Advice on tyre carriers / rocker rails (Jeeperman / 4WD / LoD)??

Can't comment on LoD, howver the Jeeperman stuff is really top drawer quality. Stout as any out ther and seems to have a nice modular system. If you have a way to get Durango 4x4's stuff you'll also find them to be very good as well. Warn makes a nice compronmise between quality & cost. Not the best, but far from the worst. Just my opinion, but some of the stuff 4WD and Quadratec sell as house brands tend to be cheap, offsore knock offs. It's the same old story: "Ya's pays yer money & ya's makes yer choice."

Nope. The guy said he can import what I want as a special order (and probably charge through the roof). We can get ARB front bars, but not much in Warn. Do you have any other ideas for my not so real Jeep??

Thanks TW

Great, I am tempted by Jeeperman stuff. I am a little worried about customer service from LoD if the only to contact them is by calling (in my case from another country).

I'll have a look at Durango 4x4 stuff as well.

Thanks TW

I had the warn bumpers on my '04 Rubi ..... I luckily got rid of them the look good but the steel was very soft. and was easily bent. have since replaced them with another product. Which I am testing out now I will keep you posted.

Larry

I had a great experience with LoD. Both with the product (a bumper/tire carrier that has been used and abused on the trail) and with the customer service. They kept me in the loop as to when it would ship. I recommended them to a friend with a CJ -- he bought both front and rear. Another friend bought a new tire carrier -- took him a little while as LoD has been swamped with orders. But he's glad he went that route.

There are other great products -- they just cost a lot more and I don't think they provide that much more capability for the price.

Eric

By the way -- I talked with Eddie at 4x4xplor - snipped-for-privacy@4x4xplor.com

I just had to chime in. My Warn front bumper is bent slightly back and up. I just slipped in the mud and touched a tree. I mean, barley touched it. I was amazed that it bent. My rear bumper, Wilderness, has been through some rough treatment and the paint is still good. I have the Wilderness tire carrier (35"). Pricy, but a great setup.

MY 2C's.

Andy

Great, that feedback is now coming in. Can you tell me which alternative are you experimenting with. Unfortunately with high shipping costs to get stuff downunder (I am in New Zealand), I can't experiment that much or that frequently.

TW

Do you have their fax number? I have chatted with Eddie and he is only helping LoD (doesn't sell them himself as such). I do love the price, it half of what I have seen for other products.

I don't mind the wait for an order to arrive as my current setup is surviving for now.

TW

This is brilliant, so Warn is now out of the picture. I might have a look again at Wilderness tyre carrier.

BTW, I have bumped a couple of trees and a concrete pillar with my factory stock front bumper (minus the plastic end bits) and it is still in good shape with no damage. I did crack my fibreglass fender flare in the process though.

Thanks TW

No, sorry I didn't deal with a fax. I just paid him using 4x4xplor.com and communicated via email after that. Never had any issues. Of course as more folks find out how good the LoD products are, he's just getting swamped with orders.