For better than a year now, we've been testing rear bumper/tire carriers ... a '97 TJ and an '01 TJ. For the test, each bumper was bolted onto the first Jeep exactly as the instructions said ...

Swing-out tire carriers, hitch receivers, and shackle loops are found on many rear bumpers ... Rampage Recovery bumpers are currently available for the 1976-and-up Jeep CJ, YJ, TJ, and JK.

A handful of 2023 Jeep Wranglers in the U.S. need to have their spare tire carrier ... HD full-float rear axle and an 8,000 lbs (3,628 kg) Warn winch mounted to a steel front bumper.