New Tire Carrier for FJ from Lucrum

[FJ LE]

Awesome! The only thing that I would change is the tire height.
Perhaps lower it a bit.

[Fjamming]

Nice job Chris! Talk about moving fast! You got this thing done quick. I can't argue with lifetime warranty either. Can you do this with a AllPro fit kit? Tell us about that rear winch too. I'm very interested in having a rear winch.

btw, what kind of bushes did you run into to get it all scratched up like that?

Kidding. The paint job is very unique.

[Swingshiftworker]

Thank goodness I already have my MAF auxillary tank and have no need to carry any gas can (unless I need more than a 500 mile range) or I would be wanting this too. But, I'm sure this won't impede sales ... there should be more than enough takers for this mod without me.

On the other hand, that photo of the Warn rear bumper and winch with a hitch got me thinking . . . only problem is that the Warn is one of those rear bumpers that doesn't work well with the MAF auxillary tank -- thank goodness for that too!

[Wiz-of-Awd]

Lucrum previously said:

Cool product and WOW! -Love this picture, can I get a higher resolution copy of it?

A.W.D.

[Lucrum]

Thanks for all the great questions. Here are some answers;

jeshua previously said:

Looks awesome Chris!

Does the departure angle change with the tire carrier? Or does the new carrier go through the bumpers. Any close up pictures you can show us on how it attaches and goes though or around the bumper?

No, the departure angle is not affected because the tire is higher than the plane you measure from. No part of this is lower than the frame of the vehicle or the plane measured from the rear tire to the frame of the vehicle.

Do not have any close ups yet. Will get those once there are some installed on some others with other fit kits.

I would think he would save money since he doesn't need any fit kit.

A fit kit will be needed with each install. Those available first will be for STOCK, ARB, WARN and All-Pro. We can offer the parts seperately if you want to custom job it.

iCruiser previously said:

Really slick!

Compatibility with the Gobi Ladder?

Not sure can someone get me the dimensions of how far the ladder sticks out at a few heights from the bottom to about a foot up? Can tell then.

T

WPFD previously said:

Wow that is sick bro! Same Gobi ladder question... Will it fit? aand also what rims are those your strutting around in?

See above for ladder.The wheels are Moto Metal 979's I believe

Thanks Mike

Brock previously said:

does this mean there might be a Lucrum rear bumper with integrated rear tire carrier, expedition cans, and etc in near future....

then again with this setup I would not need to buy a new bumper other than for extra strength. mmmmmmmmmmmm

We do not have any plans to compete with rear bumpers. One of the directives of our design philosophy is to work with what the FJ already has to make it better for overland adventures, hence our winch mount without throwing away the whole bumper or BWE's without doing the same. We also like to make cool stuff, but a rear bumper for now wont be one.

FJ LE previously said:

Awesome! The only thing that I would change is the tire height.
Perhaps lower it a bit.

Thanks for the suggestion but for the reason answered above we want to keep the tire out of the way so the decent angle is not decreased. To do this the tire needs to be at its height. Thanks for the suggestion though.

Fjamming previously said:

Nice job Chris! Talk about moving fast! You got this thing done quick. I can't argue with lifetime warranty either. Can you do this with a AllPro fit kit? Tell us about that rear winch too. I'm very interested in having a rear winch.

btw, what kind of bushes did you run into to get it all scratched up like that?

Kidding. The paint job is very unique.

The paint is actually a vinyl wrap from apewraps.com check them out they are amazing. Wont scratch or get torn up like paint and if it does you just take it off and your new paint is still untouched. As far as the question goes for the fit kit, the warranty applies to all parts, fit kit included. Just in case there is any question we make the fit kits not the other manufacturers of rear bumpers. No details on the rear winch here, may do another thread. Still never done a build thread.

Wiz-of-Awd previously said:

Cool product and WOW! -Love this picture, can I get a higher resolution copy of it?

A.W.D.

Sure just PM me your email

[Lucrum]

Thanks for all the responses we had a ton of calls about this tonight we could not get to so please keep calling or leave a message so we can return your call. Also please post up if based on the info so far you would be interested in the group buy. It will help me to determine pricing. Thanks again everyone for your support with each of our products!!

[Fjamming]

Thanks for the answers Chris. Looking forward to it. I would also really like to see how you've done the rear winch (build up thread! ).

[sealevel]

Nice looking and functional!

[bcsfj]

Chris, I am interested, but it would have to be closer to the initial $500 deposit than further away.

[Shadow-Warrior]

That looks great Chris, great job in making a really nice functional piece of equipment for the FJ.