 inch spare tire sizes.
Anyone who does a decent amount of self installs knows the value of good hardware, and hpbuilt gets it. I'm happy to report that no shortcuts were made in this department from the conical delrin spacers to the zinc coated bolts with stainless washers, this is not a kit that is going to have you making trips to the hardware store looking to upgrade bolts. We discussed the black oxide allen head bolts used on the hinge and how that probably isn't going to cut it in this humid Houston climate and I have been informed that these carriers will be shipping out with 12 point stainless steel bolts. I'll update this review once those arrive but for now enjoying the look of the allen heads.
Since ordering this carrier I have had the privilege of talking to Tyson on the phone at least half a dozen times and this past weekend even decided to drive out to El Paso to do some product testing with the carrier as well as getting an opportunity to enjoy some off roading with him as a guide. We spent a good part of the trip discussing additional accesories that can be added to the support, and based on our real world testing of the tire support I'm confident in the whole systems ability to take on additional weight. Hammer Built has some very good ideas on additional accessories to be added to this support thqt will turn it into an invaluable offroading accessory, which I am now very confident in their ability to pull off.
Additional paragraphs below go into further detail about why I decided I needed a Tire Support bracket, and gives a little more detail about my overall experience dealing with Hammer Built.
Picked up our Badlands Bronco non SAS with optional beadlock wheels on Feb 19th, and upgraded tires to 35 inch Mickey Thompson Baja Boss M/Ts just little over a week after. Upon tire install I noticed a creaking coming from the tailgate area that I could recreate by pushing hard on the now nearly 100 pound wheel and tire spare tire combo. At first I was confused than starting seeing a few fb posts of Sasquatch owners mentioning they were experiencing the same thing on SAS wheels and tires. At this point I knew that these squeeks can happen with 35s and that I needed a spare tire reinforcement kit. Knowing that there are limited products out as everyone is still busy developing I was stuck, either wait for one that I liked to become available or order the RC kit and hope once installed and serving a purpose I'd learn to like it. As luck would have it, prior to ordering the RC one I saw a FB post by Hammer Performance and hpbuilt.shop showcasing their prototype version.
Anyone who does a decent amount of self installs knows the value of good hardware, and hpbuilt gets it. I'm happy to report that no shortcuts were made in this department from the conical delrin spacers to the zinc coated bolts with stainless washers, this is not a kit that is going to have you making trips to the hardware store looking to upgrade bolts. We discussed the black oxide allen head bolts used on the hinge and how that probably isn't going to cut it in this humid Houston climate and I have been informed that these carriers will be shipping out with 12 point stainless steel bolts. I'll update this review once those arrive but for now enjoying the look of the allen heads.
Since ordering this carrier I have had the privilege of talking to Tyson on the phone at least half a dozen times and this past weekend even decided to drive out to El Paso to do some product testing with the carrier as well as getting an opportunity to enjoy some off roading with him as a guide. We spent a good part of the trip discussing additional accesories that can be added to the support, and based on our real world testing of the tire support I'm confident in the whole systems ability to take on additional weight. Hammer Built has some very good ideas on additional accessories to be added to this support thqt will turn it into an invaluable offroading accessory, which I am now very confident in their ability to pull off.
Additional paragraphs below go into further detail about why I decided I needed a Tire Support bracket, and gives a little more detail about my overall experience dealing with Hammer Built.
Picked up our Badlands Bronco non SAS with optional beadlock wheels on Feb 19th, and upgraded tires to 35 inch Mickey Thompson Baja Boss M/Ts just little over a week after. Upon tire install I noticed a creaking coming from the tailgate area that I could recreate by pushing hard on the now nearly 100 pound wheel and tire spare tire combo. At first I was confused than starting seeing a few fb posts of Sasquatch owners mentioning they were experiencing the same thing on SAS wheels and tires. At this point I knew that these squeeks can happen with 35s and that I needed a spare tire reinforcement kit. Knowing that there are limited products out as everyone is still busy developing I was stuck, either wait for one that I liked to become available or order the RC kit and hope once installed and serving a purpose I'd learn to like it. As luck would have it, prior to ordering the RC one I saw a FB post by Hammer Performance and hpbuilt.shop showcasing their prototype version.
The version they showed on the site was raw with a tough looking logo that drew me to it right away, to boot the post claimed add on accesories would be following soon. Once I saw the asking price I decided to go for it and went to place my order that evening. For whatever reason the process of checking out wasn't allowing me to ship the item, it was after 9pm so I sent the company an inquiry and expected to hear back the following day. Instead I receive a direct message from Tyson and have a personalized invoice emailed to me that evening. I mention in our late evening conversation that one of the reasons I'm ordering their version is the promise of future accesories to add to it and the next day receive a phone call from Tyson asking what my preferences would be. We discussed pros/cons regarding a few different options they could incorporate into the mount. In total we end up talking for about thirty minutes as he is answering all of my suspension questions before making personal recommendations for me based on what I'm telling him would be my preferences as far as ride quality goes. I found Tyson to be more interested in hearing what I had to say than just blindly suggesting that I buy more parts. When it comes to suspension upgrades this is exactly what you need, as easch choice is an exercise in compromise with no solution being a one size fits all. It's rare and incredibly refreshing to find a vendor like this, and will be my go to for all future mods.
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